91视频

The University of Notre Dame鈥檚 recently recognized 15 junior undergraduate students with scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year for their demonstrated leadership and ongoing commitment to the holistic development of Notre Dame students.

After reviewing nominations from across campus, a selection committee composed of representatives from Student Affairs and the academy awarded three Lou Holtz Leadership Scholarships and 12 Hipp-Beeler Scholarships to a diverse group of outstanding students.

The scholarships are designed to provide additional resources to students who have excelled as leaders in various areas of student life, including residence hall programs, spiritual activities, community service, student government, student activities, entrepreneurial projects and interhall sports.

Established in 1995 by alumnus Mike Harper, the Lou Holtz Leadership Scholarship encourages recipients to cultivate leadership qualities akin to those of former Notre Dame football head coach Lou Holtz. This year鈥檚 Lou Holtz Leadership Scholarship recipients are as follows:

• Noah Allen, a mechanical engineering major with a minor in theology from Catonsville, Maryland, is a cadet in Notre Dame鈥檚 who will commission as the second lieutenant in the United States Space Force. He has served as a Saint Andre Committee member and as a retreat leader in where he also helped to organize the 鈥淧ull-Ups for Patriots鈥� initiative on behalf of the . He is currently the team lead on the mechanical design team and, in , he serves as a small group leader in the faith sharing group and as an in the .

• Bernice Antoine, a business analytics major in the from Trinidad and Tobago, has held a variety of campus leadership roles, serving as director of international engagement and outreach for and co-chair of offered through Campus Ministry and . Antoine is also a through the and an entrepreneurial fellow with the . Additionally, she works as an international scholar for the .

• Sonia Lumley, a political science major with a minor in the from Merced, California, is the current student body vice president. Lumley has also served as the diversity and inclusion co-chair for , a student government liaison for the Latino Student Alliance and a public relations/social media officer for Shades of Ebony. In addition, Lumley plays piccolo for the . In her time at Notre Dame, she has worked as an intern for the White House, the Office of the New York State Attorney General, University of Notre Dame Press, NDBridge (Costa Rica) in the Institute for Social Concerns and in the University鈥檚 . She is a Harvard Kennedy 91视频 PPIA Fellow, a Hesburgh Democracy Fellow, an AnBryce Scholar, a QuestBridge Scholar, a Building Bridges Mentee, and is a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society.

The Hipp-Beeler Scholarship, established in 1992 by Student Government, honors the memory of student-athletes Colleen Hipp and Meghan Beeler who died when their team鈥檚 bus crashed while returning home from a competition. This year鈥檚 Hipp-Beeler Scholarship recipients are as follows:

• Blessing Akinro, a physics major with a minor in history from Indianapolis, Indiana, serves as the secretary of the Multiracial/Multiethnic Students Association of Notre Dame and is an ambassador for Black women living in .

• Genesis Argueta, a computer science and mathematics major from Santa Ana, California, serves as a mentor in the and is an active member of the . She has also worked as an undergraduate teaching assistant for and an undergraduate research assistant for and the .

• Sofia Benigno, a double major in neuroscience and behavior and theology from Rancho Cucamonga, California, has served as a , a student leader in the , a music mentor for , a research assistant for the and as the inaugural fellow for the . Benigno is also a member of the .

• Gjon Curanaj, a double major in finance and theology from White Plains, New York, is involved in the , , and the . Curanaj is also a board member of the First-Generation Advisory Council and the founder and co-president of the Albanian Society.

• Liliana Hobday, a sociology major with minors in education and public service from St. Paul, Minnesota, served as an intern in the 鈥� . Additionally, she has served as a math tutor for , a pre-international scholar for the Kellogg Institute for International 91视频, and a hospitality team member for the Institute for Social Concerns.

• Neyra Ledesma Nieto, an accountancy major with minors in Latino studies and social entrepreneurship and innovation from Chicago, Illinois, serves as a member of the McInerney Fellows Program and participated as a travel team member for the Student International Business Council. She also works as a social media and marketing assistant in the .

• Jakob Lopez, a business analytics and Latino studies major from Orange County, California, has served as the president of the and vice president of the . He is also a board member for the in the , the diversity and outreach coordinator for and an intern in .

• Sydney O鈥橫alley, an accountancy major with minors in journalism and Catholic social tradition from Yonkers, New York, is an active member of the McInerney Fellows Program and leads first-generation initiatives in . O鈥橫alley also serves on the board of the Best Buddies and the Bald and Beautiful student clubs, is involved in the club and and received a with the Institute for Social Concerns,.

• Kaeli Rinken, a neuroscience and behavior major from Crete, Illinois, is a scholar whose campus involvement includes working in as a sports program supervisor and manager-on-duty.

• Ashley Schilz, a finance and economics double major with a minor in real estate from Denver, Colorado, serves as an interview center supervisor and career assistant for the Meruelo Family Center for Career Development. She is also a member of the allyship and mentorship program, a team lead for the GoDo Consulting Project, and a member of .

• Michelle Miller, a double major in marketing and theology with a sociology minor from Phillips, Maine, serves as a Campus Ministry and as president of the Black Business Association of Notre Dame.

• Owen Van Horn, a physics major from Monroeville, Indiana, serves as a residence hall ambassador for the McInerney Fellows Program and is an active member of both the French Club and . He also previously served as chair of the belonging committee in .