Scholarship Application

DOLLARS FOR STUDENTS (established 1966):

High School Recipients - $1,500 each

Thomas Dowling (Lee Stein)  |  The College of New Jersey — Major: Kinesiology and Health Sciences with a Pre Physical Therapy track

Rebecca Lacerda (Eleanor Kramps)  |  Kean University — Major: Elementary Education Devin McAuliffe (Henry Schwiering)  |  Indiana University — Major: Finance

Vance Slack (Joseph Nagy) |  The Ohio State University — Major: Finance

College Recipients: $1,500 each

Antonio Cerchio Saggese  |  Fairleigh Dickinson University — Major: Accounting

Samantha Friscia  |  West Chester University

Lily Gaulin  |  University of Florida — Major: Health Science: Pre-Occupational Therapy (Major); Disabilities in Society (Minor)

Bridget Hernandez  |  University of Arizona — Major: Accounting and Political Science

Katelyn Lester  |  University of Texas at Austin — Major: Nursing

Sairah Llano  |  The College of New Jersey — Major: Mechanical Engineering

Maria Sao Jose  |  Fairleigh Dickinson University — Major: Forensic Psychology

Claire Swensen  |  Mount Holyoke College — Major: Neuroscience & Behavior

Natasha Vega (John Lawson)  |  Case Western Reserve University — Major: Human Nutrition

Kelly Stewart (Recipient Funded) |  University of Connecticut — Major: Nutritional Sciences

DAVID E. RINGLE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS (Rotary-Garbe):

Valedictorian: Bella Mirenda  |  University of Pittsburgh — Major: Engineering ($750)

Salutatorian:  Gabriella Suriani  |  Wake Forest University — Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ($500)

ADRIAN ANDREWS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2013): $2,000

Erica Giuliani  |  Clemson University — Major: Elementary Education

BESSON FAMILY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS (established 1992): $2,500 each

Natalia Hollins  |  Rowan University — Major: Public Health

Paul Vlkovic  |  Montclair State University — Major: Theatre Studies

COACH BREZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2020): $1,000

Olivia Domingues  |  University of Tennessee — Major: Kinesiology

Bradley Pearce  |  Sacred Heart University — Major: Finance

THE DORIS & GEORGE BRYAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: $5,000

Claire Widder  |  St. John's University

DOROTHY ANNE BUTLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: $2,500

Kiersten O'Donnell  |  Clemson University — Major: Biological Sciences

PHILIP CAPPIO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2019): $2,000

Tony Lourenco  |  Ramapo College of New Jersey — Major: Finance

FRED J. CHEMIDLIN, JR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2019): $2,000

Amelia Condell  |  Northeastern University — Major: Biology

CAROL B. CHOYE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2021): $1,500

Joseph Lambert  |  Syracuse University — Major: Television, Radio and Film

THE CLASS OF 1967 – (FIRST TO RECEIVE, FIRST TO GIVE BACK) (established 2019): $1,000

Jack Trojan  |  Raritan Valley Community College — Major: Business Management

THE CLASS OF 1979 ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP (established 2019): $500 each

Greg Baerson  |  Syracuse University — Major: Business

Gabriella Debrito  |  University of Delaware — Major: Human Services

JJ CUNNINGHAM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP– (established 2020): $2,000 each

Mia Savare  |  University of Maryland — Major: Dietetics

Jonah Tamayo  |  University of Maryland — Major: Mechanical Engineering

DAIDONE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP (established 2020): $3,000 each for 4 years

2026 Garet Su  |  University of Michigan — Major: Engineering

2025 Sofia Murray  |  Rutgers University

2024 Rebecca Sohmer  |  Georgia Institute of Technology— Major: Mechanical Engineering

MAURO and RULENE DiFRANCESCO SCHOLARSHIP (established 2014): $1,500

Samantha Chan  |  Pace University - NYC — Major: Accounting

MAURO and RULENE DiFRANCESCO SAINT BARTHOLOMEW’S STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP (established 2017): $1,500

Colleen Kennedy  |  Sacred Heart University — Major: Finance

FRANK & EILEEN DiNIZO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2011): $500

Greg Baerson  |  Syracuse University — Major: Business

THE DR. RICHARD W. DOBYNS MEMORIAL ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP (selected by guidance dept): $1,000

Sara Montero  |  Union College of NJ — Major: Music

KAREN and JOSEPH FRANZONE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2001): $1,000

Natalia Lambert  |  Ramapo College of New Jersey — Major: Elementary & Special Education

