Honors Students Earn $50,000 Plus in Transfer Scholarships

DMACC Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) students were honored at the All Iowa Banquet dinner March 3, hosted by Community Colleges for Iowa.

Twenty-four students were recognized on the 2026 All Iowa Academic Team, each earning a $1,000 transfer scholarship.

Each student who won the All Iowa Award are also eligibile for an extra $2,000 per year in transfer scholarships if they choose to attend Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, or University of Iowa.

Two students - Marinza Roosa and Wesley Sharp - received the $1,000 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship.

In addition, Tracy Ngo and Julio Boanerges were named semifinalists for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, a highly competitive national award that can provide up to $55,000 per year for community college students who transfer to a four-year institution. Both Ngo and Boanerges plan to continue their education and pursue a career in STEM.

DMACC students who received the "All Iowa" award

($1,000-$2,000 PTK transfer scholarship)

• Elizabeth Acheson
• Thae Aung
• Julio Boanerges
• Katie Bowers
• Chen Chen
• Shawn Ding
• Erynn Dulaney
• Kaylee Fletcher
• Katie Forster
• Aurora Harcey
• Kela Eltoum Hamdan
• Laisha Hurtado
• Chloe Koster
• Alejandro Mendoza
• Tracy Ngo
• Ly Nguyen
• Lane Oswalt
• Maša Pilcevic
• T.J. Roorda
• Marinza Roosa
• Hannah Schlueter
• Wesley Sharp
• Ally Thompson
• Kenneth Yanqui

To learn more about DMACC's honors programs, visit the website.