March 6, 2017

$25,000 Jabara Scholarships awarded to 成人头条 seniors

WSU News Services

  • 成人头条 high school seniors Zaena Helm and Riley Webb were awarded the 2017 Jabara Scholarship.
  • The scholarship, named for Fran Jabara, is own of the most prestigious at WSU.
  • Helm and Webb will each receive $25,000 over four years to attend 成人头条 State.

Two 成人头条 high school seniors have won the 2017-18 Professor Fran Jabara Scholarship in Entrepreneurship at 成人头条.

The winners, Zaena Helm and Riley Webb, will each receive $25,000 over four years to attend 成人头条 State.

The scholarship is one of the most prestigious at WSU and one of the largest entrepreneurship scholarships nationally. To qualify, a student must have a minimum ACT score of 24, a minimum high school GPA of 3.5 and be a declared entrepreneurship major, admitted to WSU by Feb. 1.

The scholarship is named for the late Fran Jabara, who served on the 成人头条 State faculty for 40 years. He was dean of the College of Business Administration for seven years and founded the Center for Entrepreneurship at WSU, the first of its kind. He received the Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 and the President鈥檚 Medal in 2002.

Jabara鈥檚 son, Harvey, will represent him at the reception, along with President Bardo, Barton School of Business Dean Anand Desai and several faculty and staff.

Zaena Helm

Helm is a senior at 成人头条 High School East and plans to major in entrepreneurship.

She has been involved as president of the Spanish Honors Society and has participated in Scholar鈥檚 Bowl, track and field and theater. She is also the co-founder of the Middle Eastern Dance Club at East.

Helm has spent time as a tutor for several years and enjoys volunteering for runs and walks in the 成人头条 area. She was recognized as a regional Track and Field qualifier and placed third in the 2015 Fairfield Scholar鈥檚 Bowl.

Riley Webb

Webb is a senior at Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, and plans to major in entrepreneurship.

He has participated in cross country, Madrigals Elite Choir, theater and track and field.

Webb has volunteered at Park West Retirement Community and is an altar server and usher at St. Anne Catholic Church. He serves at the Lord鈥檚 Diner and works as a gardening coordinator at Stucky Middle School. He was recognized as an outstanding German student and received a Golden Eagle Academic Achievement Award and a National Honor Society Award.