how to apply

The Kfeirian Reunion Foundation Scholarship Program instructions and the application are at the link below.

Please consider making a donation to the Scholarship Fund so that we may continue to help our future Kfeirian recipients.

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giving kfeirians a future

At the 93nd Annual Kfeirian Reunion in 2025 at Charleston, WV, scholarship recipients are with Michael Abraham. They are Paul Dustin McCoy, Megan Slater and Dylan Donley.

At the 92nd Annual Kfeirian Reunion in 2024 at Charlotte, NC, scholarship recipients Dylan Donley, Duncan Donley, Scholarship Co-Chair Michael Joseph and Samia Pegram.

At the 91st Annual Kfeirian Reunion in 2023 at Myrtle Beach, SC, Scholarship Co-Chair Michael Joseph with scholarship recipients Duncan Donley, Hanna Sadd and Megan Slater.

recent graduates

Samia Peagram

Congratulations to Samia Peagram who graduated in December 2024 from Appalachian State University.

George Khoury III

Congratulations to George J. Khoury III who graduated in May 2025 form the University of Illinois

Duncan Donley

Duncan Donley - a senior at Michigan State University studying Mechanical Engineering is continuing school and will graduate May 2026.

current scholarship recepients

Dylan Donley

My name is Dylan Donley, son of Kevin and Monica Donley, and the grandson of Mary Thabet. My family and I have been coming to the Kfeirian reunion for as long as I can remember. Having the opportunity to reconnect with family and enjoy all the traditions of the Kfeirian reunion is something I always look forward to.

In 2024 I graduated with honors from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School, where I discovered interests that include thrifting, bouldering, board games, D&D, and listening to music. Currently, I am enrolled at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. I am majoring in Interactive Design and Game Development, a field that works on all the art and design that is involved in creating a video game.

Growing up, some of my fondest memories are of my siblings and me rushing downstairs in the morning so that we can play a game together. With the skills I will be developing at SCAD I want to be able to bring that same joy to thousands of other people.

Thank you to the Kfeirian reunion and to everyone who has helped me as I pursue this goal at SCAD.

Hanna Saad

Hey, my name is Hanna Sadd. I graduated from Lassiter High School in Marietta Georgia, in May 2023 with honors. I have lived in Marietta my whole life. I would not be who I am today without the never ending dedication and love from Jesus, my parents and family.

For my freshman year of college I attended Toccoa Falls College. Everything was great but I realized that I could no longer thrive there. I transferred to Dalton State College. I look forward to starting a new experience at Dalton State College as a roadrunner. I am majoring in Communications and social media management. Dalton State is connected with many businesses and strives to give students experiential learning. I look forward to using my skills in the community. Also, it is a bit closer to home where I can continue to attend church with my family.

My parent’s names are Greg and Cheryl Sadd and my Kfeirian Grandparents are Jameel Sadd and Louise Hanna Sadd. Although I never got to meet my grandmother, her memory lives on in the vivid stories of my aunts and uncles, and her hard work and dedication to her family continue to inspire me. I have slight memories of Jameel singing in the church choir and hanging out during coffee hour after church with his fanny pack full of juice boxes for my siblings and I.

I am excited to have received this scholarship.

Megan Slater

Hello! My name is Megan Slater. I am a graduate of Boyd County High School of Ashland, KY. As I embark on the next chapter of my academic journey, I am excited to be enrolling at Marshall University, where I will be majoring in Computer and Electrical Engineering. What truly captivates me about this field is its incredible diversity of opportunities, enabling me to explore a vast spectrum of professional pathways. The ability to have access to such a wide range of professional careers. Where there is the chance for creativity. Since childhood, I have always been one with a creative mind and I found it in art and painting.

I am excited for my academic journey to be continued with The Herd, and with all the amazing support of the reunion foundation and family, I am confident in my decision. One of the biggest aspects of this that I appreciate the most, is that I am able to say that my heritage has played such a huge role in my academic career from this point forward. With the unwavering support of everyone that participates in the reunion, all I can say is thank you.

