Each year, recipients of The Congressional Award Gold Medal – the U.S. Congress’ highest honor for youth – are celebrated at an annual event in our nation’s capital.
Members of the United States Congress, public and private partners, and industry and civic leaders recognize Gold Medalists in front of their families and peers in a multi-day recognition event.
As the pinnacle award of the program, Gold Medalists have committed themselves to at least two years to goal-setting and community involvement. To earn the award, a participant must log a minimum of 400 hours of Voluntary Public Service, 200 hours of Personal Development, 200 hours of Physical Fitness, and a five-day, four-night Expedition or Exploration.
August 5, 2022 | Virtual Celebration
To watch the virtual celebration video, sign up for additional programming, and explore our toolkits and guides, head to the 2022 Gold Medalist Resource Center.
2022 Gold Medalists
2022 GOLD MEDALISTS
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ALABAMA’S 5th DISTRICT
Barbara Kelly, Madison
ARIZONA’S 2nd DISTRICT
Nathan Devey, Sahuarita
ARIZONA’S 3rd DISTRICT
David Conners, Tucson
ARIZONA’S 6th DISTRICT
Jack Gray, Phoenix
Allison Li, Scottsdale
ARIZONA’S 7th DISTRICT
Baraa Abdelsalam, Phoenix
ARIZONA’S 8th DISTRICT
Ryan Grosso, Peoria
ARIZONA’S 9th DISTRICT
Catherine Ross, Tempe
Abby Wolf, Phoenix
ARKANSAS’ 3rd DISTRICT
Etana Morse, West Fork
COLORADO’S 2nd DISTRICT
Jonathan Crowe, Dillon
COLORADO’S 3rd DISTRICT
Soleil Gaylord, Telluride
COLORADO’S 5th DISTRICT
Ella Davis, USAF Academy
COLORADO’S 6th DISTRICT
Stephen Zhang, Englewood
CONNECTICUT’S 1st DISTRICT
Patrick Vicente, Newington
CONNECTICUT’S 2nd DISTRICT
Taylor Roy, Waterford
Kayla Roy, Waterford
CONNECTICUT’S 4th DISTRICT
Brian Karle, Ridgefield
Kennedi Muller, Ridgefield
Brooks Barry, Southport
Alexia Anglade, Ridgefield
Mallory Doyle, Shelton
CONNECTICUT’S 5th DISTRICT
Caroline Tucker, Danbury
FLORIDA’S 1st DISTRICT
Karalynne Alliss, Pensacola
FLORIDA’S 3rd DISTRICT
Jonathan Howes, Gainesville
FLORIDA’S 6th DISTRICT
Sophia O’Donnell, Deltona
FLORIDA’S 9th DISTRICT
Andrea Holloway, Orlando
FLORIDA’S 10th DISTRICT
Kayra Akin, Orlando
Savannah Virginia Elizondo Vega, Gotha
FLORIDA’S 12th DISTRICT
Anna Grawunder, Palm Harbor
Ashley Jane Colegrove, Trinity
FLORIDA’S 14th DISTRICT
Garrett Rose, Lutz
FLORIDA’S 18th DISTRICT
Kate Small, Jupiter
Gillian Falls, Fort Pierce
Nicholas J. Forester, Hobe Sound
Jordan Card, Jupiter
Allison Card, Jupiter
Colton Price, Palm Beach Gardens
Owen Gelberd, Jupiter
Avery Doty, Jupiter
Caleb Amador, Tequesta
Grace Donath, North Palm Beach
Blaine Baxter, Jupiter
Marco Gino Thomas, Jupiter
Meghan Heilpern, North Palm Beach
Brandon Spohn, Palm Beach Gardens
Austin Knight, Jupiter
Breana Huggins, Jupiter
Callahan Pirozzi, Tequesta
Marcella Ladd, Palm Beach Gardens
Giavanna Vastola, Tequesta
Ainsley Boyd, Jupiter
Andie Smith, Hobe Sound
