2011 Legacy Winners
Click on any name to see more information about our past Legacy Award winners
Shalini Pammal
Shalini Pammal has devoted herself to public service since the very beginning of her academic career at Harvard University. As a freshman, she became the director of the newly formed Southie After School Program, an arts-based literacy program for low-income elementary school students in South Boston, Massachusetts, focusing on academic… More...
Maritsa Hristova
2011 Legacy Winner, Longy School of Music Bulgarian born violist and composer Maritsa Hristova is currently a first year Masters degree student in Viola Performance at Longy School of Music. She is a recipient of the Longy Presidential Scholarship, prior to which she won a full tuition scholarship at The… More...
Patricia “Tricia” Compas-Markman
Tricia Compas-Markman, this year’s Legacy winner from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA), is passionate about water and people. Born in Glendale, Arizona, Tricia moved between the United States and South Korea several times as a youngster, exposing her to different cultures and ways of life. Growing up… More...
Nathan Maris
Nathan Maris, this year’s Legacy Winner from National History Day, was born and raised in the Seattle area. Currently a junior at International Community School (ICS) in Kirkland, Washington Nathan has participated in National History Day since he was in eighth grade and has advanced to the national contest for… More...
Keiry Benitez
Growing up in Washington DC, Keiry Benitez has always been fascinated by art and dreamed of becoming a great artist. She attended S.A.I.L. (School for Arts in Learning) public charter school and was accepted at Duke Ellington School of the Arts where she auditioned for a spot in the Museum… More...