Scholarships2008

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

For 83 students, the burden of paying for college will be eased with the help of scholarships from The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties. More than $103,000 will be distributed from funds held by The Foundation.

The recipients, hometown, the college each is attending, dollar amount and scholarship fund are as follows:

Caitlynn Allen, New Hartford, Union College, $450, Peter D. Fraser Memorial Scholarship
Jennifer Anson, Marcy, SUNY Geneseo, $400, Robert & Grace Reed Memorial Scholarship
Michael Anson, Marcy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, $300, Robert & Grace Reed Memorial Scholarship
Denis Avdic, Utica, Utica College, $2,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Commarrah Bashar, Utica, New York University, $2,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Jessica Beasock, Clinton, St. Elizabeth College of Nursing, $750 from the Alfreda J. Butnoris Scholarship
Chris Beaton, Utica, MVCC, $1,000, New Hartford High School Alumni Memorial Scholarship
Tabitha Blackman, Brookfield, HCCC, $550, DG & BF Benson Scholarship
Jillian Bova, Newport, SUNY College at Oneonta, $6,300, Barrett Williams Couper Scholarship
Teylor Bowens, Utica, SUNY Buffalo, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Vanessa Bowens, Utica, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, $1,500, Young Scholars Scholarship
Yasmine Bowens, Utica, Bennett College, $2,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Diamond Brown, Utica, SUNY Buffalo, $550, DG & BF Benson Scholarship
Kathryn Burns, Utica, Union College, $700, Maphia Scholarship
Kyle Cardinal, Deerfield, SUNY Oswego, $250, Leonard J. Capuana Scholarship
Michael Carroll, New Hartford, Manhattan College, $250, Leonard J. Capuana Scholarship
Fiorina Cavo, Utica, Utica College, $2,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Demetria Clare, West Winfield, HCCC, $500, Community Foundation Scholarship
Megan Cleary, Rome, MVCC, $800, Angela L. & Orlando A. Destito Memorial Scholarship
Katie Combs, Little Falls, SUNY Cobleskill, $500, Robert & Grace Reed Memorial Scholarship
Brianna Dantzler, Utica, Utica College, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Jacqueline Davis, Utica, Utica College, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Nicholas DeMatteo, Rome, Syracuse University, $300, Robert & Grace Reed Memorial Scholarship
Katherine Dickson, Little Falls, Carnegie Mellon University, $700, Louise Chapple Tanzer Scholarship
Kristin Dibble, Mohawk, HCCC, $500, Community Foundation Scholarship
Danica Dombroski, Remsen, Rochester Institute of Technology, $1,500, C.R. Roberts Memorial Scholarship
Sarah Dooley, Herkimer, HCCC, $500, Community Foundation Scholarship
Genevieve Dzialo, New Hartford, MVCC, $4,000, William B. Recknall Scholarship
Aliya Elliott, Utica, MVCC, $600, Cunningham Fund for Thea Bowman House Scholarship
Desiree Fauvelle, Newport, MVCC, $700, Senator James H. Donovan Scholarship
Sheri Fedor, Sauquoit, Utica College, $500, Robert & Grace Reed Memorial Scholarship
Alysia Fernandes, Herkimer, HCCC, $500, Community Foundation Scholarship
Caitlyn Fitzgerald, New Hartford, Cornell University, $500, Robert & Grace Reed Memorial Scholarship
Sarah Flisnik, Marcy, Hamilton College, $1,000, Credit Bureau of Utica Scholarship; $1,100, Kazanjian Family Scholarship
Juanita Fuentes, Utica, Utica College, $2,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Brian Gaskell, Clayville, MVCC, $550, DG & BF Benson Scholarship
Samantha Gates, Utica, SUNY Oswego, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Almir Gredelj, Utica, Utica College, $300, Robert & Grace Reed Memorial Scholarship
Amela Guso, Utica, MVCC, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Stephon Hamell, Utica, Utica College, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Cheryce Harvey, Utica, Russell Sage College, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Jasmine Hawkins, Utica, Utica College, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Nicholas Houle, New York Mills, Utica College, $4,000, Jeanne Louise Ulrich Romano Scholarship
