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Berlin Students Awarded College Scholarships by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
Two Berlin students awarded double scholarships.
The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has awarded 56 area students some $175,830 in 2014 scholarships, the highest total amount of scholarship dollars awarded by the Foundation in its 70-plus year history. Among the awardees were 11 Berlin High School graduates.
Two of the Berlin awardees, Natalie Souza and Kristen Stack, earned two Foundation scholarships each.
Berlin students earning awards (along with the name of the scholarship and their chosen college) include:
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Lauren Baretta, Kimberly R. Miller Scholarship (Juniata College)
Kasondra Colasanti, Vincent F. Biscoglio, Sr., Memorial Scholarship (Mount Saint Mary)
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Jessica Karwowski, Helen T. Bianca Nursing Scholarship (University of Saint Joseph)
Melissa Lopreiato, Gloria Biscoglio Bosco Memorial Scholarship (CCSU)
Alicia Maule, Gloria Biscoglio Bosco Memorial Scholarship (Eastern Connecticut State University)
Kelsey Sena, Josephine Suits Arts Scholarship (University of Hartford)
Natalie Souza (2), Paul J. and Mary P. Karam Music Scholarship and Keith Benson Kramer Scholarship (Belmont University)
Kristen Stack (2), William P. and Janet C. McCormack Scholarship and Harold M. Sussman Memorial Scholarship (Salve Regina University)
Timothy Synnott, Dominic DelConte Memorial Scholarship (UConn)
Victoria Vega, James W. McDermott, Jr. Memorial Scholarship (UMass Amherst)
Megan Wilcox, William J. Tomasso Scholarship (Fordham University).
Overall, the Foundation made 60 scholarship awards this year from 40 of its named scholarship funds.
For more information, visit www.cfgnb.org.
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