Our Scholars become lawyers, teachers, engineers, nurses, entrepreneurs, social workers, and community organizers. Many have chosen to return to North Lawndale– to inspire and lead others in the community where they got their start.
Visit our Honor Roll of successful graduates, dating back to the very first class of Phoenix Pact Scholars in 2002.
RBL Scholars
Why are Phoenix Pact scholarship recipients called RBL Scholars?
Phoenix Pact first first took shape in 2001 as the Roberta Bachmann Lewis Scholarship Fund, named in memoriam for the wife of Irv Lewis, a long-time supporter of North Lawndale College Prep High School and its students.
What began as an effort to assist just 10 students per year has grown to a dynamic organization of students, mentors, and supporters– that now sends fifty or more students to colleges throughout the country each year.
In recognition of the mission and vision of Mr. Lewis, the students who become part of the Phoenix Pact family will forever be referred to as RBL Scholars. Along their personal journey to and through college, they become mentors and leaders; fulfilling Irv’s belief that each one has the ability to Change the World for the better.