NAGC Announces 2025 Student Award Recipients to Be Honored at Annual Convention in Pittsburgh
Washington, DC (DATE) – The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 NAGC La Excelencia Latina Award and the Dr. Martin D. Jenkins Scholarship Award (sponsored by the Special Populations Network). These annual awards recognize the achievements of highly gifted students from around the country.
The 2025 student award recipients will be honored during individual student award sessions at the 2025 NAGC Annual Convention, which will be held November 13-15, 2025, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. These events celebrate these individual students and their accomplishments.
The 2025 NAGC Student Award Recipients are:
La Excelencia Latina Award
- Carly Cabrera, Pine View School for the Gifted, Sarasota, FL
- Darianna Castillo, Southwest Junior High School, San Luis, AZ
- Jose Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Ronald Reagan College Preparatory High School, Cudahy, WI
- Alejandro Garcia, Wake Forest High School, Wake Forest, NC
- Isabel Franco, Ronald Reagan College Preparatory High School, Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Martin D. Jenkins Scholarship Award
- Alexandra Washington, Roland Park Elementary/Middle School, Baltimore, MD
- Anaiah Baptiste, Beehive Science & Technology Academy, Holladay, UT
- Devin Bagaya, Taylor Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh, PA
- Kadian Gayle, Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School, Philidelphia, PA
- Lauryn Davis, Granville Early College High School, Wake Forest, NC
- Nicholas Jones, Wesmister Schools, Atlanta, GA
- Nyla Stokes, Benjamin Tasker Middle School, Bowie, MD
Honorable mentions for the Dr. Martin D. Jenkins Scholarship Award went to:
- Mikayla Ejeh, Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, TX
- Nia Murimi, Cross Timbers Middle School, Grapevine, TX
To learn more about the NAGC Awards program and past recipients, please go to, https://www.nagc.org/awards-and-scholarships