FRANK FUMOSA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2017): $1,500

Ethan Fellen  |  University of Delaware — Major: Chemical Engineering

MARCO M. GIASULLO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2019): $2,500

Alex Bolton  |  Fairleigh Dickinson University — Major: Finance

ELEANOR GILPATRICK FINE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP (established 2024): $1,000

Madelyn Latham  |  Franklin and Marshall — Major: Biology

GIRL SCOUT SCHOLARSHIP (established 2011): $1,200 each

Normandie Beversluis  |  Amherst College — Major: Political Science and English

Elyse Lamberti  |  University of Scranton — Major: Counseling and Human Services

Bella Mirenda  |  University of Pittsburgh — Major: Engineering

CHESTER J. JANUSZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2024): $1,000 each

Justin Bogdan  |  University of Tennessee — Major: Business

Taryn Ribaudo  |  Rider University- Westminster Choir College — Major: Music Education

DORIS KOUES MEMORIAL NURSING SCHOLARSHIP (established 1995): $400

Irfa Azhar  |  Rutgers University — Major: Nursing

ROBERT & CAROL KRAUS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2010): $5,000

Kevin Shehata  |  Rutgers University — Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences

GEORGE KUREK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2020): $1,000

Madelyn Latham  |  Franklin and Marshall — Major: Biology

THE CARL M. KUMPF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2025): $2,500

Darren Edelman  |  University of Georgia — Major: Business

WILLIAM AND RUTH LINGE SCHOLARSHIPS (established 2006): $1,500 each

Kayla Mcnair  |  Rutgers University — Major: Biological Sciences - Pre-Dental

João Morais Sarmento Lopes  |  Rochester Institute of Technology — Major: Electrical Engineering

NICO LOMBARDI MEMORIAL BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2025): $1,500 each

Natalia Lambert  |  Ramapo College of New Jersey — Major: Elementary and Special Education

Max Nicholson  |  University of Maryland — Major: Accounting

JOHN and MARIE LOSAVIO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 1999): $500

Spoorthy Gundra  |  Vanderbilt University — Major: Music Performance

LYGHT FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP (established 2020): $3,000 each

Venny Ebrahim  |  Seton Hall University — Major: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience 

Codeylia Frimpong  |  Major: Electrical Engineering

WILLIAM J. McGINN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2011): $2,000

Kelsie Waldron  |  University of Delaware — Major: Nursing

COURTNEY E. METZGER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2000): $2,500

Shae Trenery  |  University of Maryland — Major: Economics

MOORE–SKILLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2018): $1,500 each

Lily Cirillo  |  Lehigh University — Major: Integrated Degree in Engineering and Arts and Sciences (IDEAS) 

Juilee Joshi  |  Rutgers University — Major: Biology with Pre-Med Track

WILLIAM MULLIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (Rotary–Garbe; established 2010):  $2,000 each

2026 Rose Weisman  |  University of New Hampshire — Major: Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Biology

2025 Everett Boris  |  University of Vermont — Major: Animal Science

2024 Taylor Clement  |  University of Rhode Island 

2023 Mikayla Mari  |  Delaware Valley

KATHERINE NEWCOMER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2016): $1,500

Irfa Azhar  |  Rutgers University — Major: Nursing

CHARLIE NEWMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2021): $5,000

Monique Francilot  |  Tuskegee University — Major: Architecture

THE “PLAY 4 PHIL” ORSINI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2024): $2,000

Emily Roof  |  Coastal Carolina University — Major: Exercise and Sport Science

NICK PALUMBO, M.D. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2022): $1,500 

John Buckley  |  Loyola University of Chicago — Major: Biochemistry

THE PATRICK’S DOWNTOWN RACE RACE TO SUMMER 5K SCHOLARSHIP, IN MEMORY OF PATRICK J. ALLOCCA (established 2022): $3,500

Spencer Martin  |  Duke University — Major: Physics

ETHEL PERKINS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (Rotary–Garbe; established 2010): $2,000 each

2026 Grace Taylor  |  Villanova University — Major: Nursing

2025 Saanvi Suresh  |  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — Major: Computer & Systems Engineering

2024 Catie Skwirut  |  University of Delaware

2023 Madison Diaz  |  Brown University

THE LAURIE PRUSIK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (ESTABLISHED 2019): $1,000

Michael Savare  |  Syracuse University — Major: Business Analytics and Sports Management

DR. MURIEL H. RAMSDEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 1991): $1,500

