Recipients
All of our B.L.A.S.T. recipients are proud Concordia Lutheran High School graduates!
2022 Scholarship Winners
Dontrell Johnson is our first B.L.A.S.T. recipient in 2022. Dontrell completed his undergraduate degree from Ball State University’s Miller College of Business in three years. In May 2026 Dontrell graduated from the University of Cincinnati with his Master’s Degree in Business Administration. Dontrell has accepted a job with Great American Insurance Group in Cincinnati, as an Associate Data Reporting Analyst.
Dontrell was the guest speaker for the 2026 Concordia Lutheran High School Black History Month. See his interviews with CLHS Head of School Jacob Pennekamp, here
Mahelat Lee graduated from PFW with a degree in Anthropology and is pursuing a career in Social Work.
2023 Scholarship Winners
Paige Jackson is a senior at Indiana University Bloomington pursuing an Education degree.
Ulysses Jackson is a senior at Purdue University, West Lafayette, with a double major Kinesiology and Film Production.
2024 Scholarship Winners
Noelani Lewis is a junior at Indiana State University studying Kinesiology.
Steven Essex is a junior at Indiana University, Bloomington, studying music and entertainment. Steven has interned with Sweetwater Music and is part of the I.U. “Semester in L.A.” program, receiving hands-on, real world experience in the music and entertainment industry.
2025 Scholarship Winners
Paikea Early-Aden attends DePauw University in Greencastle studying Art History.
Nysia Walker attends Indiana University majoring in Law and Public Policy. Both are entering their Sophomore year.
2026 Scholarship Winners
Isaac Jomo will study pre-med at Butler University in hopes of becoming an orthopedic surgeon.
Faith Logan will study nursing at Ball State Uniersity, to pursue a career as a Nurse Practitioner and Midwife.
Isaac and Faith were featured in a segment of WANE-TV’s Living Local 15, here: