The Miami Dolphins announced today the scholarship recipients for the sixth annual Nat Moore Scholarship Endowment Program, consisting of 12 local graduating seniors who will be furthering their studies at universities throughout the state of Florida and the southeast this fall.
Established in 2018, the Nat Moore Endowment Fund serves as the education pillar of the Miami Dolphins Foundation and provides graduating high school students in Miami Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties with the financial resources needed to pursue avenues of education and training for employment readiness. Since its inception, the scholarship program has provided more than 150 students with scholarships and vocational grants in excess of $2 million.
This year, the Nat Moore Endowment Fund in collaboration with Baptist Health, awarded 12 worthy students with scholarships – the most the program has granted for a graduating class since its inception.
Earlier this spring, the Miami Dolphins hosted their annual Draft Weekend Golf Classic presented by Baptist Health. The weekend commenced with a celebrity golf tournament at the Miami Beach Golf Club that included participation from former NFL players and was followed by the Draft Weekend Golf Classic Party which took place at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. All funds raised from the weekend benefited the Nat Moore Endowment Fund.
“Baptist Health is proud to continue as the presenting partner of the Draft Golf Classic Weekend” said Javier Hernandez-Lichtl, CEO of Doctors Hospital and Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute. “We take immense pride in the weekend’s programming, which further enhances our tremendous partnership with the Miami Dolphins and allows us to engage with the great South Florida community, contribute to positive community impacts such as the Nat Moore Endowment Fund, and ultimately, celebrate occurrences outside of the great game itself.”
In its sixth year under the Miami Dolphins Foundation, both the scholarship and the vocational grant are designed to bolster efforts in bridging the gap between receiving financial assistance and obtaining a degree or vocational diploma.
Selected through an application process that showcased community service, leadership, financial need and academic standing, this season’s scholarship was awarded to 12 graduating seniors from the local area.
2023 Nat Moore Scholarship Endowment Program Recipients:
- Toluwani Aluko of TERRA Environmental Research Institute will be attending the University of Central Florida to study health sciences.
- Lynnshelsie Antoine of Boca Raton Community High School will be attending Florida International University to study computer science.
- Angelica Charles of Saint John Paul II Academy will be attending Florida Gulf Coast University to study psychology.
- James Della-Pietra of Royal Palm Beach Community High School will be attending the University of Central Florida to study information technology.
- David Franco of West Broward High School will be attending the University of Central Florida to study medical laboratory sciences.
- Natasha Harris of the School for Advanced Studies North will be attending Duke University to study statistical science and psychology.
- Gabriel Hubbert of Barbara Goleman Senior High School will be attending University of Florida to study political science. Hubbert is a resident of the City of Miami Gardens.
- Ty’Selle Johnson of Miramar High School will be attending Florida State University to study cyber criminology.
- Loralai Lambert of West Broward High School will be attending University of Florida to study sports management.
- Dominick Morales of Cooper City High School will be attending Florida Gulf Coast University to study exercise science.
- Alexandra Mucci of Key West High School will be attending the University of South Florida to study exercise science.
- Jada Richardson of South Broward High School will be attending Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University to study mechanical engineering and physics.
The Miami Dolphins Foundation through the Nat Moore Endowment Fund is committed to raising $10 million to fund educational opportunities for South Florida youth. This commitment will foster the next generation of industry and community leaders by providing students who are achieving academically and who give back to their communities with the opportunity to attain their educational goals.
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