July 13, 2020
The Central Susquehanna Community Foundation is pleased to announce scholarship awards for local students. These opportunities are available thanks to the many individuals, families and organizations who have established 102 scholarship funds with the Foundation. Applications for a variety of interests, accomplishments, and career choices were accepted from students at their school district. These funds awarded over $298,000 in scholarships to more than 228 high school seniors and current undergraduate students. In addition to funds listed below, scholarship awards were also provided through these affiliates:
- Berwick Health and Wellness Fund – 2020 Scholarships
- Danville Area Community Foundation – 2020 Scholarships
- Selinsgrove Area Community Foundation – 2020 Scholarships
- Sunbury Area Community Foundation – 2020 Scholarships
The following students received scholarship awards from individual funds of the Central Susquehanna Community Foundation:
- Buehner DHS Class of 2004 Fund: Nikki Lytle ($500)
- Catholic War Veterans Post 1419 Association Scholarship Fund: Alexander Cerminaro ($450), Benamina Contes ($450)
- Coach Michael C. Scala Scholarship Award: Gage Traugh ($250)
- Dale A. and Ferne S. Krothe Veterans Scholarship Fund: Benamina Contes ($500)
- Don Ruggerio Athletic Scholarship Fund: Gage Traugh ($250)
- Dwayne Tressler Athletic Memorial Scholarship Fund: Shane Levan ($250)
- E. Louise Lawton Simington RN Nursing Scholarship Fund: Abigail Halon ($950), Crystal Jones ($950)
- Fred A. Takacs Scholarship Fund: Madelyn Isenberg ($300), Dallas Schechterly ($300), Gage Traugh ($500)
- George and Barbara Forese Family Scholarship Fund: Morgan Cooper ($400)
- George E. Skomsky Athletic Scholarship Fund: Eric Montes ($1,000)
- Kyle Douthat Memorial Scholarship Fund: Mataiyah Weaver ($500)
- Luis A. Ramos Fund: Timothy Maron ($700)
- Marian Eleanor Weikel Scholarship Fund: Jayla Klase ($22,000)
- Northumberland Schools Alumni Association Scholarship Fund: Shai Alvarez ($550), Jose Lopez ($700), Alexa Shaw ($450), Kylie Ulrich ($600)
- Orlando C. Scopelliti Scholarship Fund: Mara Shuck ($500)
- Patrick J. Mattucci Memorial Scholarship Fund: Oliver Brown ($500)
- R. Scott Kohler Memorial Scholarship Fund: Lear Quinton ($4,000)
- Robert Baillie Memorial Scholarship Fund: Jamie Thuy Nguyen ($1,000 for two years)
- Robert H. Nash Memorial Scholarship Fund: Gabrielle Chaudry ($1,200)
- Robert J. Wise Family Scholarship Fund: Kelsey Caladie ($350), Jendyn Knorr ($350), Tim Maron ($800), Mataiyah Weaver ($800)
- Robin Buehner Kindness Scholarship Fund: Joseph LaMarca ($650), Jacob Brown Shingara ($650)
- Ronald L. Garrison Memorial Scholarship Fund: Jendyn Knorr ($300)
- Sharon “Cheri” Spohrer Memorial Scholarship Fund: Sydney Lloyd ($400)
- Steven Mark Nastelli Scholarship Fund: Sydney Lloyd ($200), Eric Montes ($200)
- The Beyond Cajun Thivierge Fund: Gianna Popko ($350), Connor Vencloski ($350)
- The Mary Fund: Miriam DiAgostino ($500), Luis Donayre ($500), Nicholas Halczak ($500), Gianni Popko ($500), Hope Yablonski ($500)
- Walter and Florence Vorbleski Scholarship Fund: Oliver Brown ($1,300), Madison Coolbaugh ($1,300), Gage Traugh ($1,300)
Berwick Area School District Trust Funds
- 12th Man Football Scholarship Fund: Dallas Schechterly ($500), Antonio Baratta ($500), Sullivan Slabinski ($300), Gabriel DiPippa ($300), Anthony Sisco ($150), Shane Levan ($150)
- Bart Rado Senior Memorial Award: Michael Zalutko ($200)
- Berwick Area School District Trust Award: Sydney Kimbell ($2,700)
- Class of 1950 Scholarship Fund: Trinity Sockriter ($1,00)
- David L. Force Business Ed. Fund: Alex Cerminaro ($300)
- E. Saracino Football Fund: Anthony Sisco ($100)
- Frank Souchak Award: Sydney Lloyd ($200), Luis Donayre ($200), Mia Doll ($200), Alex Cerminaro ($100), Olivea Learn ($200), Michael Lombargo ($100), Sullivan Slabinski ($200), Gabriel DiPippa ($200), Anthony Sisco ($200), Levi Seigfried ($200), Rianna Balliet ($300), Jadyn Michael ($200), Abigail Clark ($200), Michael Zalutko ($200), Justin Whitebread ($200), Antoni Vasquez ($300)
- Individual Achievement Award: Dia Cruz ($100), Nicholas Heimbach ($100), Joseph Lapinski ($100), Natalia Pasquale ($100)
- Marie Rudy Music Award: Benjamin Contes ($700)
- Russell H. Zimmerman Scholarship Fund (given by Doris Keller and Robert Clark Hosler): Merissa Wark ($500)
- Ruth Peck Matzko RN & Michael J. Matzko MD Scholarship Fund: Sydney: Lloyd ($500)
- Susquehanna Arts/Craft Award: Miriam DiAgostino ($500)
- Tuzzi Health/Financial Need Award: Alexis Hunsinger ($300)
- BASD Vorbleski Scholarship Fund: Sydney Lloyd ($200), Dallas Schechterly ($200), Timothy Maron ($200), Madelyn Isenberg ($200), Luis Bonaire ($200), Niciaa Jestine ($200), Alex Cerminaro ($350), Morgan Cooper ($350), Oliver Brown ($400), Gage Tough ($800), Hope Yablonski ($800)
Warrior Run School District Funds
- Bernice A. Bissell Scholarship Fund (Passions in Pathways Award): Dakota Hoffman ($1,670), Gabrielle Hoffman ($1,670), Keegan Jenkins ($1,670), Madelyn Masser ($1,670), Adam Mutschler ($1,670), Marissa Pick ($1,670), Tyler Pick ($1,670), Zachary Schaeffer ($1,670), Madison Waltman ($1,670), Hayden Woland ($1,670)
- Bernice A. Bissell Scholarship Fund (Defender Pride Award): Jordan Hill ($1,670)
- Dale E. Schooley Achievement Award: Dustin Hauck ($500)
- H. William Koch Memorial Scholarship Fund: Cadee Wood ($1,300)
- Jack Zeigler Memorial Scholarship Fund: Alyssa Williams ($4,100)
- Katharine A. Swope Scholarship Fund: Meredith Gardner ($2,050), Abigail Lapp ($2,050)
- Warrior Run School District Endowment Scholarship Fund (Outstanding Scholar Award): Rachel Yohn ($4,360)
- Warrior Run School District Endowment Scholarship Fund (Leadership & Citizenship Award): Zachariah Feerar ($4,360), Ellioet Kelchner ($4,360)
- Warrior Run School District Endowment Scholarship Fund (Warrior Run Scholarship Fund Award): Hanson Weng ($4,360), Rachael Zeager ($4,360)