Twenty-two APS students earn 2012 Gates Millennium Scholarships

Twenty-two Atlanta Public Schools students have been awarded 2012 Gates Millennium Scholarships – the third highest number of Gates scholarships awarded in the nation this year.

A total of only 1,000 students across the nation were awarded these prestigious college scholarships, which can be used to pursue degrees in any undergraduate major at colleges and universities of the recipients’ choice. The scholarships cover students’ tuition, room and board through undergraduate schools and beyond for recipients who decide to pursue advanced degrees.

APS students who earned 2012 Gates Millennium Scholarships are:

First Name	Last Name	High School Name
Douglas	Ruffin	Benjamin E. Mays HS
Maya	Knight	Booker T. Washington HS
Brittany	Brown	Booker T. Washington HS
Juwan	Bolton	Booker T. Washington HS
Wade’	Ruff	Booker T. Washington HS
Cesar	Chavez	Carver Health Sciences & Research
Ashley	Thomas	Carver School Of The Arts
Makeeva	Walker	Carver Early College HS
Kaitlin	Camp	Frederick Douglass HS
Jasmine	Davis	Frederick Douglass HS
Rifat	Mursalin	Frederick Douglass HS
Raveen	Ford	Henry W. Grady HS
Abena	Amoakuh	Henry W. Grady HS
Chantil	Coleman	Henry W. Grady HS
Shafiq	Gyagenda	Henry W. Grady HS
Alexander	Greene	Maynard H. Jackson HS
Cierra	Martin	North Atlanta HS
André	Goddard	North Atlanta HS
James	Atkins	S. Atlanta Computer Animation & Design
Sandra	Porter	South Atlanta Health & Medical Sciences
Amber	Davis	South Atlanta Health & Medical Sciences
Erica	Kimbro	Therrell Law, Government & Public Policy