At a recent scholarship donor and student recipient recognition dinner, Penn State Beaver Chancellor Gary B. Keefer announced eight newly established scholarships in the amount of $50,000 each:
-- Aliquippa Wolves Club Trustee Endowed Scholarship-- Chancellor Gary B. Keefer Endowed Scholarship-- John and Magdalen Hertneky Memorial Endowed Scholarship-- Julian and Laura Gray Trustee Endowed Scholarship-- Leo Takahashi Honorary Endowed Scholarship-- Nick and Bernice Andrews Endowed Scholarship-- Rochester Wolves Club Trustee Endowed Scholarship-- Sheets Family Trustee Endowed Scholarship
An additional pledge in the amount of $100,000 was made to the existing Thomas J. Day and Michelle Bower Day Endowed Scholarship, and an additional $25,000 pledge was made to the existing Meacci Family Endowed Scholarship.
Beaver campus scholarship donors and recipients for 2013-14 are as follows:
Aliquippa Wolves Club Endowed and Annual ScholarshipsAndre Graef, freshman, engineering, AliquippaErin Treese, freshman, administration of justice, Aliquippa
Aliquippa Wolves Club Trustee ScholarshipDorian Gilliam, senior, information sciences and technology, AliquippaAustin Lane, freshman, administration of justice, AliquippaMaddison Miller, senior, psychology, AliquippaBrittany Phillips, sophomore, science, Aliquippa
Ambridge Wolves Club Trustee ScholarshipTravis Anderson, senior, administration of justice, AliquippaLydia Aquino, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, AmbridgeDerrick Brown, senior, information sciences and technology, Ambridge
Audrey J. McGivern Trustee ScholarshipJose Flores, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Randolph, N.J.Judd Jundi, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Huntingdon ValleyVincent Moore, freshman, African-American studies, Los AngelesLatasia Moses, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, PittsburghJeremy Smith, sophomore, engineering, Claysville
Beaver County Commissioners Trustee ScholarshipEric Halicek, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, BadenKristin Macom, sophomore, engineering, New BrightonJennifer Medarac, freshman, administration of justice, Beaver Falls
Beaver Valley Area Alumni Chapter Annual ScholarshipChao Fang, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Canonsburg
Carol Kilcoyne Outstanding Achievement Annual ScholarshipBrent Coleman-Mitchell, sophomore, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Pittsburgh
Charles E. Fenton Jr. Memorial Endowed ScholarshipNelly Peralta, senior, administration of justice, Moon TownshipBrenton Rhone, senior, administration of justice, Ambridge
Coraopolis Wolves Club Trustee ScholarshipJermal Bell, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, CoraopolisMason DePetro, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, CoraopolisAnthony Frenzley, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, McKees RocksMarqua Geter, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, McKees Rocks
Dale A. Dopilka Memorial ScholarshipMaura Francis, sophomore, liberal arts, Pittsburgh
Dr. Donna J. Kuga Trustee ScholarshipJoseph Monsour, senior, information sciences and technology, New CastleMarissa Patmon, freshman, liberal arts, San DiegoMichael Reese, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Negley, OhioMarkes Royster, senior, business, PittsburghTrisha Van Winkle, junior, administration of justice, RochesterTara Vides, freshman, engineering, Silver Spring, Md.
Frank G. Papa Family Endowed ScholarshipChristopher Bedillion, sophomore, business administration, ClaysvilleMatthew Fetch, sophomore, agriculture, Aliquippa
Harvey R. Kelly, Jr. and Dr. Emma S. Rocco Arts and Communications Endowed ScholarshipAmy Arnold, sophomore, business, MidlandSori Mundell, freshman, engineering, Beaver FallsRuhiben Patel, freshman, science, Pittsburgh
James L. Buccini Trustee ScholarshipRobert Agurs, sophomore, Division of Undergraduate Studies, PittsburghSidney Bates, sophomore, administration of justice, PittsburghAmanda Bowers, sophomore, liberal arts, Alloway, N.J.Javier Cabellero, freshman, science, Caguas, Puerto RicoAmanda Donatelli, sophomore, Division of Undergraduate Studies, IndianaMercedes Grier, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Washington, D.C.Alicia Hampe, sophomore, liberal arts, HickoryLorenzo Hernandez, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Chula Vista, Calif.Gina Richman, senior, administration of justice, EdinburgDavian Whitfield, sophomore, business, Washington, D.C.
