Awardees
The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was created in 1964 and expanded in 1979 to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, literary, and performing arts. In 2015, the program was again extended to recognize students who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields.
This page provides an archive of DoDEA students selected as U.S. Presidential Scholars.
Anna Roth
2024
Anna Roth, a senior at Stuttgart High School in Germany, has been selected as a 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholar by the U.S. Department of Education. Roth exemplifies academic excellence with a remarkable 4.6 GPA and 20 AP classes. She has significantl...
Aiden Baldree Toole
Aiden Baldree Toole was recognized while attending Kadena High School. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona revealed the 58th cohort of U.S. Presidential Scholars, honoring 161 high school seniors for their achievements in academics, the arts, and ca...
Nicolas Taj Proskauer Valerio
2021
Nicolas Taj Proskauer Valerio, a student at Ramey School in Puerto Rico, has been honored as a U.S. Presidential Scholar in Career and Technical Education, one of the nation's highest recognitions for high school students. Community Superintendent Dr...
Sophia Adams
2019
Sophia Adams was recognized as a member of the 55th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars. Adams is one of only 161 seniors chosen for this award, nation-wide, out of approximately 3.6 million graduating seniors, and is the only student chosen from a D...
Ayden Kemp
2018
The Department of Defense Education Activity takes great pleasure in announcing the selection of a DoDEA student as one of the U.S. Presidential Scholars for 2018. Ayden Kemp from Ramstein High School in Kaiserslautern, Germany, is among the 161 hig...
| Presidential Scholar | School | Year |
|---|---|---|
| John R. Casey | Ramstein American High School | 2017 |
| Rachel L. Flatt | Nile C. Kinnick High School | 2017 |
| Yuuta R. Kendall | E J King American High School | 2016 |
| Bryce C. Kaw-uh | Incirlik High School | 2013 |
| Tristan E. Fitch | Brussels American High School | 2011 |
| Darren P. Eldredge | Vilseck High School | 2010 |
| Brianna G. Fitch | Brussels American High School | 2008 |
| Gregory F. Billington | Lakenheath High School | 2007 |
| Kyle M. McCloskey | Lakenheath High School | 2007 |
| Brendan D. O'Callaghan | Naples American High School | 2006 |
| Lillian R. Pecoraro | London Central High School | 2006 |
| Mark A. Norsworthy | Lakenheath High School | 2005 |
