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9 Matawan Students Awarded OceanFirst Scholarships
Four local colleges receive $50,000 each to help support scholarship assistance.
Nine Matawan Regional High School students were awarded 2013 OceanFirst Scholarships.
The $200,000 scholarship program is a partnership between the OceanFirst Foundation, Brookdale Community College, Georgian Court University, Monmouth University and Ocean County College.
OceanFirst gave each college or university $50,000 to help support scholarship assistance to recent graduates from shore-area high schools, a news release said.
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The following Matawan students received scholarships:
- Maya Barno
- Angela Blasco
- Bryan Conte
- Regina Colonna
- Blair Kim
- Alyson Kuhles
- Randy McHugh
- Megan Mellock
- Aime Serrano
Scholarship recipients attending a community college received $1,00 awards while students attending universities got $2,500 scholarships.
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The schools made selection decisions.
The scholarships help 140 local families face the financial challenges of higher education, Executive Director of OceanFirst Foundation Katherine Durante said. The scholarship program has awarded $800,000 in four years.
“We are delighted to help them as they begin their pursuit of higher education right here in Ocean and Monmouth Counties,” Durante said.
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