2008 Scholarship Recipients

Sorted by Scholarship Name
Name / High School or Current School / College Attending in Fall 2009

Andy Vito/Harold Tompkins Scholarship

Christopher J. Matteo / Webutuck High School / Guilford College
Schuyler W. Matteson / Millbrook High School / Carson-Newman College
Timothy J. Reynolds / Stissing Mountain High School / Ithaca College

Athena Scholarship

Kelsey A. Anderson / FDR High School / SUNY New Paltz
Ilene M. Cooke / Empire State College
Anreka Gordon / Poughkeepsie High School / Dutchess Community College
Victoria L. Murray / Dutchess County BOCES

Audrey Evert Citizenship Award

Danielle M. Hagin / Arlington Middle School
Christina M. Hughes / Arlington Middle School
Daniel P. Kane / Arlington Middle School
Freddie R. Thompson Jr. / Arlington Middle School

Audrey Morgenstern Memorial Scholarship

Stephanie A. D'Adamo / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Marist College

Ben-Allen Breslow Memorial Scholarship

Jacqueline Inserillo / Stissing Mountain High School

Bernard Bryan Award

Usman T. Khan / Poughkeepsie High School / New York Institute of Technology

Beverly Didymus Cultural Exchange Scholarship

Mia J. Desmedt / Poughkeepsie High School / SUNY at Oneonta

Bret Alan Frattellone Scholarship

Alana M. Attanasio / Lakeland High School / St. John's University

Cheryl Ann Reis Memorial Scholarship

Mark Herreros / John Jay High School / Fordham University

Clark Townsend Memorial Scholarship

Michael Maneri / Roy C. Ketcham High School

Class of 1958 Scholarship

Jordan T. Tempro / Poughkeepsie High School / Pace University

Class of 1985 Award

Denacca Johnson / Poughkeepsie High School

Class of 1989 Award

Todd Snead / Poughkeepsie High School

Cosimo DiBrizzi Memorial Scholarship

Lindsay A. Colasurdo / Culinary Institute of America
Courtney T. Hatt / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Culinary Institute of America

David Gould Award

Daniel L. Macelveen / Poughkeepsie High School

Dennis J. Markle Memorial Scholarship

Mia J. Desmedt / Poughkeepsie High School / SUNY at Oneonta

Doherty - Package Pavement Company Scholarship

Kaitlyn R. Holt / West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Andrew J. Miyoshi / Dutchess Community College / Buffalo State College

Dr. Joseph C. Komyathy Memorial Award

Marion Tilearcio / John Jay High School

Edward F. Jacoby Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund for Youth

Robert A. King / Arlington High School / Dutchess Community College

Eileen Hickey Nursing Scholarship

M. Guslene Belleus / Mount Saint Mary's College
Nadilynn J. Melendez / Mount Saint Mary's College

Evelyn S. Oppenheim Memorial Award

Jessica DiCerbo / John Jay High School
Meredith Mayer / Roy C. Ketcham High School

Financial Planning Association Chapter of the Hudson Valley Scholarship

Lai Chuen Lau / John Jay Senior High School / Boston University

Gayle Petty Pfaff Social Studies Memorial Award

Emil Ostrouski / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Vassar College

George A. and Catherine V. Quill Scholarship

Thomas M. Chanowsky / John Jay Senior High School / Dutchess Community College
Ariana Frank / Poughkeepsie High School / Dutchess Community College
Courtney M. Garzione / Newburgh Free Academy / Roanoke College

H. Normington Schofield Scholarship

Meaghan R. Kenny / Our Lady of Lourdes High School
Steven L. Wagner / Roy C. Ketcham High School / SUNY New Paltz
Hannah E. Wood / Beacon High School / SUNY at Oneonta

Harold I. Long, Class of 1930 Award

Vincent L. Baggett / Poughkeepsie High School

Helen and William Schwerman Memorial Award

Elliot Lant / Roy C. Ketcham High School
Sze Wing Jenny Wong / John Jay High School