James V. and Agnes Gray Trustee ScholarshipAlex Angleton, senior, business, New GalileeAlexis Koffler, sophomore, Division of Undergraduate Studies, BurgettstownTyler Weyers, sophomore, agriculture, McDonald
James Monroe Annual ScholarshipAdam Jones, junior, engineering, Beaver
John and Renny Simpson Science ScholarshipZachary Houston, sophomore, science, Moon Township
Julian and Laura Gray Annual ScholarshipTaisha Webster, senior, information sciences and technology, Aliquippa
John L. Walters Memorial ScholarshipBrent Coleman-Mitchell, sophomore, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Pittsburgh
Meacci Family ScholarshipChristopher Miller, freshman, business administration, GibsoniaNancy Paoletti, senior, communications, Monaca
Michael Baker Corp. Engineering ScholarshipShane Byers, sophomore, engineering, AliquippaAdam Jones, junior, engineering, BeaverGerald Rooney, sophomore, engineering, Aliquippa
Michael Brynczak Annual ScholarshipGlenn Claypool, freshman, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Palmdale, Calif.Lyndsy Gazda, sophomore, agriculture, RochesterDustin Griffith, sophomore, science, Harmony
Monaca Wolves Club Trustee ScholarshipMorgon Allbaugh, sophomore, agriculture, MonacaAlex Filippi, senior, business, Aliquippa
Nicholas and Bernice Andrews Annual ScholarshipJhnonnathan Paiva, freshman, business, Astoria, N.Y.
NOVA Chemicals Inc. Beaver Valley Plant Endowed ScholarshipMichael Ladakos, junior, information sciences and technology, Monaca
NOVA Chemicals Inc. Beaver Valley Plant Trustee ScholarshipShehanna Begay, junior, psychology, East Palestine, OhioKylie Hendrickson, junior, administration of justice, Aliquippa
PA Society of Professional Engineers Scholarship – Beaver County ChapterBradley Coleman, sophomore, engineering, Beaver Falls
Penn State Alumni Association Trustee ScholarshipBritney Clemente, sophomore, information sciences and technology, Canal Winchester, OhioKennisha Singleton-Nelson, freshman, engineering, Washington, D.C.Joei-Ann Williams, freshman, science, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Penn State Beaver Advisory Board Endowed ScholarshipAmy Arnold, sophomore, business, MidlandMichael Deitrick, senior, information sciences and technology, BeaverTyler Madden, junior, administration of justice, Moon TownshipCourtney Walker, freshman, business, Hookstown
Penn State Beaver Alumni and Friends Trustee ScholarshipMarkus Allen, senior, psychology, MonacaKelsey Brooks, freshman, health and human development, PittsburghShannon McCullough, junior, psychology, Monaca
Penn State Beaver Alumni Society Endowed ScholarshipJason Hitt, sophomore, engineering, AmbridgeBryan Magee, sophomore, liberal arts, SewickleyZachariah Shaffer, sophomore, information and sciences technology, Beaver Falls
Penn State Beaver Leadership Endowed ScholarshipSantino Graziani, sophomore, engineering, AliquippaMegan Powers, sophomore, agriculture, Beaver Falls
Pittsburgh Tube Company/PTC Alliance Endowed ScholarshipDustin Moser, sophomore, communications, Ellwood City
PNC Financial Corporation Endowed ScholarshipShelby Hogan, junior, psychology, Clinton
Richard and Margaret Shaw Endowed ScholarshipBailey Kellner, sophomore, Division of Undergraduate Studies, BadenAmanda McGrogan, sophomore, psychology, MidlandKatelyn Sharpless, junior, business, Rochester
Richard and Margaret Shaw Trustee ScholarshipNiklaus Hamilton, freshman, engineering, PittsburghErica Jones, sophomore, kinesiology, PittsburghTrevon Major, freshman, business, New CastleJoshua Nussbaum, junior, psychology, Cranberry TownshipCarissa Noce, sophomore, health and human development, BurgettstownChristina Warren, sophomore, Division of Undergraduate Studies, New Castle
Rochester Wolves Club Trustee ScholarshipJohn Fletcher, sophomore, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Beaver FallsAlissa Ketterer, freshman, liberal arts, RochesterKathleen Wherry, junior, psychology, Rochester
Scott K. Noxon Endowed ScholarshipJoseph Benscoter, junior, information sciences and technology, BeaverKylee Gentile, senior, business, Hookstown
Sheets Family Endowed Trustee ScholarshipTa-Shaun Goode, freshman, health and human development, New BrightonChristopher Weathers, junior, business, New Brighton
Standard Steel Specialty Corporation Endowed ScholarshipBrandon Rowan, sophomore, earth and mineral sciences, New Brighton
Thomas A. Gilchrist Sr. Memorial Endowed ScholarshipLindsay Bangor, sophomore, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Beaver
Thomas J. Day and Michelle Bower Day Endowed ScholarshipAudrey Zanath, sophomore, education, Aliquippa
Shirley M. and Thomas P. Woolaway Endowed ScholarshipJulieanne Bosley, sophomore, communications, AliquippaKayla Butchek, junior, psychology, IndustryJessica Davis, senior, psychology, PittsburghLukas Kozak, senior, psychology, CarnegieFrancis O’Conner, sophomore, Division of Undergraduate Studies, FreedomMonica Pitcher, junior, communications, BeaverTrey Trieschock, junior, administration of justice, Canonsburg
Trustee Fund for Penn State BeaverDalia Arreola, freshman, business, Whittier, Calif.Caitlin Vodenichar, senior, communications, Rochester
Tuscarora Inc. Endowed ScholarshipJoseph Benscoter, junior, information sciences and technology, Beaver
Don Veri Memorial Veterans ScholarshipMarco Graziani, sophomore, administration of justice, Aliquippa