Colleen Gillen  |  Rowan University — Major: Nursing

TERRY and ARLENE RIEGEL SCHOLARSHIPS (established 2013): $2,500 each for 4 years

Terry Riegel

2026 Samuel Duque  |  Rutgers University — Major: Finance

2025 Saman Zeb  |  Swarthmore — Major: Political Science, Philosophy & Economics

Arlene Riegel

2026 William Liu  |  University of Michigan — Major: Biomedical Engineering

2025 Isabella Rocha  |  Emerson College

ROTARY–GARBE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS (established 1987):

2026 Recipients: $2,500 each

Bella DeSanto  |  University of New Hampshire — Major: Occupational Therapy

Brian Natareno Santiago  |  Rutgers University — Major: Civil Engineering

Michaela Tang  |  Penn State University — Major: Computer Engineering

2025 Recipients: $2,500 each

Elizabeth Agnello  |  Fordham University — Major: English

Isaac Duque  |  Kean University — Major: Forensic Science

Chris Murphy  |  Fairfield University — Major: Psychology

2024 Recipients: $2,500 each

Matan Goldstein  |  Rutgers University

Rachel Lacerda  |  Montclair State University

Maisie Shimko  |  Cornell University

2023 Recipients: $2,500 each

Jessica Gallagher  |  TCNJ

Ava Mach |  Rutgers University

Eli Ware  |  Liberty University

THE RORY RUHL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2025): $1,000

Alex Chen  |  George Washington University — Major: Political Science

PATTY RUSSO WHITEHOUSE CLASS of 1979 FUTURE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP (established 2025): $2,000

Carlie Gleason  |  Quinnipiac University — Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

THE SPF STUDENT, ATHLETE, COACH, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR - EUGENE SCHILLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2025): $1,000

Reid Buehler  |  University of South Carolina — Major: Finance

LAVERNE SCHNELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2016): $1,500

Elissa Steingart  |  Lasell University — Major: Fashion Merchandising

SCHOOL ONE RETIRED ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS and STAFF SCHOLARSHIP (established 2014): $1,500

Jacob Cristobal  |  Montclair State University — Major: Hospitality, Sports, Events and Tourism

SCOTCH PLAINS–FANWOOD FIELD HOCKEY SCHOLARSHIP (established 2021): $2,000 each for 4 years

2026 Claire Abadir  |  Liberty University — Major: Mechanical Engineering

2025 Carolina Conklin  |  University of Delaware — Major: Business

2025 Kayla Murray  |  Ohio State University

2025 Meredith Reilly  |  Clemson University — Major: Pre–Professional Health Studies

SCOTCH PLAINS–FANWOOD ICE HOCKEY SCHOLARSHIP (established 2015): $1,000

Nick Movsesian  |  University of Tennessee — Major: Electrical Engineering

SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD LACROSSE CLUB - LAURA ROESSLE LACROSSE SCHOLARSHIP (established 2025): $1,000

Elissa Steingart  |  Lasell University — Major: Fashion Merchandising

SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD LACROSSE CLUB - NICK MICELI SENIOR LACROSSE SCHOLARSHIP (established 2017): $1,000

Caleb McDowell  |  Yale University — Major: Political Science

SCOTCH PLAINS–FANWOOD LACROSSE CLUB SCHOLARSHIP (established 2017) : $1,000 each

Brian Kloepfer  |  University of South Carolina — Major: Economics

Emily Thompson  |  Montclair State University — Major: Business Administration

SCOTCH PLAINS RECREATION DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIP (established 2021): $500 each

Reid Buehler  |  University of South Carolina — Major: Finance

Emily Clarke  |  University of South Carolina — Major: Marketing

THE SOCIAL STATUS CO. NEXT GEN SCHOLARSHIP (established 2025): $1,000

Emily Clarke  |  University of South Carolina — Major: Marketing

AMELIA SOLLITTO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2024): $500

Gabriella Debrito  |  University of Delaware — Major: Human Services

SPFHS ITALIAN CLUB (established 2013): $150

Gabriella Debrito  |  University of Delaware — Major: Human Services

SPFHS MARCHING BAND SCHOLARSHIP (established 2022): $500

Ethan Fellen  |  University of Delaware — Major: Chemical Engineering

SPF– IU SCHOLARSHIP (established 2022): $1,500

Griffin Hough  |  Indiana University — Major: Finance

FRANKLIN MAINE and HELEN McCONNELL SPOONER SCHOLARSHIP (established 2002): $2,000

