Nineteen Florida students awarded InVEST Scholarships

InVEST recently awarded $62,500 in scholarships to 46 students—19 of them from Florida—pursuing insurance-related degrees. 

Scholarship hopefuls from eight states submitted essays describing the influence of InVEST on their educational plans. Recipients were selected based on the quality of the essay, combined with the applicant's grade-point average and extracurricular activities.

InVEST mails scholarship checks directly to each student's institute of higher learning for educational expenses. These scholarships are funded through corporate and direct contributions.

Florida InVEST Scholarship Recipients

$5,000 Randy Roth Applied Memorial Scholarship Winner

Nishka Ahuja, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland

$2,000 Scholarship Winners

Elijah Abraham, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland

Danielle Randazza, Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs

$1,750 Scholarship Winners

Maria Chamberlain, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland

Madeleine Fry, William R. Boone High School, Orlando

Ariana Ortega, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland

Ivy Van Dyke, William R. Boone High School, Orlando

$1,500 Scholarship Winners

Alex Clouser, William R. Boone High School, Orlando

Josh Gibson, William R. Boone High School, Orlando

Allison Kerce, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School,

Jacob McCarey, William R. Boone High School, Orlando

$1,250 Scholarship Winners

David Crowe, William R. Boone High School, Orlando

Elizabeth Hines, Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs

Gabriel Servi, Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs

$1,000 Scholarship Winners

Joseph Donato, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland

Amanda Okulanis, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland

Nathan Payne, Manatee High School, Bradenton

Julia Rentas, Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs

$500 Second Round Scholarship

Stephen Butler, University of Florida, Gainesville

About the Scholarships

The Randy Roth Applied Memorial Scholarship was established in 2017. Roth served as Applied Systems' director of talent acquisition and passed away last year.

“The Randy Roth Applied Memorial Scholarship is a tribute in memory of Randy and his passion and enthusiasm for bringing talent to the industry," said Reid French, Applied Systems chief executive officer. “I can think of no finer way to memorialize Randy and his contributions to our company and the industry than by expanding our partnership with InVEST to support this annual scholarship."

The Second Round Scholarship is awarded to previous InVEST scholarship recipients who are currently in college and have completed at least three years of college. Their intended degree must relate to a career path within the insurance industry.