Brivo continues to support underrepresented students with the 2nd annual NextGen Scholarship, supported by the Brivo Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. The scholarship aims to provide financial assistance to underrepresented students in marketing, engineering, or business programs interested in the security industry at universities local to the Brivo Bethesda, MD office, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).
This year’s program was open to students continuing or re-enrolling at community colleges or undergraduate 4-year institutions, including Howard University, Montgomery College, Morgan State University, University of Maryland – Baltimore County, and Towson University.
With much excitement, Brivo is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2022 NextGen Scholarship are Annia Matthews and Quaran Ahmad, both from Howard University.
Annia Matthews
Computer Science Major
Howard University
Quaran Ahmad
Architecture Major
Howard University
Annia Matthews hails from Phoenix, Arizona, and is a junior at Howard University. She majors in computer science and is working on her AWS cloud computing certification. She is also taking a course in the foundations of user experience, hoping to gain certification as well.
“I plan to start choosing a concentration for my major in the next coming months and obtain a summer internship working in that field. I am very grateful to have been awarded the Brivo NextGen Scholarship, which I know will be a positive factor in my academic success this semester.” – Annia Matthews
Quaran Ahmad is also a junior at Howard University and majoring in Architecture. In his free time, he loves to read, study nature, practice photography and support his local community. He has a life goal to design low-income housing and schools in his hometown of Chicago after he graduates.
“I believe it is highly imperative for modern designers to implement futuristic conceptual thinking to further progress human society.” – Quaran Ahmad
This year’s candidates were extremely impressive, and Brivo would also like to acknowledge the other applicants and their tremendous accomplishments. Brivo, as an organization, will continue to support the future of our industry and remain committed to opening doors to students who want to excel. We look forward to staying in contact with them should other Brivo opportunities arise and are excited to usher in this next generation of talent.