Annual awards ceremony recognizes scholars and scholarships

salvetoday Posted On September 29, 2015
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A touchstone event of this year’s Fall Festival Weekend, scheduled for Oct. 2-4, is the 12th annual awards ceremony, which will recognize student scholarship recipients along with distinguished alumni and parents. The awards ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 in the Bazarsky Lecture Hall.

The following student scholarship recipients will be recognized during the awards ceremony:

  • Natalia Almeida – Beatrice B. and Samuel Z. Bazarsky Endowed Scholarship
  • Sasha Arias – William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
  • Marrissa Ballard – Regina Scholarship, 50th Anniversary Scholarship
  • Alia Barefoot – William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
  • Tiffani Barley – Jane Integlia Campbell ’59 Scholarship in Modern Languages
  • Jared Barros – William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
  • Courtney Baumlin – Irving A. Wiseman Endowed Scholarship
  • Julia Bedard – Janice Cowsill Scholarship
  • Abigail Bianchi – Mason D. Rector Scholarship
  • Bethany Bigos – Mason D. Rector Scholarship
  • Brooke Binder – Pioneer Class of ’51 Scholarship
  • Kaitlin Bove – Judith A. Keenan Scholarship
  • Jenna Boyle – Margaret Ann Finn Memorial Scholarship in Nursing
  • Christine Bradshaw – Noreen Stonor Drexel Scholarship in Education
  • Matthew Brady – Regina Scholarship
  • John Brennan – Gray Family Scholarship in Nursing, Faith in Service Scholarship
  • John Cabral – Beatrice B. and Samuel Z. Bazarsky Endowed Scholarship
  • Simone-Marie Cardoso – Regina Scholarship, The Magee Music Scholarship
  • Jillian Chin – William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
  • Darienne Coffee – Pauline Hudson Barge Memorial Scholarship
  • Julie Collins – Noreen Stonor Drexel Scholarship in Nursing
  • Emily Conaton – Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Ming Fen Congdon – Circle of Scholars Endowed Scholarship
  • Alexandra Correia – Irving A. Wiseman Endowed Scholarship
  • Katelyn Cummings – Regina Scholarship
  • Catherine Cunningham – Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Savannah DaCruz – Vision of Mercy Endowed Scholarship, Faith in Service Scholarship
  • Alexandra D’Agostino – 50th Anniversary Scholarship, Leo Van Munching, Jr. Scholarship in Marketing
  • Itati Illiana DeBarros – Cathleen Earley Naughton ’57 Scholarship in Nursing
  • Izabella Da Silva – The Magee Music Scholarship
  • Olivia Devine – Fred M. Roddy Foundation Scholarship
  • Eli Dias – Peter Antone Scholarship
  • Sofia Dias – Pioneer Class of ’51 Scholarship, Peter Antone Scholarship
  • Alexander DiMauro – Sandra J. Flowers ’65, ’06 Religious Studies Scholarship
  • Alison Dizon – William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
  • Sarah Durso – Meghan E. Strathman ’03 Memorial Scholarship, Regina Scholarship, Sister Sean Condon Endowed Scholarship
  • Karissa Finnigan – Nursing Alumni Scholarship
  • Nicholas Fletcher – Jane Murphy Farley ’51 Scholarship in Special Education
  • Hope Foster – Endowed Scholarship in Visual Art
  • Ryan Fox – Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Julia Gambardella – Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Effie Gianitsos – Regina Scholarship
  • Katherine Gillespie – Sophia Endowed Scholarship
  • Samantha Gisonni – 50th Anniversary Scholarship
  • Lexington Gretzky – Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Mabelitza Guzman – Janet L. Robinson ’72 Endowed Scholarship
  • Gerald Haas – Regina Scholarship
  • Elizabeth Harlow – 50th Anniversary Scholarship
  • Brandon Harrington – Regina Scholarship
  • Kristen Hickey – Fred M. Roddy Foundation Scholarship
  • Esther Hoekstra – Endowed Scholarship in Visual Art
  • Nicole Horsman – The Magee Music Scholarship
  • Daniel Ives – Jane Murphy Farley ’51 Scholarship in Special Education
  • Melissa Janco – Sheila M. Jeanes Memorial Scholarship
