$21K Awarded to Area Students from Community College Scholarship Program

WATERBURY — November 03, 2010 – Twenty-three area students entering or continuing an education at Naugatuck Valley Community College this fall received scholarships totaling $21,000 from the Community College Scholarship Program offered by the Connecticut Community Foundation in Waterbury.

Recipients are current high school graduates and adults returning to school. Students are pursuing studies in liberal arts, nursing, physical therapy, criminal justice, business management, digital arts technology, and education.

Scholarship recipients from the area include: Bridgewater: Connor Dillon and Andrew J. Pinter; Middlebury: Rachel Marotte; Naugatuck: Kaitlin Jeannin; New Milford: Mark Atkinson and Ashley Figueiredo; New Preston: Malina McNamara; Prospect: Liane Tupin; Southbury: Caitlin Furtado and Ian Rodriquez-Torrent; Thomaston: Jenna Avoletta; Washington: Sharon Yorzinski; Waterbury: Shirley Astacio, Penny Austin, Dianne Couture and Mary Judodaitis; Watertown: Michael J. Magas IV, Kellen Parkinson and Brianna Stone; Wolcott: Ashley Garrigus, Alexa Grenier and Jessica Zabbara; and Woodbury: Courtney Kripal.

The region’s largest scholarship provider, The Connecticut Community Foundation started the Community College Scholarship Program in 2009 to better meet the needs of area students seeking scholarships. Major funding to establish the Community College Scholarship Program was generously donated by Timex Group USA, Inc. in Middlebury, an anonymous donor, and other individual and corporate donors.

If you would like to contribute to the Community College Scholarship Program, please contact Ann Merriam Feinberg, director of Outreach and Development at 203-753-1315. To make a donation online, visit www.conncf.org and click “Donate Now.”

For more information on scholarships, contact Josh Carey, program officer, at 203-753-1315.