Technology & supply chain students
Ray Greenly was Vice President of Research and Member Services for Shop.org, the digital division of the National Retail Federation, before losing a year-long fight with cancer in the fall of 2005. The Ray Greenly Scholarship provides financial support to students pursuing a degree in fields most relevant to digital retail such as supply chain, IT, technology, engineering, computer science, operations management.
The Ray Greenly Scholarship Fund awards students across the country who have the creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and forward-thinking to create new ways to connect retail customers to brands and products. Recipients are ambitious, curious, adaptable and have the potential to impact the future of digital retail.
This application is currently closed. Please stay tuned for the 2024 - 2025 application.
"Being a Ray Greenly Scholar validates my voice as a designer and entrepreneur as I transition from academia to industry, knowing that I have the skillset to make a difference in the retail industry."
- Eric Beaudette, Cornell University
"On top of serving the community, serving people in their everyday lives using technology can make a world of difference. There are always better and more innovative ways to use technology, and the Ray Greenly Scholarship gave me an outlet to do just that and find those alternatives."
- Jack Griffin, University of Michigan
The Ray Greenly Scholarship was established to provide financial support to college students pursuing a degree in any field relevant to digital retail. NRF Senior Vice President and Executive Director of Shop.org Vicki Cantrell and several Spring 2013 scholarship recipients discuss the program and the opportunities the scholarship fund provides for students on track to bring their fresh talent and innovative ideas to the retail industry.
Past Ray Greenly Scholarship Recipients
See all of the recepients and finalists of Ray Greenly Scholarship
2017
Top Recipient
Tess Burns
Savannah College of Art & Design - Savannah
Fashion Marketing and Management
Finalists
Jessica Bachansingh
Florida State University
Retail Merchandising and Product Development
Quinn Vissak
University of Connecticut
Engineering and Computer Science
Eric Wagner
University of Florida
Mechanical Engineering
Julian Walker
Northwestern University
Master's in Integrated Marketing
Semifinalists
Natalie Alonzo
Pennsylvania State University
Virginia Angeletti
LIM College
Eric Beaudette
Cornell University
Lea Chen
University of Pennsylvania
Jack Griffin
University of Michigan
Marika Gutzman
University of Virginia
Shuli Hervitz
Columbia University
Alin Intravisit
Fashion Institute of Technology
Sammantha Johnson
Savannah College of Art & Design
Madeline Jones
Texas Christian University
McKinna Kahl
Kent State University
Valentina Lopez-Diaz
University of Florida
Sophie Manum
Mount Holyoke College
Madeline Medby
LIM College
Faith Newton
Savannah College of Art & Design
Rebecca Olsen
East Carolina State University
Sabrina Pusatera
Butler University
Devin Salmon
Haverford College
Egbert Sayers
North Shore Community College
Sarah Wright
Iowa State University
2016
Top Recipient
Jessica Landzberg
Washington University in St. Louis
Finance, Accounting and Marketing
Finalists
Ce'Erica Roland Ferguson
Savannah College of Art & Design - Atlanta
Fashion Marketing and Management
Ada Lio
University of Pennsylvania
MBA
Giannina Ong
Santa Clara University
English and Classics
Kaley Suero
University of Pennsylvania
Economics
Semifinalists
Megan Blissick
University of Delaware
Cedar Brumm
Principia College
Melodie Davis-Bundrage
University of Georgia
Kamaria Campbell
The University of Chicago
Emily Carrillo
Santa Clara University
Isabella Costa
Savannah College of Art & Design - Savannah
Morgan Ginn
University of Florida
Katherine Hammes
Cornell University
Koleen Hernandez
Fashion Institue of Technology
Indy Lau
Fashion Institue of Technology
Gracie Leung
University of Delaware
Amantha Lott
Savannah College of Art & Design - Savannah
Brian Lucksinger
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Jamie McTigue
Lasell College
Tim Miller
University of Pennsylvania
Maria Alejandra Murillo
Savannah College of Art & Design - Atlanta
Kaitlin Ross
Massachusetts Institue of Technology
Ashleigh Scheidler
Savannah College of Art & Design - Atlanta
Austin Tolentino
Loyola University Chicago
Kara Woodward
Kent State University
2015
Top Recipient
Matthew Rudin
University of Pennsylvania
Economics
Finalists
Nichole Fallis
University of North Texas
Digital Retailing and Merchandising
Mariana Flores Sosa
Savannah College of Art & Design
Fashion Marketing and Management
Christopher Gray
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MBA
Joseph Quan
University of Pennsylvania
MBA
Semifinalists
Margaret Brown
University of North Texas
Digital Retailing and Merchandising
Louise Dees
Xavier University
MBA
Morgan Ginn
University of Florida
Marketing
Taylar Gomez
University of North Texas
Digital Retailing and Merchandising
Shannon Hamilton
Northwestern University
MBA
Elizabeth Jarabek
Texas A&M University
Management
Lexis Kambour
University of Delaware
Fashion Merchandising
Emily Kuebker
Texas AandM University
Marketing
Hayley Larson
Savannah College of Art & Design
Fashion Marketing and Management
Ashley Lo
Savannah College of Art & Design
Fashion Marketing and Management
Grace Luo
Fashion Institute of Technology
Fashion Merchandising and Management
Jennifer Phiri
Kent State University
Fashion Merchandising
Marcy Plefka
University of North Texas
Digital Retailing and Merchandising
Alexandria Seay
Lindenwood University
Master of Communication
Danielle Sosalski
LIM College
Fashion Merchandising
Lori Teich
Northwestern University
Masters - Integrated Marketing Communications
Amanda Tobias
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Business Management
Marta Wangard
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Retail and Entrepreneurship
Sophia Wilson
Savannah College of Art & Design
Fashion Marketing and Management
Jacy Witt
Texas A&M University
Marketing
2014
Top Recipient
Evan Chisholm
Fashion Institute of Technology
Fashion Merchandising Management
Finalists
Nelly Mensah
MIT
MBA
Anjali Bhatia
University of Pennsylvania
MBA
Sophia Maltesen
Stanford University
Science, Technology and Society
Carlin Rhea
Texas A&M University
Marketing
Semifinalists
Olufisayo Akanni
Kent State University
Fashion Merchandising
Sarah Bitticks
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Business Management
Bailey Blakkolb
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Merchandise Marketing
Christian Cortes
University of Pennsylvania
Economics
Andrew Crewson
Northwestern University
MBA
Elizabeth Engele
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Supply Chain Management and Marketing
Emily Gao
University of Pennsylvania
Communication and Commerce
Grace Jun
Parsons The New School
MFA
Sarah Kendzior
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Retail Merchandising
Christina Lao
Fashion Institute of Technology
Fashion Merchandising Management
Alexandre Marr
Kent State University
Master of Fashion
Erika Mayiras
Kent State University
Art in Technical Fashion Design
Khuyen Nguyen
University of North Texas
Merchandising and Digital Retailing
Ana Prodanovic
Drexel University
Design and Merchandising
Brittany Randolph
Kent State University
Fashion Merchandising
Erika Renstrom
Fashion Institute of Technology
Fashion Merchandising Management
Adriana Solis
University of North Texas
Merchandising and Digital Retailing
Natalie Swart
Texas A&M University
Marketing
Edward Wu
University of Pennsylvania
Masters of Integrated Product Design
Emilie Wurmser
Georgia Institute of Technology
Industrial and Systems Engineering