Hong Huynh, Utica, Hamilton College, $2,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Thu Ha Thi Huynh, Utica, SUNY Buffalo, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Nadime Issa, Utica, Syracuse University, $1,500, Young Scholars Scholarship
Joseph Johnson, Utica, Utica College, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Brandon Jones, Utica, Hofstra University, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Turrell Jones, Utica, Rochester Institute of Technology, $2,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Mirzet Karabegovic, Utica, MVCC, $1,800, UFA Alumni Scholarship
Kristine Kelly, Utica, MVCC, $550, Andrew Kates Memorial Scholarship
Meagan Kobielski, Rome, SUNY Buffalo, $550, Holland Patent Medical Scholarship
Kelly Kovac, Newport, HCCC, $700, Senator James H. Donovan Scholarship
Esther Kyi, Utica, MVCC, $1,800, UFA Alumni Scholarship
Mi Lawson, Cold Brook, MVCC, $460, William & Bonnie Waldron Nursing Scholarship
David Mandy, Mineville, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, $5,000, Crown Point Central School & Moriah Central School Scholarship
Paris McLean, Utica, Syracuse University, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Tania Mendez, Utica, Syracuse University, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Kelcy Newman, Newport, HCCC, $850, Donald J. Mitchell Family Fund Scholarship
Tinh Nguyen, Utica, SUNY Buffalo, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Michael Ortiz-Nieves, Utica, Pratt MWP, $8,000, Edward Peter Sidelko Scholarship
Michael Pagliaro, Utica, Utica College, $1,500, James V. Knight Memorial Scholarship
Robert Perri, Frankfort, HCCC, $500, Community Foundation Scholarship
Ashley Peters, Crown Point, Albany College of Pharmacy, $5,000, Crown Point Central School Scholarship
Celicia Phimasone, Utica, Utica College, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Courtney Picente, Utica, MVCC, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Megan Piersma, Waterville, Virginia Western Community College, $550, DG & BF Benson Scholarship
James Pfeiffer, Northfield, VT, Norwich University, $1,300, richard W. Mitchell, II Memorial Scholarship
Alex Prue, New Hartford, MVCC, $850, Donald J. Mitchell Family Fund Scholarship
Robert Rocker, Herkimer, HCCC, $500, Mohawk Central School District Class of 1977 Scholarship
Robert Roth, Utica, Hobart and William Smith College, $250, UFA Alumni Scholarship Sport Booster
Amaryllis Santana, Utica, Utica College, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Samantha Sawanec, New Hartford, MVCC, $1,000, New Hartford High School Alumni Memorial Scholarship
Tyler Sheppard, New Hartford, MVCC, $450, Peter D. Fraser Memorial Scholarship
Kayleh Stalteri, Herkimer, HCCC, $500, Community Foundation Scholarship
Megan Suwek, Deerfield, Utica College, $300, Robert & Grace Reed Memorial Scholarship
Kayla Tartaglia, Utica, Utica College, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Tara Toukatly, Vernon, MVCC, $500, Robert & Grace Reed Memorial Scholarship
Thuy Vo, Utica, Colgate University, $2,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Semin Vukovic, Utica, Utica College, $1,000, Young Scholars Scholarship
Seid Zahirovic, Utica, Colgate University, $2,000, Young Scholars Scholarship

The Community Foundation has been a force for improving lives and promoting philanthropy throughout Herkimer and Oneida counties since 1952. The Foundation has made more than 3,800 grants totaling over $26.8 million in support of causes ranging from education to health care, the arts to the environment. Grants are generated by the more than 240 funds that comprise The Foundation’s endowment, established and advanced by area individuals and families.

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