Current Scholars

Congratulations to our Newly Named Collegiate Scholars for the 2024-25 Academic School Year!

Marion Burk Knott Collegiate Scholars

Marion Burk Knott Scholars will receive full tuition for up to four years of undergraduate work.

Scholar Name Scholar’s High School Receiving University
Blessing Olanya Mt. de Sales Academy Loyola University Maryland
Lilliann Goedeke Mercy High School Mount St. Mary’s University
Jillian Shoultz Mount Hebron High School Notre Dame University of Maryland

Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Collegiate Scholars

Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Scholars will receive tuition assistance for up to four years of undergraduate work.

Scholar Name Scholar’s High School Receiving University
Luke Daniluck Walkersville High School Loyola University Maryland
Alexa Miller C. Milton Wright High School Loyola University Maryland
Daniel Proulx Walkersville High School Loyola University Maryland
Kevin Feldmose St. Mary’s High School Mount St. Mary’s University
Rebecca Fick South River High Mount St. Mary’s University
Sophie Green The Catholic High School of Baltimore Mount St. Mary’s University
Meghan Hanley Mount De Sales Academy Mount St. Mary’s University
Gavin Hibbert Archbishop Curley High School Mount St. Mary’s University
Madison Keys Mount De Sales Academy Mount St. Mary’s University
JonPaul Marschall Glenelg Country School Mount St. Mary’s University
James McCormick Calvert Hall College High School Mount St. Mary’s University

2024 Knott Scholar Recipients

The Knott Scholarship Funds are pleased to announce the 2024 Knott Scholarship Competition winners. These scholarships, funded by the Marion Burk Knott Scholarship Fund and the Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Scholarship Fund, cover four-year, full tuition in the Catholic school of the scholar’s choosing. Since its inception in 1981, the Knott Scholarship Funds have provided support for more than two thousand scholars.

Knott Scholar class 2024
Marion Burk Knott Elementary Scholars

Student Name Student’s Current School Student’s School for 2024
Jack Anderson St. Louis School, Clarksville St. Louis School, Clarksville
William Breslin St. John the Evangelist School St. John the Evangelist School
Nicholas Ferraioli St. Mark School St. Mark School
Madelyn George St. John the Evangelist School St. John the Evangelist School
Roland Hall St. Mary’s Elementary School St. Mary’s Elementary School
Henry Hines Monsignor Slade Catholic School Monsignor Slade Catholic School
Lydia Koch School of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen School of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
Zachary Leatherman St. Casimir School St. Casimir School
Cyrus Young Our Lady of Perpetual Help School Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

Marion Burk Knott Secondary Scholars

Student Name Student’s Current School Student’s School for 2024
Christopher Cochran St. Louis School Mount Saint Joseph High School
Nicholas Kozera St. Margaret School The John Carroll School
Isabella (Ella) Navari Notre Dame Preparatory School Notre Dame Preparatory School
Theresa Quigley St. John the Evangelist School Archbishop Spalding High School
Marion I. and Henry J, Secondary Scholars

Student Name Student’s Current School Student’s School for 2024
Sebastian Bartolac-Aparicio Lamb of God School Mount Saint Joseph High School
Xavier Berger St. Mark School Mount Saint Joseph High School
Ella Emery St. Augustine Catholic School Mount de Sales Academy
Zoey Fellner St. John the Evangelist School Archbishop Spalding High School
Marie Johnson St. John the Evangelist School Mount de Sales Academy
Evelyn Judy Patterson Mill Middle School Notre Dame Preparatory School
Abigail Kopec St. Louis School Mount de Sales Academy
Lillian Lackner St. Joseph School Fullerton Mercy High School
Liam Lange Dumbarton Middle School Calvert Hall College High School
Joanna Martin Immaculate Conception School Mount de Sales Academy
Theresa (Tess) McCarthy School of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Notre Dame Preparatory School
Aidan McElgunn Arbutus Middle School Mount Saint Joseph High School
Reagan O’Brien St. Thomas Aquinas Tutorial Mount de Sales Academy
Lily Uebel Resurrection St. Paul School The Catholic High School of Baltimore

2023 Knott Scholar Recipients

The Knott Scholarship Funds are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Knott Scholarship Competition. These scholarships, funded by the Marion Burk Knott Scholarship Fund and the Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Scholarship Fund, cover four-year, full tuition in the Catholic school of the scholar’s choosing. Since its inception in 1981, the Knott Scholarship Funds have provided support for more than eighteen hundred and fifty scholars.

Collegiate Knott Scholars named for the 2023 Academic Year
Marion Burk Knott Scholars will receive full tuition for up to four years of undergraduate work.

Scholar Name High School Receiving University
Caroline Habiger* Notre Dame Prep Loyola University Maryland
Shannon Bhandu Mercy High School Notre Dame of Maryland University

Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Scholars will receive tuition assistance for up to four years of undergraduate work.

Scholar Name High School Receiving University
Elizabeth Rowan Perry Hall High School Loyola University Maryland
Matthew Mulhern Loyola Blakefield Loyola University Maryland
Graham Slemp* Calvert Hall Loyola University Maryland
Adam Malinowski Calvert Hall Notre Dame of Maryland University
Jillian Seay Catholic High Notre Dame of Maryland University
Eti-Ini Udom Holy Child Girls’ Secondary School, Nigeria Notre Dame of Maryland University
Leah Kanik Archbishop Spalding Mount Saint Mary’s University
Anna Dang* Mount de Sales Academy Mount Saint Mary’s University
Jaqueline Gallardo Glen Burnie High School Mount Saint Mary’s University

*Denotes previous Knott Scholarship Recipient

Marion Burk Knott Elementary Scholars

Student Name Student’s Current School Student’s School for 2023
Pietro Adamo School of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen School of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
Corey Couture School of the Incarnation School of the Incarnation
Leigh-Marie Francois St. Joseph School, Cockeysville St. Joseph School, Cockeysville
Derek Klepczynski St. Margaret School St. Margaret School
Marnie Koenig St. Francis of Assisi School St. Francis of Assisi School
Josephine Nelson Stoneleigh Elementary School Immaculate Conception School
Oraegbunam Nwachukwu St. Louis School, Clarksville St. Louis School, Clarksville
Catherine Salmon St. Phillip Neri School St. Phillip Neri School
Liam Severn St. Louis School, Clarksville St. Louis School, Clarksville

Marion Burk Knott Secondary Scholars

Student Name Student’s Current School Student’s School for 2023
Matthew Lindquist St. John the Evangelist, Severna Park Archbishop Spalding High School
Summit McGuire Immaculate Conception School Notre Dame Preparatory School
Aaliyah Perez Resurrection-St. Paul School Notre Dame Preparatory School
Sebastian Rugas St. Joseph School, Fullerton Loyola Blakefield

Marion I. and Henry J, Secondary Scholars

Student Name Student’s Current School Student’s School for 2023
Haydon Hennighausen Immaculate Conception School Calvert Hall College High School
Jillian Nicholson Saint James Academy Notre Dame Preparatory School
Peter Pate St. Louis School, Clarksville Mount Saint Joseph High School
Brooke Prochaska St. Ursula School The John Carroll School
Miriam Toth-Fejel Monsignor Slade Catholic School Archbishop Spalding High School
Benjamin Virgilio Saint Ursula School Calvert Hall College High School