NAHRO Awards Scholarships to Eight Exceptional College Students
July 29, 2026 — NAHRO is pleased to announce the 2026 NAHRO Merit College Scholarship winners!
Adriana Nunez Tang
Worcester Housing Authority (MA)
New England Region
Isabelle Mohr
Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Authority (IA)
North Central Region
Chyla Richardson
Red Bank Housing Authority (NJ)
Middle Atlantic Region
Brenda Rivera Hernandez
Provo City Housing Authority (UT)
Mountain Plains Region
Maryam Al Janabi
Boise City/Ada County Housing Authorities (ID)
Pacific Northwest Region
Eddie Resendez Olvera
Harlingen Housing Authority (TX)
Southwest Region
Alessa Castaneda
South Tucson Housing Authority (AZ)
Pacific Southwest Region
Jha’Aydah Davis Hicks
Kinston Housing Authority (NC)
Southeastern Region
Representing each of NAHRO’s eight regional councils, these students live in a household or are provided a housing related service by a NAHRO member agency, and are pursuing their first post-secondary degree in majors such as civil engineering, biology, communication, nursing, business administration, architecture and elementary education.
From these eight regional winners, three outstanding students have been additionally awarded the multi-year NAHRO-LDG Scholarship: Adriana Nunez Tang, Isabelle Mohr, and Chyla Richardson.
The NAHRO-LDG Scholars Program is a 10-year venture (expiring in Spring 2029) — funded by the award-winning multi-family housing developer, LDG Development — providing $1 million in scholarships and internship opportunities. NAHRO will continue the celebration of these exceptional students this fall at the 2026 National Conference & Exhibition in Denver, CO.
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