The annual reception gives scholarship recipients a chance to meet their benefactors face to face.
UNDERGRADUATES RECEIVED AN
AVERAGE OF $1,700 PER AWARD
Penn State New Kensington awarded $187,000 in scholarships to campus students for the fall semester. Nearly 110 students received an average of $1,700 per award.
The scholarships are supported by private donations. Based on a multitude of factors, including academic achievement, financial need and diversity, the scholarships were distributed to deserving students from 35 cities and towns from across the commonwealth.
The city of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County paved the way with 18 students who earned awards, followed by Kittanning/Ford City in Armstrong County with 14 and Lower Burrell/New Kensington in Westmoreland County with 13.
Scholarship recipients were recognized publicly Sept. 26 at the Fall Scholarship Reception at Hill Crest Country Club. The annual event gives scholarship recipients a chance to meet their benefactors face to face.
For more on scholarships at the campus, visit http://www.nk.psu.edu/Giving/endowments.htm
DONORS AND RECIPIENTS
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS
Alle-Kiski Society Endowed Scholarship:
Joshua Swinehart, Spring Church; Jennifer Phillips, Vandergrift; Caitlyn Cody, Leechburg
Elizabeth S. Blissell Scholarship
Sara Colaianne, Verona; Ryan McLaughlin, Kittanning
Charles H. Booth Jr. Renaissance Scholarship
Matthew Peretic, Murrysville; Ava Witter, Monroeville
Charles H. Booth Jr. Trustee Scholarship
Cade Costigan, Ford City; Angela Kotvas, Pittsburgh; Danielle Richardson, Vandergrift;
Nathan Schartner, Pittsburgh; Amanda Stumme, Pittsburgh; Jesse Vulgris, Apollo
Laura Lee “Lolly” Benner-Booth Trustee Scholarship
Regina Cherish, Kittanning; Angela Jones, Braddock; Kylie Kinlough, Butler
Gertrude A. “Trudi” Miller-Clements-Booth Trustee Scholarship
Helen Schlemmer, New Alexandria; Evan Fitzgerald, Leechburg
Thelma M. Clausner Scholarship
Austin Choncek, Kittanning; Kristina Dalbo, Murrysville; Ryan Dolack, Mnaor; Brian Getsie, Monroeville;
Rachel Sebak, Lower Burrell; Alexander Stack, Murrysville
Bozzone Family Foundation Scholarship
Tyler Flohr, Level Green; Joshua Swinehart, Spring Church; Jordan Williams, North Versailles
Dr. Saul and Emma Fleegler Family Scholarship
Alexander Stack, Murrysville
Francis C. Frary Scholarship
Brianna Dynka, Lower Burrell
Ganassi Family Scholarship
Christian Kamenic, Pittsburgh; Sheldon Willis, New Kensington
Bernard and Geraldine Guss Endowed Scholarship
Claire Fisher, Lower Burrell
William and Claudia Harbaugh Trustee Scholarship
Isaac Hertzog, Greensburg; Kirk McCardle, Lower Burrell; Stephen Artman, Vandergrift
Elbert S. Howarth Endowed Scholarship
Bradley Mayo, Pittsburgh
Hazel L. Hug Scholarship
Michael Daly, Vandergrift; Brianna Delledonne, Vandergrift; Noel Elyse, Monroeville; Bhawani Harrell, Sarver;
Stephanie Lloyd, Brackenridge; Jennifer Phillips, Vandergrift; Sheree Vergerio, Cheswick
The Hyman Family Foundation Scholarship
Joshua Pilat, Tarentum; Sheree Vergerio, Cheswick
Internal CES Scholarship
Shane Baskin, Verona; Chastity Bey, Pittsburgh; Jason Brendlinger, Freeport; Paul Currington, Pittsburgh;
Alicia Cyphers, Pittsburgh; Aaron Fehl, Pittsburgh; Jenna Fox, New Bethlehem; Shaquille Hager, New Kensington;
Jevon Hankins, Pittsburgh; Kallie Harper, Glenshaw; Daryl Harrington, Pittsburgh; Mitchell Hastings, Delmont;
Lee Herman, Pittsburgh; Brandon Hoffman, Cheswick; Ross Jubic, Leechburg; Joshua Kappel, Greensburg;
John Karp, Pittsburgh; Travis Klinger, Pittsburgh; Kol Lazaroff, Kittanning; Jeffrey Leonard, Murrysville;
Ashley Mandich, Trafford; Anthony Mariani, Harwick; Alex Pedder, Greensburg; Carl Samuels, Lower Burrell;
Michael Worthy, Bellevue
Jerome-Little Endowed Scholarship
Claire Fisher, Lower Burrell; Bradley Mayo, Pittsburgh
Dr. N.A. Kopelman and Freda D. Kopelman Trustee Scholarship
Ashley Morabito, New Kensington
Patrick Kopnicky and Mardelle Sacco Kopnicky Trustee Scholarship
Carley Carnahan, Lower Burrell; Rebecca Gipson, Apollo; Crystal Greenlund, Lower Burrell; Aaron Hoover, Creekside
Gregory and Xenia Kotyk Memorial Trustee Scholarship
Andrew Brissette, Gibsonia; Alicia Tripp, Ford City
Evelyn Barker Krepley Scholarship
Kyle Saylor, Upper Burrell
Erik Sean Link Memorial Scholarship
Emily Robson, New Kensington
Moore Family Scholarship
Samantha Gispanski, Kittanning; Cordell Delzer, Sarver
Doc and Linda Mueller Trustee Scholarship
Brittny Logesky, Pittsburgh; Nathan Piluso, Kittanning
Penn State Alumni Association Trustee Scholarship
Austin Bittinger, Kittanning; Nicholas Cirrincione, Cabot
Penn State Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Joshua Pavlik, Natrona Heights
Penn State New Kensington Advisory Board Endowed Scholarship
Jake Howard, Apollo
Penn State New Kensington Advisory Board Trustee Scholarship
Andrea Conlon, Verona
Penn State New Kensington Campus Endowments
(Hyman Family Foundation)
Brooke Johns, Worthington; Joshua Pavlik, Natrona Heights; Rachel Sebak, Lower Burrell;
Lauren Smith, Ford City; Ava Witter, Monroeville
PNC Financial Corporation Scholarship
Christian Kamenic, Pittsburgh
Rotarian Trustee Scholarship
Joseph Laurina, Pittsburgh; Morgan Nilson, Gibsonia
Honorable L. Alexander Sculco Scholarship
Jake Howard, Apollo; Jordan Williams, North Versailles
Shaffer Family Trustee Scholarship
Matthew Kosmack, Pittsburgh
R.P. Simmons Family Trustee Scholarship
Robert Lovic, Harwick; Joshua Milanak, Ford City; Jayson Myers, Butler; Blake Rojeski, Apollo
Trustee Scholarship Fund for Penn State New Kensington
Broderick Gerano, Apollo; Samantha Simon, Vandergrift; Jessica White, Gibsonia
John H. Yeamans Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Michael Daly, Vandergrift
SCHOLARSHIP GIFTS
Joseph C. Culp Scholarship Gift
Perry Nickleach, Ford City; Nathan Davis, Ford City; Sarah Steitghner, Kittanning
PROGRAM AWARDS
Joseph A. and Mary M. Quarato Nursing Program Award
Toni Maline, Torrace
MD Publishing Program Award for Biomedical Engineering Technology
Zachery Craven, Ford City
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At the scholarship reception, benefactor Patrick Kopnicky, second from the left, talks with student recipients
of the Patrick Kopnicky and Mardelle Sacco Kopnicky Trustee Scholarship