I. Ann Davidson Scholarship

Alancia Oliver / Poughkeepsie High School / Dutchess Community College

Isabelle Wilson Markeloff Arts & Crafts Award

Dallas Sumski / Governor George Clinton Elementary School

Isabelle Wilson Markeloff Library Award

Jenell Toby / G.W. Krieger Elementary School

J. Schuyler Fox Award

Kristin Phillips / Poughkeepsie High School

Jeffrey James Cook Art Scholarship

Erin McCourt / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Binghamton University

JFK Scholarship

Brittany M. Brace / Dutchess Community College

John F. De Gilio Science Scholarship

Raine D. Tucker-Smith / Poughkeepsie High School / Dutchess Community College

John J. Csizmar Scholarship

Curtis Abraham / Poughkeepsie High School / Dutchess Community College
Olivia G. Garrity / Poughkeepsie High School / Drexel University

John M. Rehl Scholarship

Lai Chuen Lau / John Jay High School / Boston University

John T. Sloper Community Scholarship

Christina Hom / Pawling High School / Hobart & William Smith Colleges

John Thompson Award

Katrina Moore / Poughkeepsie High School

Joseph Chupay Memorial Award

Glen Coon Jr. / Red Hook High School

Joseph H. and Mildred C. McManus Scholarship

Chelsea L. Cartica / Arlington High School / Marist College
Zena Z. Jamal / Roy C. Ketcham High School / The College of New Rochelle
Usman T. Khan / Poughkeepsie High School / New York Institute of Technology
Robert J. Lynch / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Dutchess Community College
Brianna N. Melilli / Beacon High School / Sacred Heart University
Sharol A. Whyte / Poughkeepsie High School / Pace University

Joseph H. Gellert - Dutchess County Bar Association Scholarship

Shane J. Egan / Albany Law School

Joseph S. Guarneri, Sr. Memorial Scholarship

Nicole B. Butler / Beacon High School / SUNY Delhi

JTN Scholarship

Cody Bender / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Dutchess Community College

Juan Lafuente Memorial Scholarship

Justin R. Giordano / Webutuck High School / Binghamton University
Oliver F. Kempf / Red Hook High School / Boston University
Schuyler W. Matteson / Millbrook High School / Carson-Newman College
Marin L. McDermott / Red Hook High School / University of Pennsylvania
Sean E. Michnowski / Our Lady of Lourdes High School / Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute

Justine Winters Memorial Scholarship

Jaime L. Crysler / John Jay High School / Dutchess Community College

Lida Stewart Memorial Scholarship

Tiffany Schneck / Poughkeepsie High School / College of Saint Rose

Lloyd Hapeman Award

Patrick Burns / Red Hook High School

Lori Kane Award

Sara Toufali / Roy C. Ketcham High School

Lorien Niniel Kimlin Scholarship

Shannon M. Tavarez / Marist College

Louis B. Smith Memorial Award

Sharol A. Whyte / Poughkeepsie High School / Pace University

Luigi and Elisa Panichi Memorial Scholarship

Nicholas J. Contarino / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Mount Saint Mary College
Dominico F. Milio / Dutchess Community College
Nicole M. Nadel / Marist College

Manufacturing and Trade Scholarship

Wilfred G. Holz / Dutchess BOCES

Maria E. McCarthy Ringwood Memorial Scholarship

Amy B. DeNitto / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Muhlenberg College
Stephanie K. Pennaccia / Our Lady of Lourdes High School / Fordham University

Marie Whearty Exceptional Effort Award

Kersten McArthur / Arlington Middle School
William Storms / Arlington Middle School

Marjorie Gunther Memorial Award

Kristin Phillips / Poughkeepsie High School

Marshall R. Effron Scholarship in Honor of the Poughkeepsie High School Class of 1938

