The 2020 WxLA Scholars

After receiving many incredible nominations and working with our world-class jury, we are pleased to introduce the eleven 2020 WxLA Scholars!

Valerie Ahyong, Mesa, Arizona

Jessie Booth, Oakland, California

Emma Froh, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jenna Harris, Denver, Colorado

Clementine Jang, Oakland, California

Alexandra Mei, St. Louis, Missouri

Stephanie Onwenu, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Quynh Pham, Atlanta, Georgia

Diosmiry Rodriguez, Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Andrea Sandoval, Miami, Florida

Alexandra Viala, Hollywood, Florida

Check out @w_x_la for profiles of these esteemed scholars each day over the week of September 20, 2020. We extend a big thank you to our incredible jury: Maurice Cox, Keiko Tsuruta Cramer, Barbara Deutsch, Kimberly Garza, Jennifer Guthrie and Beth Meyer. They were passionate and rigorous!

The 2020 Scholarship Jury

We are thrilled to announce this year’s accomplished and esteemed Jury!

Maurice Cox

Keiko Tsuruta Cramer

Barbara Deutsch

Kimberly Garza

Jennifer Guthrie

Elizabeth Meyer

Visit @w_x_la for profiles of these incredible jurors.