FLORIDA’S 19th DISTRICT
Eric Feichthaler, Cape Coral
Tyler Feichthaler, Cape Coral
FLORIDA’S 21st DISTRICT
G. Logan Taylor, Wellington
Ashwin Parthasarathy, Boynton Beach
FLORIDA’S 27th DISTRICT
William Charouhis, Miami
GEORGIA’S 3rd DISTRICT
Zachary Beddingfield, Fayetteville
GEORGIA’S 6th DISTRICT
Vihan Chander Karnala, Alpharetta
Shivam Jain, Johns Creek
Akshadha Jain, Johns Creek
Sophia Ying, Duluth
Sabrina Yeh, Johns Creek
GEORGIA’S 7th DISTRICT
Meghana Choragudi, Suwanee
Yugeshwar Muralidhar, Cumming
Zeynep Ozdemir, Cumming
GEORGIA’S 10th DISTRICT
Jordan Smothers, Covington
GEORGIA’S 11th DISTRICT
Darshan Addepalli, Kennesaw
HAWAII’S 1st DISTRICT
Sophie Nguyen, Honolulu
Jaime Wang, Honolulu
Annie Wang, Honolulu
HAWAII’S 2nd DISTRICT
Kai Moriyama, Kaneohe
ILLINOIS’ 3rd DISTRICT
Jocelyn Canellis, Orland Park
ILLINOIS’ 5th DISTRICT
Michael Goodall, Chicago
Aishvarya Godla, Oak Brook
ILLINOIS’ 6th DISTRICT
Paige Bowman, Barrington
Caitlin Wilson, Palatine
Abigail Bergan, Barrington
ILLINOIS’ 9th DISTRICT
Emily Yoo, Glenview
ILLINOIS’ 10th DISTRICT
Krithik Praveen, Buffalo Grove
ILLINOIS’ 14th DISTRICT
Ermina Hassan, Crystal Lake
ILLINOIS’ 18th DISTRICT
Joy McClintick, Chillicothe
INDIANA’S 3rd DISTRICT
Matthew Stachler, Fort Wayne
INDIANA’S 5th DISTRICT
Rex Burkman, Westfield
INDIANA’S 8th DISTRICT
Allison Pemberton, Lynnville
IOWA’S 4th DISTRICT
Emily Poag, Ames
KANSAS’ 2nd DISTRICT
Matthew Schmidt, Easton
KANSAS’ 3rd DISTRICT
Pranav Pathapati, Overland Park
Dorothy Rose Caisley, Leawood
Aaram Salam, Overland Park
Amanda Zhu, Overland Park
Abigail Lopatofsky, Overland Park
Phoebe Martin, Leawood
KENTUCKY’S 1st DISTRICT
Clarissa Miller, Hopkinsville
Quinn Miller, Hopkinsville
Madelyn Faughn, Paducah
KENTUCKY’S 3rd DISTRICT
Kalea Alexander, Louisville
Jada Smith, Louisville
KENTUCKY’S 4th DISTRICT
Andrew Nichols, Edgewood
Chloe Yates, Prospect
Olivia Claire Yates, Prospect
KENTUCKY’S 6th DISTRICT
Sydney Sun, Lexington
LOUISIANA’S 6TH DISTRICT
Kelsie Tillage, Baton Rouge
MARYLAND’S 2nd DISTRICT
Miriam Talalay, Lutherville
MARYLAND’S 3rd DISTRICT
Stone Li, Columbia
MARYLAND’S 5th DISTRICT
Caroline Herring, Bowie
Julianne Herring, Bowie
MARYLAND’S 6th DISTRICT
Benjamin Lee, Potomac
Byron Wu, Rockville
MARYLAND’S 8th DISTRICT
Stella Szostak, Chevy Chase
Elena Grant, Bethesda
Louis Gasper, Rockville
Josef Marschall, Westminster
MASSACHUSETTS’ 3rd DISTRICT
Anya Mittal, Acton
MASSACHUSETTS’ 4th DISTRICT
Taban Malihi, Newton
Amrik Eadara, Sharon
Lindsey Arruda, Somerset
MASSACHUSETTS’ 5th DISTRICT
Lars Gubitosi, Weston
Tiffany Hu, Belmont
Theodor Illarionov, Belmont
MASSACHUSETTS’ 6th DISTRICT
Shea Furse, Manchester
MICHIGAN’S 9th DISTRICT
Isabella Cook, Bloomfield Hills
MICHIGAN’S 11th DISTRICT
Pooja Kapoor, Novi
MINNESOTA’S 8th DISTRICT
Giselle Johnson, Wyoming
MISSISSIPPI’S 1st DISTRICT
Katie Evans, New Albany
MISSISSIPPI’S 3rd DISTRICT
Parker Henry, Meridian