Angela Johnson / Poughkeepsie High School / Dutchess Community College

Marjorie A. Rifenburg Memorial Scholarship

Isra Amjed / Poughkeepsie High School / Vassar College
Alison M. Fasolino / SUNY Potsdam
Ariana Frank / Poughkeepsie High School / Dutchess Community College
Usman T. Khan / Poughkeepsie High School / New York Institute of Technology
Jordan T. Tempro / Poughkeepsie High School / Pace University
Raine D. Tucker-Smith / Poughkeepsie High School / Dutchess Community College
Sharol A. Whyte / Poughkeepsie High School / Pace University

Mary Abdoo Fashion Memorial Scholarship

Amanda M. LaMela / Marist College

Mary Klemmer Award

Denacca Johnson / Poughkeepsie High School

Maynard and Ferne Brownell Family Scholarship

Rebecca M. Harrison / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Marist College

Melissa D. Bisaccia Scholarship

Robert J. Lynch / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Dutchess Community College
Theresa Riedy / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Mount Saint Mary College

Melissa D. Bisaccia Summer Camp Scholarship

Melinda A. Conklin / Hull Homestead

Michael P. Murphy Public Service Scholarship

Ashley L. Malinovsky / John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Mildred Quick Van Wagner Memorial Award

Anthony M. Faison / Poughkeepsie High School

Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation Scholarship

Stephanie A. Clayton / Brewster High School / Western Connecticut State University
Kristen A. Davenport / Taconic Hills High School / Tufts University
Jacqueline M. Gurgui / Lesley University / Binghamton University
Allison B. Mandel / Suffern High School / University of Delaware
Gabrielle D. Miller / Hendrick Hudson High School / University of Delaware
Nyla Naim / FDR High School / University at Albany (SUNY)
Salina Sabri / Woodlands High School / Vassar College
Zachary J. Samolia / Middletown High School / Syracuse University

Miriam Brown Memorial Award

Michelle Matias-Cortes / Poughkeepsie High School / Dutchess Community College

Nora Zeller Strudwick Memorial Scholarship

Zena Z. Jamal / Roy C. Ketcham High School / The College of New Rochelle

P.J. Ransley Memorial Scholarship

Thomas P. Howard / Red Hook High School / Seton Hall University

Pawith Educators Scholarship

Joseph McCabe / Poughkeepsie High School

PCSD Foundation Scholarship

Shiann Mayorga / Poughkeepsie High School / Marist College

Philip DaGasta Aviation Memorial Award

Matthew Freih / John Jay High School

Poughkeepsie City School District Educational Opportunity Scholarship

Michelle Matias-Cortes / Poughkeepsie High School / Dutchess Community College
Carlton W. Williams / Poughkeepsie High School

Poultney, Vermont High School Class of '48 Scholarship

Katherine Hampl / Poultney High School / Castleton State College

Pvt . Herman Siegel Memorial Award

Brian Veltre / Poughkeepsie High School

Raymond W. Gordon Healthcare Scholarship

Christopher M. Holder / Dutchess Community College

Red Hook Grange Scholarship

Jeffrey D. Ransford / Red Hook High School / Full Sail Real World Education

Richard W. Mitchell Memorial Scholarship

Lucio C. Battista / John Jay High School / Johnson & Wales University
Natara S. Bush / Dutchess BOCES Career & Technical Institute
Andrew M. Jaouen / Dover High School / Mercyhurst College
Kristina N. Rosselli / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Mount Saint Mary College
Robert W. Stanton / FDR High School / SUNY Oswego

Robert E. Mountz All-Around Award

Abigail Shand / W.W. Smith Humanities Magnet School

Robert H. Morrison Memorial Scholarship

Steven L. Wagner / Roy C. Ketcham High School / SUNY New Paltz

Robert J. Susky Memorial Award

Jovan Campbell / Poughkeepsie High School

Robert K. Gould Memorial Scholarship

Andrew J. Soltish / Beacon High School / Sacred Heart University
Valerie C. Villegas / Beacon High School / The Culinary Institute of America

