Mission
The Loudoun Laurels Foundation is committed to honoring exceptional community service for the benefit of Loudoun County citizens and to developing future civic leaders through scholarships and mentorships.
Life & Leadership
Founded in 2008 by a committee convened by Inova Loudoun Hospital and its Inova Health Foundation, the Loudoun Laurels now comprise three activities: an independent non-profit honorary Foundation; a scholarship granting trust; and a mentoring resource for Loudoun County Public School students. Its mission is twofold: to honor and preserve for history the stories of extraordinary people whose lives and work make Loudoun County an exceptional place; and to award scholarships to students in historically underrepresented groups in higher education and prospective first-generation college students in Loudoun County.
Each year, Loudoun Laurels hosts a gala to honor its Laureates and the scholarship recipients.
The gala will be held on September 28th at 6:30 at Belmont Country Club this year. For more information, please contact us at info@loudounlaurels.org.
Through Loudoun Laurels’ partnerships with the Thomas Balch Memorial Library and the George C. Marshall International Center, the stories of the Laureates become part of a permanent research collection on the history of the county and a resource for future generations. Its scholarship and mentorship programs support young people who have the potential to become future leaders.
Loudoun Laurels is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and qualified as a tax exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3).
2019 Loudoun Laureates
Loudoun Laureates Scholarship Recipients
The Loudoun Laurels Stewardship Trust provides each of its scholars up to $10,000 per year, renewable each year for four years, to cover tuition and fees leading to an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
2019 – 2023 Awards:
Maria-Paula Proano, Riverside High School – CAMPUS
George Mason University – major in psychology, and to continue in graduate school to obtain a masters degree in special education.
Eduardo Trujillo, Tuscarora High School – AVID
George Mason University – study biomedical engineering
Luis Gamboa Roble, Park View High School – AVID
George Mason University – study environmental sustainability.