MISSOURI’S 1st DISTRICT
Annie Pan, St. Louis
MISSOURI’S 2nd DISTRICT
Gideon Fugman, Ballwin
Dylan Ouderkirk, St. Louis
Brianna Shipley, St. Louis
Karen Trevor-Roberts, Ballwin
Patrick Mason, St. Louis
Abigail Mueller, St. Louis
Rhea Patney, St. Louis
MISSOURI’S 3rd DISTRICT
Abilene Lortz, Linn Creek
Thomas Smith III, Saint Charles
Abilene Lortz, Linn Creek
Michael Smith, Saint Charles
MISSOURI’S 5th DISTRICT
Lorelei Culver, Kansas City
NEBRASKA’S 2nd DISTRICT
Carmela Rigatuso, Papillion
NEVADA’S 3rd DISTRICT
Lexie Wilder, Las Vegas
Rida Ali, Henderson
Brayden Mendoza, Henderson
NEW HAMPSHIRE’S 2nd DISTRICT
Sage Herr, Thornton
NEW JERSEY’S 2nd DISTRICT
Gabrielle Akiatan, Millville
Lauren Doliszny, Ocean City
Katherine Doliszny, Ocean City
Lily Mahabir, Millville
Joshua Whitaker, Millville
NEW JERSEY’S 3rd DISTRICT
Shannon Rhatigan, Chesterfield
Dhruv Parikh, Toms River
Matthew Reiter, Bordentown
NEW JERSEY’S 4th DISTRICT
Michael Caggiano, Freehold
Andrew Ge, Holmdel
Chaitanya Bhimineni, Robbinsville
NEW JERSEY’S 5th DISTRICT
Christopher John, Franklin Lakes
Seung Hee Rhew, Ridgewood
Kate Minn, Ridgewood
NEW JERSEY’S 6th DISTRICT
Shivam Syal, Edison
Varija Mehta, Edison
Annika Santhanam, Edison
Anish Chaganti, Edison
Mirika Jambudi, Edison
Paige Vrankovic, Matawan
NEW JERSEY’S 7th DISTRICT
Evan Kuster, Clinton
Tanish Tyagi, Short Hills
Tvisha Faria, Hillsborough
NEW JERSEY’S 9th DISTRICT
Owen Brown, Cresskill
NEW JERSEY’S 11th DISTRICT
Riya Goel, West Orange
Naomi Klein, Livingston
Anusha Bansal, Livingston
Megan Szot, Chatham
Mirella Richard, Montville
NEW JERSEY’S 12th DISTRICT
Mahek Shah, North Brunswick
Riya Karande, North Brunswick
Helena Rittenhouse, Princeton
Naaz Syed, Somerset
Elif Nur Cebe, Princeton
Anika Parthiban, Somerset
Dhruv Balaji, Princeton
Preeti Chemiti, Princeton
NEW YORK’S 1st DISTRICT
Srivaths Ravva, Nesconset
Vishala Swami, Nesconset
NEW YORK’S 3rd DISTRICT
Armaan Pahuja, Roslyn Heights
Philemon Han, Whitestone
Druery Czarkowski, Port Washington
Shreya Narayan, Dix Hills
NEW YORK’S 7th DISTRICT
Andrew Choy, New York
NEW YORK’S 11th DISTRICT
Jessica Dantoni, Staten Island
Sophia Baldassarre, Staten Island
Nicole Cioffi, Staten Island
Kevin Harrington, Staten Island
Aidan Kielty, Staten Island
NEW YORK’S 12th DISTRICT
Jane Robinson, New York
NEW YORK’S 16th DISTRICT
Jocelyn Greshes, Mamaroneck
Cindy DeDianous, Scarsdale
NEW YORK’S 17th DISTRICT
Caroline Fouts, Rye
Anthony Ciampi, Cortlandt Manor
NEW YORK’S 18th DISTRICT
Jay Kim, Mount Kisco
NEW YORK’S 22nd DISTRICT
Alexandra Osilovskiy, Utica
NEW YORK’S 24th DISTRICT
Tahirah Abdul Qadir, Syracuse
NORTH CAROLINA’S 2nd DISTRICT
William Witte, Apex
Vaishnavi Kode, Apex
Aria Gholizadeh, Cary
NORTH CAROLINA’S 4th DISTRICT
Joshua Dong, Chapel Hill
Austin Winkelspecht, Raleigh
Harrison Yost, Chapel Hill
NORTH CAROLINA’S 5th DISTRICT
Avery Lester, Belmont
NORTH CAROLINA’S 8th DISTRICT
Kayla Anderson, Harrisburg