As the daughter of Chad and Dani Slater, granddaughter of James and Cheryl Slater, and great-granddaughter of Paul and Jeanette (Cantees) McCoy, I have been blessed to be a part of the reunion for as long as I can remember. Because of this, I eagerly await the reunions of both this year gathering and the reunions that lie ahead!

I really cannot thank everyone enough, and I appreciate everything more than you know! Romans 5:21

Maxwell Pegram

My name is Maxwell Pegram, grandson of Larry and Charlotte (Sadd) Lechlak, son of Steve and Laura Pegram, and brother of Samia Pegram. I was born in Los Angeles, Calif. but grew up in the Lake Norman area north of Charlotte, N.C.

I recently graduated from Pine Lake Preparatory (Mooresville, N.C.) and decided to further my education at Indiana University and Purdue University in Indianapolis (IUPUI). At IUPUI, I am majoring in Media Arts and Sciences with a specialization in 3D Modeling and Graphics. This way I can combine my strengths in math and art with my technical and detail-oriented thinking.

Dating back to the beginning of my 4th grade school year, my family was blessed to have my sittee (grandmother Charlotte) live with us until her passing in May 2020. Throughout those few years, she made sure to find time to impress upon my sister and I the importance of our Lebanese heritage and the sacrifices our ancestors made emigrating to the United States. She would also take over the duty of driving me to and from school and helping me when I struggled with homework. I am immensely grateful to her for guiding me down the right path in life and school.

I would like to give many thanks to the Kfeirian Reunion Foundation for the scholarship they have awarded me, as well as the many who have helped to support the Foundation.

Paul Dustin McCoy

My name is Paul Dustin McCoy and I went to Belfry High School of Belfry, Kentucky. My interests include sports, spending time with friends and family, and helping out in my community any way possible. I plan to go to Mid-America College of Funeral Service in Jefferson, Indiana where I want to pursue Mortuary Science. My father Rodney McCoy passed away in 2021 same as my grandmother Jeanette Cantees McCoy. Until, my aunt Christy McCoy took me under her wing as soon as my dad passed away and she is now my guardian.

Nathan Sadd

My name is Nathan Sadd. I am honored to have been selected as a recipient of the Kfeirian Reunion Scholarship. Both my Lebanese heritage and my church have played an important role in shaping who I am today.

I recently graduated from Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia, where I was actively involved in both academics and athletics. I graduated with Honors and was part of the National Honor Society and an AP Scholar with Honor. My time at Blessed Trinity shaped me into a hardworking student-athlete and prepared me for the next chapter of my journey.

This fall, I am attending Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, where I plan to study pre-law with the goal of one day entering the legal profession. In addition to my academic pursuits, I am excited to continue playing the sport I love as a member of the Rhodes College Lacrosse team, where I will be competing on an athletic scholarship.

past scholarship recipients

The Kfeirian Scholarship Program has helped to build a brighter future for the full list of recipients since the scholarship program was created in 1963.

Below this list you will find a collection of pictures of some of the past scholarship recipients.

Michael Raymond Abraham - Florida Atlantic University
Hannah M. Ammar - Hawaii Pacific University
Laura Andrews - Marshall Universtity
Lisa Andrews - Fairmont State College, WV Institute of Technology
Samuel Anspach-Bowling Green State University
Janice Davis Barger - University of Tennessee
Lila Elizabeth Basett - Fairmont State College
Sarah Francis Bassett - Fairmont State College
Michael Bergines - Stanford University
Kevin Michael Bevins - West Virginia University
Thomas Phillip Bevins - West Virginia University
Virginia A. DeGroff Bottorff - Michigan State University
Joseph C. Branco - New England Conservatory
Robert Branco - University of Texas
Isabell Bush - Harvey Mud College
Megan Bush - Whitman College
Lyndsey Cantees - University of Central Florida
Clay Christian - West Virginia University
Lindsey Coleman - Virginia Polytechnic Institute - one of our first scholarship recipients in 1964.
Jeannette Coury - Glenville State College
Stephen Davis - Bob Jones University
John Michael DeFalco - Hocking Technical College
Raphael de la Soujeole - Santa Clara University