Samantha Gettler  |  Seton Hall University — Major: Social and Behavioral Science 

JEFFREY SPRING MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 1995): $500

Justin Bogdan  |  University of Tennessee — Major: Business

LINA SURIANO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2016): $1,500

Annie Ricca  |  Rutgers University — Major: Biological Sciences

KERRI VILLANE SUNSHINE SCHOLARSHIP (established 2020): $1,000 each

Jenna Lourenco  |  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — Major: Information Technology and Web Science

Kamryn Nesmith  |  Hampton University — Major: Business Administration

MARY CAROLYN WERTS WOOD CLASS OF 1951 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (established 2018): $2,000

Jack Trojan  |  Raritan Valley Community College — Major: Business Management

PTA SCHOLARSHIPS:

BRUNNER

Dr. Albert DeSousa Memorial Scholarship: $1,500

Sam Hale  |  Worcester Polytechnic Institute — Major: Biochemistry

Brunner PTA Scholarship: $1,500

Callum Fynes  |  Indiana University — Major: Business

Brunner PTA Scholarship: $1,500

Reilly Amberg  |  University of Scranton — Major: Biology- Pre-Physician Assistant

J. ACKERMAN COLES

Carol Patten Memorial Scholarship (established 2012): $1,500

Deegan Ventura  |  SUNY Purchase — Major: Design and Technical Theater

Michelle Crisafulli Memorial Scholarship (established 2018): $1,500

Xing Liao  |  University of Massachusetts Amherst — Major: Accounting

Laurie Prusik Memorial Scholarship (established 2019): $1,500

Ava Bonczek  |  Fordham University — Major: Psychology

Beth Mulvaney Memorial Scholarship (established 2021): $1,500

Alexandra Savare  |  Lehigh University — Major: 4+1 MS in Business Analytics

EVERGREEN

Dr. Beverlee Kaminetzky Memorial Scholarship: $1,500

Brandon Dinizo  |  University of South Carolina — Major: Sports and Entertainment Management

Kehs–Aakjer Memorial Scholarship: $1,500

Sammie Nocera  |  Penn State University — Major: Kinesiology

Mary ”Chickie” Giraud Memorial Scholarship: $1,500

Joseph Souza  |  Fordham University — Major: Accounting

McGINN

Mariana Cassidy Excellence Awards (established 1995): $1,500 each

Aanya Wright  |  Rutgers University — Major: Business

Gabriella Suriani  |  Wake Forest University — Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Juliette Gutierrez  |  University of Delaware — Major: Cognitive Science

SCHOOL ONE

James V. Cerasa Scholarship (established 1993): $2,000

Kamryn Nesmith  |  Hampton University — Major: Business Administration

Jeffrey Grysko Scholarship (established 2014): $2,000

Kevin Wright  |  Cornell University — Major: Mechanical Engineering

NETTINGHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL

McTB Scholarship (established 1993): $1,500

Tess Coffey  |  Boston College — Major: Management & Leadership

Dave Cilio Scholarship (established 2021): $1,500

Timothy Dematteo  |  University of Florida — Major: Mathematics

TERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL

John C. Foulks Scholarships (established 1994): $1,500

Matt Krantz  |  Tufts University — Major: Biochemistry

Emma Telpis  |  American University Honors College — Major: International Studies

SCOTCH PLAINS FANWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Robert Adams, Jr. Scholarship (established 1967): $2,000

Asher Jackvony  |  Florida State University — Major: Biology

Dr. Terry K. Riegel Scholarship (established 1999): $2,000

Paul Boyle  |  Wesleyan University — Major: Economics/Film

Dr. David Heisey Scholarship (established 2024): $2,000

Dylin Kervel  |  University of Massachusetts — Major: Political Science

PTA COUNCIL

Manya S. Ungar Scholarship (established 1969): $1,500

Olivia Rotondo  |  McGill University

Dr. Margaret Hayes Scholarship (established 2019): $1,500

Varun Chauhan – $1700 – Arizona State University – Computer Systems Engineering

Dr. Carol B. Choye Scholarship (established 2007): $1,500

Joseph Lambert  |  Syracuse University — Major: Television, Radio and Film

Dr. Joan Mast Excellence in Leadership Scholarship (established 2024): $2,500

Georgea Stellakis  |  University of Florida — Major: Neuroscience

SPF Super Sports Scholarship (established 2024): $1,500

Mia Trombetta  |  Sacred Heart University — Major: Health Science