Charlee Reagan Brown, Harrisburg
Parker Rose, Kannapolis
Santosh Kandula, Concord
NORTH CAROLINA’S 9th DISTRICT
Phillip Bartlett, Monroe
Jerry Lin, Charlotte
Ashrith Yelavarti, Waxhaw
NORTH CAROLINA’S 10th DISTRICT
Jadon Palmeter, Troutman
Lauren Gregg, Mooresville
Peter John Liotino, Mooresville
Sarah Gregg, Mooresville
Brynne Van Allsburg, Hickory
Andrew Hubertus Joseph Juhasz, Mooresville
NORTH CAROLINA’S 12th DISTRICT
Eliana Hounslow, Charlotte
Marcus Freeman III, Charlotte
NORTH CAROLINA’S 13th DISTRICT
Sriya Mannepalli, Mooresville
Gabriel Bonomo, Mooresville
OHIO’S 1st DISTRICT
Naveen Kamath, Springboro
Ian Wright, Cincinnati
Nithya Duddella, Mason
Rishika Jeyaprakash, Mason
Tanya Keskar, Mason
OHIO’S 7th DISTRICT
Katrina Beer, Mansfield
OHIO’S 10th DISTRICT
Anna Houseknecht, Beavercreek
Glenn Ochsner, Bellbrook
Neha Jasti, Dayton
OHIO’S 12th DISTRICT
Pranav Krishnan, Lewis Center
OKLAHOMA’S 1st DISTRICT
Ashlyn Milford, Tulsa
Bruce Bigler, Tusla
Emma Linsenmeyer, Tulsa
Caleb Tham, Tulsa
Benjamin Martin, Broken Arrow
OKLAHOMA’S 3rd DISTRICT
Phillip Anthony Kane, Pawhuska
OREGON’S 1st DISTRICT
Karlynn Kenny, Saint Helen’s
PENNSYLVANIA’S 2nd DISTRICT
Nicole Rozanski, Philadelphia
PENNSYLVANIA’S 6th DISTRICT
Nathanael Chen, Wayne
Madeleine Day, West Chester
PENNSYLVANIA’S 9th DISTRICT
Anna Laible, Lehighton
PENNSYLVANIA’S 11th DISTRICT
Alexander Wood, Lititz
PENNSYLVANIA’S 12th DISTRICT
Waverly Huang, State College
PENNSYLVANIA’S 17th DISTRICT
Genevieve Barge, Sewickley
Justine Eng, Pittsburgh
Qingqing Zhao, Cheswick
Anker Zhao, Cheswick
PENNSYLVANIA’S 18th DISTRICT
Shivani Jajoo, Pittsburgh
RHODE ISLAND’S 2nd DISTRICT
Brittan Gallo, Providence
SOUTH CAROLINA’S 4th DISTRICT
Hannah Cate Smith, Greenville
SOUTH CAROLINA’S 5th DISTRICT
Robert Quinn, Fort Mill
TENNESSEE’S 2nd DISTRICT
Katherine Koester, Alcoa
TENNESSEE’S 5th DISTRICT
Joshua Mi, Brentwood
TENNESSEE’S 6th DISTRICT
Hadley Brown, Goodlettsville
TENNESSEE’S 7th DISTRICT
Rachel Baker, Holladay
TEXAS’ 2nd DISTRICT
Margaret Dorsey, Houston
Nicholas Gonzalez, Spring
Pragya Devashish, Houston
Salim Budak, Houston
TEXAS’ 3rd DISTRICT
Ryan Schlimme, Lucas
Kai Campbell, Fairview
Busra Olmez, Richardson
Seoyeon Chung, Plano
Alaqmar Chawalwala, Allen
Saahas Bondalapati, Frisco
Muhammed Bera Dogan, McKinney
TEXAS’ 7th DISTRICT
Bennett Welsh, Houston
Maria Cheng, Houston
Juhi Pandit, Houston
TEXAS’ 8th DISTRICT
Andy Kim, The Woodlands
Sofia Guiot Villarreal, Shenandoah
TEXAS’ 10th DISTRICT
Martha Grace Fields, Katy
Vibha Velur, Austin
Sohum Sharma, Austin
Vinayak Joglekar, Austin
TEXAS’ 12th DISTRICT
Francisco Lugo Gonzales, Fort Worth
TEXAS’ 17th DISTRICT
Courtney Janecka, Woodway
TEXAS’ 21st DISTRICT
William Wallis, San Antonio
TEXAS’ 22nd DISTRICT
Mihir Kalvakaalva, Pearland
Akif Celepcikay, Sugar Land
Pranav Police, Pearland
Karthik Bhagavatula, Pearland
Reese Billedo, Sugar Land
Aesha Derasari, Pearland