Duncan Donley - Michigan State University
Richard Donley - Wayne State University
Shannon Donley - Santa Clara University
Jamal El Hage - Concordia University

Teri Nicholson Ellis - University of South Dakota
Joyce Esbar - Marshall University, Hillsborough Community College
Andrea M. Evans - Westchester College
Nabih Nassar Fakhury - The University of Toledo
Michele L. George - Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Eric S. Grimm - West Virginia University
Tara Marie Grimm Clup - West Virginia University
Nicholas W. Haddad - Georgetown University
Tiana Hall - West Virginia University
Gregory Hanna - Marshall University
Stephanie Hanna Adili - Marshall University
Lisa Harris, MD - Michigan State University
Rita H. Harwarny, MD - Marshall University
Sheri Hodge Beneke - St. Mary's Nursing
Larry Johnson - Sienna Heights College
Michael Joseph - Piedmont University
Karissa Kary - Drury University, Regents University and Trinity
Mary Ann Kawaja - University of Kentucky
Gregory A. Kerbawy - Michigan State University
Kelli R. Kerbawy - West Virginia University
Richard Arthur Kerbawy - Eastern Michigan University

George J. Khoury III - University of Illinois
Nada Lawen - American University of Science and Technology
Nazim Lawen - University of Ottawa
Ibrahim Margi - University of Ottawa
Carolyn Michael McDonough - West Virginia University
George McKarris - McMaster University
Barbara Mae Michael - Vanderbilt University
Diann Dee Michael, PhD - Marshall University, one of our first scholarship recipients in 1964.
Georgeann Michael - The University of Toldeo
Gianna Michael - Alfred University
Mary Elizabeth Michael - West Virginia University
David Radwan Mickel - Townson State University
Samuel A. Morcom - Florida State University

Samir Abou Nassar - University of Toledo
Thomas Nicholson - University of South Dakota
Joseph M. Peck - Marshall University

Samia Pegram - Appalachian State University
Janathan P. Ramey - Aloysius College
Phillip Samuel Ramey - The University of Tennessee
James Paul Reed - Eastern Michigan University
Susan Lucille Reed Enslin - Pikeville College
Anthony Rezcallah, MD - Illinois Institute of Technology

Mirna Abou Rizk - University of Ottawa
Norma Abou Rizk - University of Ottawa
Sami Abou Rizk - University of Ottawa
Daniel Rose - High Point University
Diane Rose - Point Park University
Rachel Rose - University of North Carolina
Tracie Christian Rose - Morris Harvey College
Melaina Nicole Russell - James Madison University
Abraham Saad - Vanderbilt University
Charles G. Saad - Marshall University, University of Kentucky
Edward Toufic Saad, PhD - Marshall University, WVU, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rebecca Saad - University of Kentucky
Sarah Saad - University of Kentucky
Tony Ayoub Saad - Marshall University
Toufic Ayoub Saad - Marshall University, University of Kentucky
Venice Saad - Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Phillip George Sadd - University of Georgia
Randall Michael Sadd - West Georgia College
Karen A. Salamy - University of South Carolina
Clay W. Scott - The University of California
Catherine Shamas - University of Toledo
Aliana Stout - University of Rochester
Andrea Thabet, PhD - Gonzaga University, Loyola Marymount
Reverend Father David Thabet - Lexington Theological Seminary
Charles Phillip Thabet - West Virginia University Tech
Elizabeth Thabet - Pierce College
Mydina Rasmia Thabet - West Virginia University
Rebecca Thabet - The University of Texas
Samira Thabet - West Virginia University
Evan Thompson - Marshall University