MMHMF Scholarship Recipient

NOAH SATTERWHITE
2022 MMHMF Scholarship Recipient

Norfolk State Universty

Biology

NOAH is a 2022 graduate of Matoaca High School. He plans to major in biology at Norfolk State Universty in fall 2022. In addition to maintaining an excellent grade point average, Noah participated in multiple athletic programs at Matoaca, including track and field, basketball, and the swim team. He was also a member of the Petersburg YMCA Leaders Club and The Male Protege Program of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. In addition, Noah served his community by transporting and loading food for the Chesterfield Food Bank, working as a counselor at the Petersburg 4H Summer Camp, distributing COVID-19 vaccine information for the Petersburg Health Department, delivering wreaths & gifts to nursing home residents, and stocking the parent lounge at the newborn intensive care unit of VCU. In his essay, Noah stated that more needs to be invested in mental health, particularly for the youth, to battle the negative stigma associated with it.