  • Dakotah Jones – Friends of Sister Jane Gerety Scholarship, Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Tyler Jones – Irving A. Wiseman Endowed Scholarship
  • Molly Kallinich – Vision of Mercy Endowed Scholarship
  • Bridget Keenan – 50th Anniversary Scholarship, Nursing Alumni Scholarship
  • Katherine Kline – Regina Scholarship
  • Stephanie Laflamme – Endowed Scholarship in Visual Art
  • Timothy Lafleur – Nicholas V. Kelly Memorial Scholarship
  • Anderl Lara – William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
  • Erica Little – Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Alexandra Lomuto – Andrea Rizzo ’00 Special Education Memorial Scholarship
  • Hannah Lussier – Regina Scholarship
  • James Malone – The Nancy Larkin Caputi Endowed Scholarship
  • Gabriella Marone – Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Elias McDonnell – Beatrice B. and Samuel Z. Bazarsky Endowed Scholarship
  • Michael McNamara – Christopher Kiernan Memorial Scholarship
  • Brittany Melanson – Regina Scholarship
  • Nicole Michalopoulos – Sophia Endowed Scholarship
  • Zoe Michalopoulos – Sophia Endowed Scholarship
  • Hayley Morais – San Souci Endowed Scholarship
  • Melissa Munoz-Gonzalez – Sophia Endowed Scholarship
  • Emma Murray – Fred M. Roddy Foundation Scholarship
  • Sean Nagy – Nicholas V. Kelly Memorial Scholarship
  • Tannis Neal – William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
  • Hunter Nicolson – Theatre Arts Alumni Scholarship
  • Christopher Nova – 50th Anniversary Scholarship, Jane Integlia Campbell ’59 Scholarship in Modern Languages, William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
  • Shannon Nunez – William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
  • Jennifer O’Connell – Sophia Endowed Scholarship
  • Raine Oesterle – Regina Scholarship
  • Jacqueline Ofria – Sheila M. Jeanes Memorial Scholarship
  • Cleora Ohar – William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
  • Diana Ostiguy – William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
  • Sarah Parizo – Nursing Alumni Scholarship
  • Nishante Pearson – Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Susan Phillips – Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Rayne Portela – William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
  • Raquel Pouliot – San Souci Endowed Scholarship
  • Francis Quigley – Christopher Kiernan Memorial Scholarship
  • Cassandra Raymond – Nursing Alumni Scholarship
  • Isabelle Rella – Nursing Alumni Scholarship
  • Juan Roldan – Pioneer Class of ’51 Scholarship
  • Jennifer Roussin – Brendan McKay Memorial Scholarship in International Studies
  • Carmelo Saia – Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Broderick Santilli – Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Derrick Sarfo-Darko – 50th Anniversary Scholarship, Kevin P. Lyons ’87, ’89 Memorial Scholarship
  • Lindsey Sasso – San Souci Endowed Scholarship
  • Brigid Sawyer – Regina Scholarship
  • Brian Schmidt – Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Courtney Schramm – Regina Scholarship
  • Lauren Scinto – Legacy Family Scholarship
  • Alessandra Siracusa – San Souci Endowed Scholarship
  • Wilmaris Soto – 50th Anniversary Scholarship
  • Kristen Stack – Maria Ferrazzoli Endowed Scholarship , Regina Scholarship
  • Thomas Stracensky – Regina Scholarship
  • Mollie Surprenant – Regina Scholarship
  • Megan Sylvia – The Bottari Family Scholarship, Regina Scholarship
  • Mallory Tassone – Nursing Alumni Scholarship, Regina Scholarship
  • Juan Usuga – Nicholas V. Kelly Memorial Scholarship
  • Shelby Watson – Legacy Family Scholarship

In addition, the Office of Alumni/Parent Programs will recognize the following distinguished alumni and parents:

  • Distinguished Alumna: Elizabeth Hartigan DeSantis ’57
  • Distinguished Graduate Alumna: Lynne A. Urbani-Craddock M’90
  • Outstanding Young Alumna: Caitlin M. Emery ’07
  • Mission Award: Daniel J. Taylor-Stypa ’75
  • Exceptional Parent Volunteer: John Severino Cannaverde, parent of John Y. Cannaverde ’09, M’11



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