Past Local Scholarship Winners
Information applies to students’ status at the time the scholarship was awarded
2018 AAUW Local Scholarship: Marissa Simos, Guilford CT
- Marissa will be a senior at Southern CT State University
- Her major is graphic design, with a minor in marketing.
2018 Gene St. Paul Early Education Scholarship: Justine Higgins, Westbrook CT
- Graduated Cum Laude from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development and Family Studies.
- Attending the University of Virginia to pursue her Master of Teaching degree for Elementary Education
2017 Amanda Pinto, Guilford CT
- 2rd year student at UConn School of Nursing
- Honors scholar
- Center for Advancement in Managing Pain research team
- Plans to become a Nurse Practitioner
2016 Holly Wheeler, Madison CT
- 3rd year student at UConn Law School
- MA from Wesleyan University
- BA from Princeton University
- Mother of four!
2015 Alyssa Pascarella, Clinton CT
- Student at Salve Regina University
- Studio Art Major with a concentration on graphic design
2014 Emily Perzanoski, Clinton CT
- Student at American University, School of International Service
- Studied Arabic and spent a semester in Jordan
- Interest in Global Security
2013 Elizabeth Burland, Madison CT
- Student at University of Delaware
- Majoring in Public Policy and Sociology
- Plans to attend Graduate school majoring in public policy in the not-for-profit sector
2012 Andrea Basel, Guilford CT
- Plans to attend UConn for MS in social work
- SCSU Graduate in Social Work
2011 Katherine Renner, Guilford CT
- Plans to attend Vanderbilt University to study learning, diversity, and urban studies
- BA from St. Anselm College in History and Education
2010 Martina Parashkevova, Westbrook CT
- Student at UConn studying Education
- Born in Bulgaria
- Goal to earn a Masters at SIT International Institute, Brattleboro, VT.
2009 Kristen Haskins, N. Branford CT
- Student at SUNY Stony Brook
- Studying for Physicians’ Assistant degree
- BS from UConn in Dietetics; Molecular and Cell Biology
2008 Anne Kubitsky, Guilford CT
- MS from Manhattanville in Education
- BS from Smith College