Rear Admiral Sumner Shapiro Scholarship Program

Connor Bone graduated from Carmel High School in Carmel, California in the spring, and was the valedictorian of his class. He ran for the cross country and track teams, was a member of the school’s orchestra, Principal’s Advisory Council, and student ambassador club. He is a freshman at Yale University, studying computational cognitive science, and enrolled in Navy ROTC.

Sponsor: Captain Chris Bone, USN (Retired)

Maverick Balma  is a high-achieving student-athlete who graduated from Helix High School in San Diego, California. During high school, he competed on the varsity swimming and water polo teams and served as the president and co-founder of the Helix Climbers Club. Additionally, he served his academic community as a peer mentor and tutor. He is a freshman at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he intends to major in astrophysics, aerospace engineering, or applied mathematics. Maverick’s primary career objective is to serve within Naval Intelligence, with a possible focus on cryptology or cyber warfare.

Sponsor: Captain Cameron Balma, USN, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center 

Scarlett Melbourne is a rising sophomore at Mount Holyoke College and is pursuing a degree in international relations with a minor in Chinese. She is proficient in Mandarin. Elected by her peers as class secretary, she manages logistics for events, including an American Red Cross Blood Drive. She is seeking a commission in the U.S. Navy as an intelligence officer or a foreign area officer.

Sponsor: Captain Wolf Melbourne, USN, Seventh Fleet

Courtney Giebel is a high-achieving Brigham Young University student and aspiring public servant. She currently serves as an athletics compliance specialist, where she has been managing eligibility and NCAA education since April 2025. Fluent in German and currently studying Korean, Courtney is pursuing a degree in sociocultural anthropology with an expected graduation in 2027. Her career goal is to enter public service, pursuing a career focused on immigration.

Sponsor: Lieutenant Commander Kim Giebel, USNR, Office of Naval Intelligence   

Zane Qureshi is a junior at Brigham Young University, pursuing a degree in global supply chain management with a minor in Arabic. He serves in a military intelligence company for the 19th Special Forces Group in the Utah Army National Guard and is an active member of several student associations. Zane is fluent in Farsi and is participating in an intensive Arabic language program in Morocco this fall. He aims to commission as a Naval Intelligence officer, applying his language and cultural expertise to Middle Eastern regional analysis, cyber, and space operations.

Sponsor: Captain Ahmed Qureshi, USNR, CENTCOM J2 Reserve Unit

IS2 (IW) Adam Arredondo, USN is a geospatial intelligence analyst at the Office of Naval Intelligence, Kennedy Maritime Analysis Center, working towards a degree in business entrepreneurship from the University of Nevada - Las Vegas. He serves as the Kennedy Warrior Foundation treasurer and is committed to receiving a commission as Naval Intelligence officer.

Staff Sergeant Levi Baker, USMC is currently serving as the air intelligence subject matter expert at Marine Corps Detachment Dam Neck, Virginia. In this role, he instructs over 120 enlisted and commissioned Marines annually, specializing in aviation intelligence. He is pursuing a degree in homeland security from the University of Maryland Global Campus with a likely completion by 2029. SSgt Baker's goal is to commission as an intelligence officer upon graduation.