Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce has announced the recipients for its 2025 Young Women of Distinction Scholarship Awards, presented as part of its Women’s Council initiative. The scholarship program supports senior high school girls with the idea that young women with promise today will become tomorrow’s leaders.
The 2025 scholarship award recipients are:
•Vivienne Biedenkopf, Brighton High School
•Ava Bosnakovski, Gates Chili High School
•Grayce Peltz, School of the Arts
•Haidyn Scollon, Dansville High School
The four top recipients, one each from the Rochester City School District, Monroe County – East, Monroe County – West, and the eight regional counties surrounding Monroe County, receive a $1,500 scholarship and all other finalists receive a $100 scholarship.
This year’s other finalists are:
•Eliana Chalmers, Churchville-Chili Senior HS
•Chloe Chen, Penfield High School
•Mckenna Collins, Livonia Middle High School
•Jessica Conrow, East High School
•Raizel Glazer, Brighton High School
•Eliza Lonsberry, Mount Morris Central School
•Tess McLaughlin, Perry Junior/Senior HS
•Brianna Padilla, The Charles Finney School
•Emily Pietrzykowski, Alexander CSD
•Andrea Vasilik, Gates Chili High School
•Sophie Wanck-Kann, Churchville-Chili Senior HS
“Congratulations to this year’s Young Women of Distinction Scholarship Awards recipients, and to all of our finalists. This program showcases the best and brightest of our region’s outstanding young leaders, and we are proud and honored to support them on their academic journeys,” said Susan George, Director, Events, Training & Affiliates, Greater Rochester Chamber. “Through their applications, we heard about the things these young women are passionate about and the ways they enrich our community. Thanks to all of our sponsors and donors for making this possible.”
Modeled after the ATHENA Awards, the Young Women of Distinction program is designed to discover high school seniors who have displayed outstanding leadership, academic excellence, and involvement in the nine-county Greater Rochester region.
For more information on the Young Women of Distinction Scholarship Awards program, visit http://www.GreaterRochesterChamber.com/programs-events/
womens-council/young-women-of-distinction/.
The Young Women of Distinction Scholarship Awards Program is supported in part by Greater Rochester Chamber Foundation.
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