The Princeton Area Community Foundation has awarded scholarships totaling $84,660 to students for the 2016-17 school year.
Of that amount, $38,400 was awarded to 13 high schools seniors who will be heading off to college this fall. The Community Foundation also renewed $46,260 worth of scholarships for 14 college students who excelled in their studies and will return to classes in September.
The scholarships were made possible by generous people who established scholarship funds at the Community Foundation.
“These students represent the best of our region’s young people,” said Jeffrey M. Vega, President & CEO of the Community Foundation. “We want to congratulate them for their achievements in high school and wish them success as they begin their college careers.”
The scholarship recipients attend high schools in the Trenton, Hamilton, Princeton, West Windsor-Plainsboro, Point Pleasant Borough, Voorhees, North Hunterdon, Cranford, and Collingswood districts.
The young scholars participate in a wide variety of activities, including community service, athletic teams, student government and after-school clubs.
“We want to ensure that our region’s talented students have every opportunity to receive the education they deserve,’’ said Carol P. Herring, the Community Foundation’s Chair of the Board of Trustees. “We also want to thank our generous residents who have created scholarship funds at the Community Foundation to help deserving young people attend college.”
Below is a list of recipients (updates are pending):
| Scholarship Fund | Student | Current Enrollment | Enrollment for 2016-2017 | Scholarship Amount |
| Mary Elliott Wislar Memorial Scholarship Fund – 2 years | Danielle Barbara Swierczyna (2016 Winner) | Steinert High School | SUNY Oneonta | $6,000 |
| Mary Elliott Wislar Memorial Scholarship Fund – 2 years | Rafael A. Angeles (2015 Winner) | Rider University | Rider University | $6,000 |
| Greater Mercer Scholarship Fund – 1 year | Edgar Morales (2016 Winner) | Princeton High School | University of Pittsburgh | $2,000 |
| Sandra M. Glazier Memorial Scholarship Fund – 4 years | Abigail M. Byington (2016 Winner) | Point Pleasant Borough High School | Temple University | $5,000 |
| Sandra M. Glazier Memorial Scholarship Fund – 4 years | Paige Van Duyne (2015 Winner) | The College of New Jersey | The College of New Jersey | $5,000 |
| Sandra M. Glazier Memorial Scholarship Fund – 4 years | Sarah Van Nosdall (2014 Winner) | Brookdale Community College | Brookdale Community College | $5,000 |
| Princeton Post No. 76, American Legion Dr. Henry J. Frank Scholarship – 4 years | Rachel Julius (2016 Winner) | West Windsor Plainsboro High School Soutth | University of Maryland | $1,000 |
| Princeton Post No. 76, American Legion Dr. Henry J. Frank Scholarship – 4 years | Kathryn Schoenauer (2016 Winner) | West Windsor Plainsboro High School Soutth | University of Pennsylvania | $1,000 |
| Princeton Post No. 76, American Legion Dr. Henry J. Frank Scholarship – 4 years | Catherine Curran-Groome (2015 Winner) | The University of Vermont | The University of Vermont | $1,000 |
| Princeton Post No. 76, American Legion Dr. Henry J. Frank Scholarship – 4 years | Nyambe Kema Tuchscherer (2015 Winner) | University of Notre Dame | University of Notre Dame | $1,000 |
| Princeton Post No. 76, American Legion Dr. Henry J. Frank Scholarship – 4 years | Grace DiSimoni (2014 Winner) | Drexel University | Drexel University | $760 |
| A. Myrtle Hensor Teaching Scholarship Fund – 1 year | NO AWARD FOR 2016 | NO AWARD FOR 2016 | NO AWARD FOR 2016 | $0 |
| Louise Maas Allied Health Professions Scholarship Fund -1 year | NO AWARD FOR 2016 | NO AWARD FOR 2016 | NO AWARD FOR 2016 | $0 |
| Frank, Ada, and Elizabeth Compton Scholarship – 1 year | Sarah Malzberg (2016 Winner) | Voorhees High School | Georgetown University | $4,450 |
| Frank, Ada, and Elizabeth Compton Scholarship – 1 year | Sarah Kim (2016 Winner) | North Hunterdon High School | Lehigh University | $4,450 |
| Macklin Soccer Scholarship – 1 year | Jakub Iwaniuk (2016 Winner) | Cranford High School | St. John’s University | $1,000 |
| Macklin World Language Scholarship – 1 year | Caroline Elmer (2016 Winner) | Cranford High School | Purchase College – State University of New York | $1,000 |
| John R. and Shirley I. Forrest Memorial Scholarship – 4 years | Jose Moran (2016 Winner) | Hamilton High School West | Mercer County Community College | $5,000 |
| John R. and Shirley I. Forrest Memorial Scholarship – 4 years | Jenna O’Neill (2015 Winner) | The American Muscial and Dramatic Academy | The American Muscial and Dramatic Academy | $5,000 |
| The John R. and Shirley I. Forrest Memorial Scholarship – 4 years | Andres Bermudez (2014 Winner) | Mercer County Community College | Mercer County Community College | $5,000 |
| John R. and Shirley I. Forrest Memorial Scholarship – 4 years | Selina Cifelli (2013 Renewal) | Widener University | Widener University | $5,000 |
| Michael McGarry Skowronek Scholarship – 2 years | Emma Oehlers (2016 Winner) | Collingswood High School | University of the Arts in Philadelphia | $2,500 |
| Michael McGarry Skowronek Scholarship – 2 years | Meghan O’Neill (2015 Winner) | University of North Carolina Wilmington | University of North Carolina Wilmington | $2,500 |
| Lion Woodward Educational Fund / Rotary Club of Trenton – 4 years | Cheyenne Setneska (2016 Winner) | Princeton High School | Stockton University | $2,500 |
| Lion Woodward Educational Fund / Rotary Club of Trenton – 4 years | Qureasia Troupe-Mekins (2016 Winner) | Trenton Central High School | The College of New Jersey | $2,500 |
| Lion Woodward Educational Fund / Rotary Club of Trenton – 4 years | Austin Durling (2015 Winner) | Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania State University | $2,500 |
| Lion Woodward Educational Fund / Rotary Club of Trenton – 4 years | Autumn Townsend (2014 Winner) | Montcliar State University | Montcliar State University | $2,500 |
| Lion Woodward Educational Fund / Rotary Club of Trenton – 4 years | Na’ima S. Jenkins (2013 Renewal) | Howard University | Howard University | $2,500 |
| Lion Woodward Educational Fund / Rotary Club of Trenton – 4 years | Casey Parrett (2013 Renewal) | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | $2,500 |
| Thomas George Artist Fund Grants Program – 1 year | 2016 WINNER PENDING | PENDING | PENDING | $5,000 |
