About The University of Maryland Veterans Family Scholarship
The University of Maryland Veterans Family Scholarship was created in 2012 to meet the growing need for financial support to dependents of active and Veteran service member families.
Please contact sagiving@umd.edu for more information about the The University of Maryland Veterans Family Scholarship Fund
Meet Our Scholars
Sharvonne Sisco is an incoming graduate student in the College of Information Studies completing a Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction. She completed her B.S. in Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University where she became and remains a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She plans to be involved in campus groups and continue to do community service. Sharvonne would like to leave school with her education in hopes on making lasting impacts on people's interaction with their technology.
Sharvonne Sisco, 2023-2025 Scholar
Past Scholars
Adrian Gomes (2023-2024 Scholar)
Adrian Gomes is a student at the Robert H. Smith School of Business where he is majoring in Information Systems. He is passionate about the intersection of business and technology and hopes to work in the tech industry upon graduation. Adrian leads a very active lifestyle as he loves to play basketball and do calisthenics at the park. His father worked 20 years in the army.
Abigail Escobar (2023-2024 Scholar)
Abigail Escobar is a twenty-six-year-old native of El Paso, TX, a vibrant border city where she developed fluency in both English and Spanish. Growing up near the second-largest U.S. Army base in El Paso, she crossed paths with her now-husband David Escobar, a disabled veteran. Together, they are proud parents to two wonderful children, Avianna and Atreus Escobar, who ignited her passion to become a pediatric Speech Language Pathologist. Her children’s boundless energy and curiosity inspire her daily as Abigail works to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young speech and language learners.
Corey Hewitt
Corey Hewitt has been a full-time performer and educator of drum set and classical percussion in the DMV area for 15 years. During that time, he has had the opportunity to perform worldwide with world-class musicians, including performances with international recording artists Erasure, Bobby Arvon, The Original Temptations, and supporting numerous finalists of The Voice competition in the Netherlands. He was employed as the drummer for various Holland America and Royal Caribbean cruise ships, where he performed for 4 years in the showband, lounge band, and for guest entertainers. Locally, he has performed at The Kennedy Center, The Lincoln Memorial, 49 West, Rams Head Live, Olney Theatre, Toby’s Dinner Theatre, Red Branch Theatre Company. He has taught percussion for the last eleven years at the renowned DC Youth Orchestra Program and drum set at various schools in the Baltimore area, including Lowell School in Silver Spring for the last 3 years. After a 6-year gap in schooling, Corey completed his bachelor’s degree in Jazz Performance at Towson University in 2019. Now he is enrolled at University of Maryland where he is working on his master’s in jazz performance and is also a teaching assistant for the jazz department.