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Please be advised that the Connecticut Elks Association
State Scholarship Committee gathered at the Waterbury Elks Lodge for the
purpose of judging both the National Recipients as well as State
Recipients from applications forwarded by our District Judges. Also
determined at this time were the several CEA Special Scholarships, they
too are listed below.
The following are the nine winners chosen from the
applicants for the highest overall scores as set forth in the ENF “Most
Valuable Student Contest”. These 9 students, 5 female and 4 male, will
be sent along to our National Scholarship Committee and will be eligible
for as much as $15,000 per year for 4 years. By moving forward from this
level they are guaranteed a minimum $1,000 per year for 4 years. These 9
students are as follows:
|
National Recipient |
Sponsoring Lodge |
|
Emily H |
Fairfield |
|
Meghan L |
Waterbury |
|
Mary S |
Wallingford |
|
Andrea D |
Bristol |
|
Roshni P |
Milford |
|
Christos H |
Danielson |
|
Alexander B |
Branford |
|
Carl U |
Putnam |
|
Max T-C |
Waterbury |
The following list represents those Students whom will
not be moving on to the National Competition but will be receiving a 1
time $1500 Scholarship from the CEA. These recipients are as follows:
|
CEA State Recipient |
Sponsoring Lodge |
|
Kymberly F |
Bridgeport |
|
John S |
Danbury |
|
Amanda K |
Derby |
|
Justin A |
Enfield |
|
Eileen C |
Glastonbury |
|
Caroline T |
Groton |
|
Rebecca N |
Hamden |
|
Audrey M |
Hartford |
|
Luke P |
Manchester |
|
Orlando V Jr |
Meriden |
|
Ronald W |
Middletown |
|
Joshua W |
Naugatuck |
|
Brett D |
New Britain |
|
Imari A |
New Haven |
|
Nicholas K |
New London |
|
Anna V |
Rockville |
|
Lauren A |
Southington |
|
Danielle C |
Stamford |
|
Samantha B |
Torrington |
|
Kaitlin C |
West Haven |
|
Monica V |
Westbrook |
|
Stephanie C |
Wethersfield/Rocky Hill |
|
Susan B |
Willimantic |
|
Sharon G |
Windsor |
|
Melissa T |
Winsted |
Listed below are the 4 Annual Special Scholarships also
offered by the CEA as well as the Ct. PER Association.
|
Annual Scholarship |
Recipient |
Sponsoring Lodge |
Awarded For Highest |
Amount Awarded |
Awarded By |
|
Francis Joyce |
Emily H |
Fairfield |
Overall Score |
$1,500 |
CEA |
|
TJ Palowski |
Amanda K |
Derby |
Academic Score |
$500 |
CEA |
|
Frank & Joe Soter |
Caroline T |
Groton |
Community Service Score |
$500 |
CEA |
|
PER Association |
Orlando V Jr. |
Meriden |
Financial Need |
$500 |
CT PER Association |
The 9 National Winners will be notified by the National
Scholarship Committee within the next 3 weeks as to what the next steps
are in their journey to possibly win further Scholarship monies at the
national level.
All State Winners, including the Special Scholarship
Winners, can also expect to be notified via our Scholarship Committee as
to the proper procedures to follow in order to apply their Scholarships
to the School of their choice.
ALL LODGE SECRETARIES will also
be notified of the winners from their Lodges.
Finally – THANK YOU – to all the Lodge, District and
State Chairpersons for their hard work this past year to make this an
extremely successful year. For the first time in more than 10 years our
State had %100 PARTICIPATION from its 33 Lodges. CONGRATULATIONS!!! |
