2021 Boca Raton Community High School Graduate Wins Award At George Mason University

Mariana F. Trujillo, a rising third-year college student majoring in economics and
minoring in finance at George Mason University was awarded the Honors College by Dr. Gerald L.
Gordon Scholarship on May 5, 2023.

Established in recognition of Dr. Gordon’s many extraordinary contributions to the development
of Fairfax County as the President and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development
Authority, the scholarship supports a distinguished student pursuing a degree in a STEM field,
economics, or another discipline relevant to economic development in Fairfax County.
This year, the scholarship recognizes Mariana Ferrao Da Silva Trujillo, a rising junior majoring in
economics and minoring in finance aim to promote economic development throughout
the country and the world.

A former intern of the Mercatus Center and CATO Institute and a student leader with the Model
United Nations and the Economics Society at George Mason, this award “will make it a lot easier
for me to balance work and study and be able to really take that opportunity as a way of
furthering my career and long-term goals more.”