Sydney Mathew, Pearland
Sandhya Mahesh, Pearland
Sanjana Perungulam, Katy
Aarushi Lakhi, Pearland
Aylin Cibik, Sugar Land
TEXAS’ 24th DISTRICT
Aaliyah Khan, Euless
Ishayu Gupta, Irving
Welles McDevitt, Southlake
Suhani Jampala, Irving
TEXAS’ 30th DISTRICT
Eric Gonzalez, Dallas
TEXAS’ 31st DISTRICT
Sriyuktha Ghanta, Cedar Park
Michala Lee, Round Rock
TEXAS’ 32th DISTRICT
Serene Haroon, Garland
Lauren Stump, Dallas
Baxter Perry-Miller, Dallas
Barret Allen, Dallas
Mucteba Karaca, Rowlett
TEXAS’ 35th DISTRICT
Jane Kamata, San Antonio
UTAH’S 3rd DISTRICT
Jasmine Brensan, Highland
Benjamin Woodfield, Lehi
Jessica Cardon, Lehi
Ashley Herbert, Lehi
Rivanna Buechner, Lehi
William Herbert, Lehi
UTAH’S 4th DISTRICT
John Evershed, South Jordan
Anagha Rao, Salt Lake City
VIRGINIA’S 3rd DISTRICT
Ross Roberts, Suffolk
Joshua Nichols, Newport News
John Paul Sommer, Newport News
VIRGINIA’S 4th DISTRICT
Natalia Nelson, Chesapeake
VIRGINIA’S 5th DISTRICT
Hudson Stolz, Charlottesville
John Dozier, North Garden
VIRGINIA’S 8th DISTRICT
Eric Feng, Alexandria
VIRGINIA’S 10th DISTRICT
Justinian Wright, Centreville
Ramya Griddaluri, Herndon
Lynn Tao, Fairfax
Gent Veizi, Centreville
Noelle Koo, Ashburn
Madeleine Dearie, Great Falls
Chase McCullough, Fairfax
Sarah Chang, Leesburg
VIRGINIA’S 11th DISTRICT
Divya Singh, Fairfax
Susan Pirnat, Vienna
Hannah Nguyen, Vienna
Emily Ocasio, Falls Church
Kushaan Saran, Vienna
WASHINGTON’S 1st DISTRICT
Josiah Stewart, Redmond
Vanesha Hari, Redmond
Anya Vaish, Kirkland
WASHINGTON’S 4th DISTRICT
Jack Pietrusiewicz, Yakima
Cara Elzie, Yakima
WASHINGTON’S 5th DISTRICT
Roxanne Fredericksen, Spokane
Andrew Champlin, Spokane
WASHINGTON’S 9th DISTRICT
Evan Ping, Bellevue
Benjamin Kinder, Mercer Island
Connor Huang, Bellevue
WASHINGTON, DC’S AT-LARGE DISTRICT
Roshan Natarajan, DC
WISCONSIN’S 2nd DISTRICT
Daphne Wu, Middleton
WISCONSIN’S 5th DISTRICT
Maximilian Hong, Brookfield
WYOMING’S AT LARGE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Brooke Bindl, Fort Bridger
Dawson Fantin, Rock Springs
Nathan Duda, Cheyenne
Kora Williams, Cheyenne
Allison Morrison, Powell
Harris Tanner, Rawlins
Faith Danner, Cheyenne
Alexandra Robert, Cheyenne
Karli Nelson, Rock Springs
Megan Zotti, Rock Springs
Gracie McGraw, Cheyenne
Seneva Sullivan, Cheyenne
Carl Gray, Gillette
Faith Brandt, Rock Springs
Hudson Garner, Rock Springs
Ellie Weibel, Casper
Berkeley Snyder, Rawlins
Koye Gilbert, Encampment
Henry Dickinson, Sheridan
Rachel Kuntz, Powell
The Class of 2022 in Numbers
Annual Gold Medal Deadlines
Gold Medal Record Book submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. However, in order to qualify for a given ceremony year’s class, participants must submit their Record Book no later than February 1st of each year.
Applications for the Class of 2022 are now closed.
The Class of 2023 is open until February 1, 2023.
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