ADC Michigan Announces Winners of 12th Annual MLK Scholarship Contest

posted on: Jan 27, 2011

Under the auspices of the American-Arab Center for Civil and Human Rights (ACCHR), and in partenership with General Motors (GM), Ford Motor Company & Hamadeh Educational Services Inc., ADC Michigan is pleased to announce the winners of its 12th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Contest, which was open to all Arab and Chaldean American high school seniors in Michigan.

This year’s surudent winners are:

1st Place Award Winner: Aseel Abulhab, Athens High School

2nd Place Award Winner: Allison Amena Bazzi, Fordson High School

3rd Place Award Winner: Amanda Bazzi, Fordson High School

4th Place Award Winner: Sara Zawacki, Marian High School

5th Place Award Winner: Melad Jamel, Southfield-Lathrup Senior High School
Merit Award Winners:

Jumana Abusalah, Edsel B. Ford High School

Asmahan Alassari, Hamtramck High School

Oday Dabaja, Fordson High School

Belal Dakroub, Dearborn High School

Zena Elayan, Fordson High School

Haneen Elder, Salem High School

Zainab Hammoud, Fordson High School

Atif Hashwi, Detroit Country Day School

Ruqia Muthana, Universal Academy

Nour Saeed, Fordson High School

Genan Saghir, Fordson High School

Seena, Shohatee, Universal Academy

Brandon Yousif, Brother Rice High School

Sara Yaffai, Edsel Ford High School
The scholarship recipients will be honored during ADC Michigan’s 12th. Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Awards Dinner on Friday, Februray, 11, 2011, at 6:00pm, at the Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn. This event is by invitation only.

“We are gratified and humbled by such an overwhelming display of support this year from our Partners and Sponsors” said Imad Hamad, ADC Senior National Advisor & Regional Director. “We look forward to celebrating another year of success on February 11th as this will undoubtedly be an event to remember.” continued Hamad.