Odyssey Visionary Scholarship
Meet the 2024 COU Visionary Scholarship Winners
Each Odyssey of the Mind season we award one $1000 scholarship and eight $500 scholarships. Every season, winners create new videos to show creativity and innovation in action. Watch them here!
Haley Stover, Florida
$1,000 Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Haley has participated in OM in the state of Florida since 2015 as a team member and additionally as a coach. She has taken on the challenges of many of the problems but has found a place in Problem 5, Performance, the most. Haley plans to attend the University of South Florida to study Business.
Penelope O'Meara, Michigan
$500 Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Penelope has participated in OM in the state of Michigan since 2016 as a team member and additionally as a coach. She has taken on the challenges of many of the problems but has found a place in Problem 3, Classics, the most. Penelope plans to attend a university in the fall to study Business and Marketing.
Benjamin Weisser, Texas
$500 Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Benjamin has participated in OM in the state of Texas since 2016 as a team member and additionally as coach. He has taken on the challenges of many of the problems but has found a place in Problem 1, Vehicle, the most. Benjamin plans to attending Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) to study Visual Effects and 3D Animation.
Saniya Mishra, Michigan
$500 Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Saniya has participated in OM in the state of Michigan since 2016 as a team member and additionally as a coach. She has taken on the challenges of many of the problems but has found a place in Problem 3, Classics, the most. Saniya plans to attend university in the fall to study healthcare.
Julia Moy, North Carolina
$500 Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Julia has participated in OM in the state of North Carolina since 2016 as a team member. She has taken on the challenges of many of the problems but has found a place in Problem 5, Performance, the most. Julia plans to attend Georgia Institute of Technology to study materials science and engineering.
Claire Ellsworth, Virginia
$500 Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Claire has participated in OM in the state of Virginia since 2016 as a team member and additionally as a coach. She has taken on the challenges of many of the problems but has found a place in Problem 5, Performance, the most. Claire plans to attend University of North Carolina - Charlotte to study communications.
Sarah Heath, Pennsylvania
$500 Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Sarah has participated in OM in the state of Pennsylvania since 2016 as a team member. She has taken on the challenges of many of the problems but has found a place in Problem 4, Structure, the most. Sarah plans to attend College of William and Mary to study chemistry.
Shamus Evans, New York
$500 Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Shamus has participated in OM in the state of New York since 2012 as a team member. He has taken on the challenges of many of the problems but has found a place in Problems 3 and 5, Classics and Performance, the most. Shamus plans to attend the University of Albany to study aerospace engineering.
Jack Chunko, New Jersey
$500 Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Jack has participated in OM in the state of New Jersey since 2017 as a team member. He has taken on the challenges of many of the problems but has found a place in Problem 2, Technical, the most. Jack plans to attend Virginia Tech to study computer sciences.