The Renée M. Chung Prize

Prep for Prep’s annual Renée M. Chung Prize recognizes the outstanding leadership of a graduating college senior who has a demonstrated interest in a career in education. The awardee will receive a grant of $5,000. 

The prize is endowed in honor of Renée Marika Chung (XVII), a former Prep advisor, Invictus teacher, admissions officer, and Alumni Prize winner who devoted her life to making schools more equitable and inclusive. In her work at Village Community School, The Spence School, and The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine—as well as her Board service at two of her alma maters, St. Luke’s School and Trinity School—she was invested in helping students and families who might not have customarily pursued an independent school education. Renée once wrote, “One of my deepest convictions is that a school should be a sanctuary for every child that crosses its doors, no matter their background.”