Kathy McClearn, Co-President of the Board of Trustees of the Montclair Scholarship Fund, announced that the Trustees awarded 54 college scholarships to Montclair High School 2018 graduating seniors at the June 7th MHS Awards Night.
Montclair Scholarship Fund (MSF) recipients are all college-bound and awarded aid based on school achievement, community involvement, financial eligibility and need. 130 applicants applied and 15 first generation college students were awarded scholarships. Acceptances include Princeton, College of New Jersey, Spelman, Rutgers, USC, Rochester Institute of Technology, Howard, Northeastern, Montclair State, Carnegie Mellon, Bard, and NYU.
The Montclair Scholarship Fund awarded six new scholarships at this year’s ceremony:
Treene Family Scholarship
John C. Harney Montclair Lacrosse Scholarship created by his family to honor Coach Harney’s long commitment to the MHS lacrosse program
Kearny Savings Bank Award
Shull Family Scholarship, a memorial to Elizabeth Henderson Shull, MHS Class of 1978
PNC Bank Award
BSTV Entertainment Scholarship, created by the Montclair television production company.
Additional named scholarships awarded on June 7th include the Clem Taylor Journalism Scholarship, the Craig A. MacCallum Memorial STEM/Aviation Scholarship, the Jean H. Kidd Memorial Scholarship, the Ernest S. Prince Memorial Scholarship, the Katz Family Theater Award, the Craig Gonzalez Scholarship, the Gary F. Whitlock Memorial Scholarship, the Robert S. Hurt Memorial Scholarship, the William DeLorenzo, Sr. Memorial Scholarship and the Richard I. Bonsal Memorial Scholarship.
Montclair Scholarship Fund single and multi-year awards are applied to the cost of tuition with the overall mission of reducing student debt load. Co-President and Board Trustee Susann Connors notes, “The skyrocketing cost of tuition really puts a tremendous burden on students who have worked very hard to qualify for college and are struggling to put together a four-year funding plan. The Montclair Scholarship Fund’s goal is to reduce overall college debt by narrowing the gap between total costs and available funding. We are grateful to the greater Montclair community for supporting fundraisers such as Mardi Gras Montclair, making individual and corporate donations, and establishing scholarships that support the opportunities that a college degree brings.”
Montclair Scholarship Fund congratulates the following seniors and is proud to support their college aspirations:
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Alexis Dickerson, Spelman College
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Alyssa Antoine, Kean University
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Alyssa Santiago, Rutgers University
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Aradia Sessoms, Montclair State University
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Ashe Turner, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Ashley Obade, Bard College
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Autum (Reed) Bryant, Rutgers University
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Ayana Armstrong, Temple University
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Cameron Rawls, Spelman College
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Cathyliana Santiago-Nunez, University of Tampa
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Dana Maxwell, Kean University
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Jacob Gosses, Rutgers University
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Jenea Rutty, Howard University
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Lucas Campbell, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Mahria Carby, Temple University
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Makayla Granderson, William Paterson University
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Meenah Jannah, Rutgers University
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Noah Russell, Kean University
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Quinn Karlok, Ithaca College
Montclair Scholarship Fund Award - Tevian Cook, Kean University
Harold Bouton Princeton Award - Eve Cooke, Princeton University
Alvin L. Koschik, Jr. Memorial Scholarship - Angel Velazquez, Eastern University
Beatrice Hirsch Memorial Scholarship - Aja Bussey, Xavier University
Beatrice Hirsch Memorial Scholarship - Diamond Goodwyn, Montclair State University
BSTV Entertainment Scholarship - Olivia Chipepo, Stockton University
CF Scholarship - Trinity Fowlin, Sacred Heart University (CT)
Class of 43 Scholarship - Michael Vassallo, Bryant University
Clem Taylor Journalism Scholarship - Maia Mizrahi, University of Southern California
Craig A. MacCallum Memorial STEM/Aviation Scholarship - Helen Healy, Rochester Institute of Technology
Craig Gonzalez Scholarship - Joni Mae De Los Santos, Delaware State University
Edwin A. Feinhour Memorial Scholarship - Aja Bussey, Xavier University
Shull Family Scholarship - Ayana Armstrong, Temple University
Ernest S. Prince Memorial Scholarship - Taylor Jenkins, Spelman College
Garden Club of Montclair Scholarship - Lily Cunningham, Northeastern University
Gary F. Whitlock Memorial Scholarship - Lennox Whitmire, University of Hartford
Giacinto Reale Scholarship - Daijah McDonald, New York University
Harold Bouton Princeton Award - Samantha Lee, Princeton University
Jean H. Kidd Memorial Scholarship - Christine Malcolm Lynsung, Rutgers University
John C. Harney Montclair Lacrosse Scholarship - Samantha Lee, Princeton University
John P. Roberts Memorial Scholarship - Max Moore, Indiana University
Julius W. Foster / HOMECorp Scholarship - Justin Leong, Rowan University
Kearney Bank - Taylor Milch, University of Virginia
Leslie E. Hoyle Scholarship - Adrianna Spence, Howard University
Marjorie Bethell Scholarship - Diamond Goodwyn, Montclair State University
PNC Bank - Jordan Caro, University of Delaware
Richard I. Bonsal Memorial Scholarship - Angel Alguera, Rutgers University
Robert S. Hurt Memorial Scholarship - Amaya Barnes, Xavier University
Russell W. Marsden Scholarship - Chase Jackson, Clemson University
Russell W. Marsden Scholarship - Klarissa Aponte, University of Tampa
Susan and Thomas Dunn Scholarship - Victoria Liverpool, University of Rochester
Teacher's Club of Montclair - Alexia Morgan, The College of New Jersey
The Katz Family Theater Award - Valentino Musumeci-McGinn, Carnegie Mellon
Treene Family Scholarship - Danielle Tyndall, Rutgers University
William DeLorenzo Sr. Memorial Scholarship - Nicole Basilan, Adelphi University
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About The Montclair Scholarship Fund
The Montclair Scholarship Fund, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, has awarded scholarships to college-bound Montclair High School seniors with financial need since 1957. 100% of all donations is used exclusively to fund scholarships. Information about MSF, scholarships, volunteer opportunities and donor opportunities can be found at www.MontclairScholarshipFund.org.
