Yadiel Tesfaye

Jazmin Jimenez-Estrada

Racheal Alles

Carmelina Palmer

Joseph Robertson

Madeline Rita

DenverSchool of the Arts

Kristen Tucker

Smoky Hill HS

Perry Weissman

Smoky Hill English Professor

Alecia Martinez

Smoky Hill HS

Dakari Lawrence

George Washington HS

2014 Recipients

Scholarship Recipients


The family of Ian James Wallace is proud to announce the recipients of the first annual scholarship awards which were created in Ian's honor after he was killed in an automobile accident December 27, 2005.


The Board of Directors, Officers, and Review Board selected four graduating high school seniors. They exhibited advancement in personal growth and development in the areas of academic success, community contributions and personal accomplishment.


Each recipient was awarded a $1500.00 scholarship to the college or university of their choice. The recipients are: 

Board of Directors


Chairman/Co-Founder:

Leslie Sue Parker-Wallace

Honorary Lifetime President/Co-Founder: (Father of Ian ~ Deceased 2018)

James J. Wallace, Jr.

Board Member:

Malik Robinson


Board Member:

Perry Weissman



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The awards were presented at a dinner attended by the Board of Directors, Officers, Review Board, recipients and their parents. Each winner also gave a speech to the group summarizing how and what they would do to make this a more "just and humane world," which was Ian's life goal.

The Ian James Wallace Scholarship Fund is a Colorado non-profit 501 (c) (3) charity established to provide scholarships to graduating Colorado high school seniors for their first year of college.



Applications for the Ian James Wallace Scholarship Fund can also be obtained from Smoky Hill High School or your high school post-graduate center.

Jessica Green

Smoky Hill HS

Stacey Darr

Mullen Hill HS

Martha Berhane

Smoky Hill HS

Kelly Griffin

Overland HS

Katherine Bates

Smoky Hill HS

Henry Grossen

Swink HS

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Sidney Masuga

Smoky Hill HS

Jasmine Von Feldt

Cherry Creek HS

2009 Recipients

2011 Recipients

Smoky Hill High School


Discovery High School


Cherry High School


Legend High School


Smoky Hill High School

2016 Ian James Wallace Scholarship Recipients

Jasmine Tatum

Kent HS

Anahi Miranda

Abraham Lincoln HS

2013 Recipients

Megan Marshall

Overland HS

Stephanie Burkhart

Smoky Hill HS

Yamili Quezada

North HS

Benjamin Madry

Smoky Hill HS

2012 Recipients

Smoky Hill High School

George Washington High School

Smoky Hill High School

Denver Center for International Studies

Regis High School

2007 Recipients

2008 Recipients

2010 Recipients

2022 Ian James Wallace Recipients






Kira Harmer


Janita Matoke

Natalie Roberts


Nicole Steiner


Raeann Farag

Alhassan Kamara

South HS

Stephanie Burkhart

Smoky Hill HS

Dawitt Gebresellassi

George Washington HS

Ashley Gaffney

Smoky Hill HS

Ryan Brown

Denver School of The Arts

Duane Rich

Abraham Lincoln HS

Jalaya Alexander

Smoky Hill HS

Ian Milby

Smoky Hill HS

Sue Wallace

Ian Wallace's Mother/Founder

Review Board

Marina Jett



Stephanie Kidd



Steven Darnell Kidd



Leslie Sue Parker-Wallace



Malik Robinson



Perry Weissman



2020 Ian James Wallace Recipients

2021 Ian James Wallace Recipients



2015 Recipients

Crystal Murillo

Smoky Hill HS

Melissa Clark

Smoky Hill HS

Lauren M. Martinez 


Kylie M. Davis

Shayne M. Walton


Ayanna U. Hwang 


Kevin L. Hirschfeld


​​SiMya E. Jackson

2017 Ian James Wallace Recipients

Janei Maynard

Cherokee Trail​

Evangaline Martinez

Florence Crittenton​

Hope Decker

Smoky Hill HS

Pueblo South


Smoky Hill High School


Smoky Hill High School


Smoky Hill High School


Smoky Hill High School


Smoky Hill High School

Candace Cephers

Smoky Hill HS

Savannah Stewart

Smoky Hill HS

Vikasini Mahalingam

Smoky Hill HS

CONTACT INFORMATION


Leslie Sue Parker-Wallace


Ian James Wallace Scholarship Fund


16748-9C East Smoky Hill Road, #106


Centennial, Colorado 80015


303-349-7382

2019 Ian James Wallace Recipients

Yonas Seltene 

Overland HS

Kadesha Miller

Cherry Creek HS

Jordan Jones-Potts

Montbello HS

2018 Ian James Wallace Recipients











Whitney Wolf

Smoky Hill HS

Meseret Hailu

Overland HS