06/25/2026
This year’s winners of the CUNY-wide Peter Jennings Laurel Award Scholarship include four graduates of Continuing Education at LaGuardia’s Adult Basic Skills program. Armani Chancellor, Solomon Feldman, Yousuf Imtiaz and Carolina Lapiz demonstrated commitment to their education and persistence in the face of challenges in order to qualify for the award, which is given annually to a small group of students who have earned their high school equivalency certificate from a CUNY adult literacy/high school equivalency program and who plan to continue their education at a CUNY college. Armani, Solomon and Yousuf are currently enrolled in a degree program at LaGuardia Community College. Carolina, who was awarded the Peter Jennings Continuation Award, graduated from LaGuardia and is currently attending The City College of New York. The scholarship program, in its 23rd year, is named for Peter Jennings, renowned journalist and anchor of ABC World News Tonight, who was himself a high school dropout. Winners each receive $1,000 in scholarship funding towards their CUNY college education.