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2020 DENNIS WASHINGTON LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS
HONORING PERSEVERANCE, INTEGRITY AND EXCELLENCE
The Horatio Alger Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Dennis Washington Leadership
Scholarships. Funded by the Phyllis and Dennis Washington Foundation, the Dennis Washington Leadership
Scholarship Program has awarded more than $7.5 million since 2008. Scholarships are awarded to Horatio Alger
Alumni Scholars pursuing master’s or doctoral degrees in the fields of business, education, engineering, law,
medicine, and applied sciences. Recipients have demonstrated academic excellence, leadership abilities, and
strength of character in the face of adversity. With the benefits afforded through advanced degree studies, they
are poised to become leaders in their respective fields and change agents in our society.
Founded in 1947, the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., fulfills its mission of honoring the achievements of
outstanding individuals who have succeeded in spite of adversity and of encouraging young people to pursue their dreams through
higher education. Each year the Association welcomes new lifelong Members to its ranks through the presentation of the Horatio
Alger Award. In April, the Association looks forward to honoring and inducting the 2020 class of new Members:
JAMES R. ANDREWS, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Andrews Institute
Chairman
Andrews Research & Education
Foundation
Chairman
American Sports Medicine Institute
ARTHUR J. FALCONE
CEO & Chairman
Falcone Group
Co-founder & Managing Principal
Encore Capital Management
MARIO J. GABELLI
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
CHRISTIANE GERMAIN
Co-Founder & Co-President
Germain Hotels
Member, Order of Canada
Member, Order of Quebec
STEDMAN GRAHAM
Chairman & CEO
S. Graham & Associates
ROBERT A. MCDONALD
Retired Chairman, President,
and CEO
The Procter & Gamble Company
8th Secretary
U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs
STEVEN S REINEMUND
Retired Dean of Business
Wake Forest University
Retired Chairman & CEO
PepsiCo
HORACIO D. ROZANSKI
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
G. BRINT RYAN
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Ryan, LLC
WALTER SCHROEDER
Founder
DBRS Ltd.
JANE SEYMOUR
Actress, Artist, Author, Designer
& Philanthropist
Jane Seymour Designs
Open Hearts Foundation
DAVID A. THOMPSON
President & CEO
TEC Equipment, Inc.
RONALD G. WANEK
Founder & Chairman of the Board
Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.
GEORGE A. WEISS
Chief Executive Officer /
Chairman
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, LLC
OMID COHENSEDGH
Medicine
JOSEPH DAKKI
Medicine
ANDREW MURPHY
Education
MAHIKA PHUTANE
Computer Science
ITKA SAFIR
Law
BROOK THOMPSON
Engineering
JAMES R. ANDREWS, M.D. ARTHUR J. FALCONE MARIO J. GABELLI CHRISTIANE GERMAIN
(Canada)
STEDMAN GRAHAM ROBERT A. MCDONALD STEVEN S REINEMUND
HORACIO D. ROZANSKI G. BRINT RYAN
WALTER SCHROEDER
(Canada) JANE SEYMOUR DAVID A. THOMPSON RONALD G. WANEK GEORGE A. WEISS
71%
INCLUDING:
$840 K
Graduate
$2.1 MIL
Career & Technical
$940K
Canadian
$15.4 MIL
Undergraduate
$19.3 MILLION
awarded to 2,400 Scholars in 2019
27 K
Scholars
$250 MIL
Endowment
$180 MILLION
in Scholarships (1984–2019)
Scholar
Graduation
Rate
compared to national low-income
graduation rate of 16%
2020 HORATIO ALGER AWARD RECIPIENTS
Horatio Alger Members serve as role models and fund undergraduate and graduate need-based scholarships and services for young
people across the United States and Canada. By its 75th anniversary in 2022, the Association will have awarded $225 million in
scholarships to more than 30,000 students.