Robin Rosenthal Rayfield Scholarship

Evan P. Chamberas / Poughkeepsie High School / University at Albany (SUNY)

Ronnie Berg Drummers Scholarship

Robert F. Macina / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Berklee College of Music

Rotary Club of Wappingers Falls, Inc. Community Service Award

Ellen Feeney / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Wilkes University
Kimberly Hayden / Roy C. Ketcham High School / SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Veronica Sceri / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Marist College

Rotary Club of Wappingers Falls, Inc. Vincent Paino Sr. Memorial Scholarship

Kenneth Tornatore / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Binghamton University

Ruth Oja Environmental Scholarship

Lucia C. Von Reusner / Millbrook School / Cornell University

S.R. Shear Award

DaShon Davis / Poughkeepsie High School

Scott Ruit Scholarship

Andrew M. Gilhooly / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Dutchess Community College

Serge Markeloff Math & Science Award

Heiddy Figueroa-Santos / C.B. Warring Magnet Academy of Science & Technology

Serge Markeloff Public Speaking Award

Drew Point-Jour / Columbus Elementary School

Sheldon J. Teitelbaum Award for Excellence in Mathematics

Alexander Harmuth / Poughkeepsie High School

Southern Dutchess Exchange Club Youth Achievement Scholarship

George Kotsopoutos / Beacon High School / Pace University
Christopher Manz / Roy C. Ketcham High School
Allison Patierno / John Jay Senior High School / University of Delaware

Springfield Baptist Church - Rev. Mattie Cooper and Jack Cooper, Sr. Scholarship

Othello Coleman / Beacon High School
Tyheisha Davis / Beacon High School
Frankie Ryan / Beacon High School
Marquist Whitted / Beacon High School

St. Stanislaus Knights of Columbus Scholarship

Alexandria N. Rossi / Arlington High School / SUNY at Oneonta

Stanley J. Tarver Memorial Scholarship

Kimberli Gant / Columbia University

Stephanie D. Brown Memorial Scholarship

Lauren A. Hanson / Millbrook High School / SUNY Geneseo
Janine M. Pierantozzi / Millbrook High School / SUNY  New Paltz

Stephen P. Becker Scholarship

Antoinnett Bowley / Ulster County Community College
Yanique Bowley / Arlington High School / LaGuardia Community College
MaryAnne Dela Cruz / Dutchess Community College / SUNY Purchase
SarahKay Dela Cruz / Dutchess Community College / Cornell University
Gareth Gayomba / F. D. Roosevelt High School / University at Buffalo - SUNY
Sheena R. Gayomba / Rider University
Eric J. Gregory / SUNY New Paltz
Ryan P. Guilaran / F. D. Roosevelt High School / Dutchess Community College
Daniel Holder / Arlington High School / College of the Holy Cross
Paul Holder / Arlington High School / Boston College
Christina Maranzano / Marist College
Kerianne Strachan / Marist College
Justin Torok / Cornell University

Steven A. Parascandola Art Scholarship

Amie Paszel / John Jay High School / School of Visual Arts
Jaclyn M. Schauer / Arlington High School / Art Institute of Mill Street Loft

Thomas W. Haggerty Memorial Scholarship

Lucio C. Battista / John Jay Senior High School / Johnson & Wales University
Robert J. Lynch / Roy C. Ketcham High School / Dutchess Community College

Tom Aposporos Award

Ariana Frank / Poughkeepsie High School / Siena College

William J. Egan Scholarship

Brittany Bush / Dutchess Community College

William J. Nichols Medical Scholarship

Robert W. Stanton / F. D. Roosevelt High School / SUNY Oswego

Yvonne Johnson Education Award

Joshua Graham / Poughkeepsie Middle School
Jaiana Singleton / Poughkeepsie Middle School


Past Awards

2007 Scholarship Recipients

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