Area Students Awarded More Than $74,000 in Scholarships by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
(July 17, 2008) The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has awarded a total of $74,296 in scholarships to 32 students from Berlin, Farmington, New Britain, Plainville, Southington and other towns, helping them to pursue higher education in a variety of fields ranging from education to biology to nursing to business.
The students received scholarship awards from 26 of the Foundation’s 31 named scholarship funds and plan to attend colleges and universities both locally and nationally, including Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), the University of Connecticut (UConn), Bryant University, Penn State, Holy Cross and more. A total of 36 scholarships were awarded, with four students each receiving two scholarships.
Scholarship recipients are listed in alphabetical order by town of residence. Listings include student name, scholarship awarded, college/university and chosen field of study. Unless otherwise noted, all students are recent graduates of Berlin High School, New Britain High School, Plainville High School or Southington High School.
Berlin
Nicholas Couceiro, Dick Burkharth/Shuttle Meadow Country Club Scholarship, Penn State, Turf Management; Andy DeVivo, Vincent F. Biscoglio, Sr., Memorial Scholarship, Holy Cross, Political Science; Sarah DiMattia, Vincent F. Biscoglio, Sr., Memorial Scholarship, Springfield College, Physical Therapy; Stephanie Durante, Gloria Biscoglio Bosco Memorial Scholarship, CCSU, Education; Madeline Luddy, Gloria Biscoglio Bosco Memorial Scholarship, University of Southern Maine, Education; Robert Salerno, James W. McDermott, Jr., Memorial Scholarship, Plymouth State University, Music Education; Jeff Sirois (2), Paul J. and Mary P. Karam Music and Keith Benson Kramer Scholarships, Plymouth State University, Music Education; Allison Thurston, Kimberly R. Miller Scholarship, Sacred Heart University, Business; Fan Zhou, Harold M. Sussman Memorial Scholarship, Bryant University, International Business/Environmental Studies.
Farmington
Ryan Failla, Dick Burkharth/Shuttle Meadow Country Club Scholarship, Farmington High School 2007 and currently attending Campbell University, Professional Golf Management.
New Britain
Antoni Brzoska, Linda Blogoslawski Mlynarczyk Memorial Scholarship, UConn, Education/Mathematics; Jonathan Caez, Harold M. Sussman Memorial Scholarship, UConn, Physiology/Neurobiology; Anthony Fazio (2), Peter G. Perakos, Sr., and Harry L. Stromquist Memorial Scholarships, UConn, Biology; Dianna L. Haroian, Helen T. Bianca Nursing Scholarship, Saint Joseph College, Nursing; Joshua Hudson, Peter G. Perakos, Sr., Scholarship, undecided; Paulina Miklosz, New Britain General Hospital School of Nursing Alumni and Associates, Inc., Scholarship, Boston College, Nursing; Zuleyma Molina, Harold C. Rahm Scholarship, Bay Path College, Pre-Med/Spanish; Lerelies Perez (2), Macdonald/Hjerpe and William P. McCormack Scholarships, UConn, Science/Pre-Med; John Rivera, Harold C. Rahm Scholarship, UConn, Biochemistry; Arhanti Sadanand, Elizabeth I. and Louis J. Matt Scholarship, currently attending New York University, Pre-med/Pediatrics; Eric Vargas, Catherine C. Conway Memorial Scholarship, CCSU, Music Education.
Plainville
Andriana Evangelista, William G. Bryant Memorial Scholarship, Bryant University, Actuarial/Mathematics; Iwona Grochowski, Virginia and William Bray Scholarship, currently attending Tunxis Community College, Physical Therapy; Christopher Varano, William G. Bryant Memorial Scholarship, UConn, Spanish Education.
Southington
Ashley Bonet (2), Eleanor and Nathan Berry and Dennis J. Stanek, Sr., Memorial Scholarships, UConn, Biology/Pre-Med; Kaitlyn Reid, Dennis J. Stanek, Sr., Memorial Scholarship, currently attending UConn, Nursing; Samantha Selitte, Michael J. Davey Memorial Scholarship, Southington Alternative Education Program (ALTA)/Briarwood College, Mortuary Science; Andrew Sherwill, Dennis J. Stanek, Sr., Memorial Scholarship, UConn, Management and Engineering for Manufacturing; Melissa Tracy, Virginia and William Bray Scholarship, currently attending Tunxis Community College, Nursing.
Terryville
Shannon Cyr, Vic and Betty Fumiatti Scholarship, E.C. Goodwin Technical High School/University of Hartford, Drafting.
In addition to the above-named students, Jessica Grogan of Orchard Park, N.Y., was awarded the Kim Miller Synchronized Swimming Scholarship (she will attend Canisius College, Economics and Finance), and Elyse Van Wyngaarden of Ivoryton was awarded the Allen M. and Rosalind W. Humes Humanitarian Scholarship (she will attend CCSU, Education).
Established in 1941, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain connects donors who care with causes that matter in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington. For more information on the Foundation, please call (860) 229-6018 or visit www.cfgnb.org.
To view photos of the Foundation's 2008 scholars, please click here.
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