The Margaret A. McGrath Charitable Foundation announced the awarding of 16 scholarships totaling $66,000 to local students for the 2019-2020 academic school year.
The Foundation offers two types of scholarships to residents of the towns of Sweden and Hamlin. The Philip and Margaret Dollard Business Scholarship is awarded to those majoring in business and the Marie Dollard McGrath Elementary Education Scholarship is awarded to those majoring in elementary education. Scholarships are for Undergraduate and Graduate degrees.
This years recipients of the Philip and Margaret Dollard Business Scholarship are:
•Wilson Huang (Sweden) – Rochester Institute of Technology
•Jacob Lewis (Sweden) – University of Buffalo
•Christopher Sodoma (Sweden) – St. John Fisher College
•Jacob Vinch (Hamlin) – St. John Fisher College
•Joseph McNulty (Hamlin) – Roberts Wesleyan College
•Ann Marie Marseglia (Hamlin) – St. John Fisher College
•Anthony Polizzi (Hamlin) – Case Western Reserve University
•Quinlan Ignaszak (Sweden) – Finger Lakes Community College
•Regan Nugent (Hamlin) – Niagara University
•Taylor ReQua (Hamlin) – Niagara University
•John Rath (Hamlin) – SUNY Oswego
•Laney Sodoma (Sweden) – Ithaca College
The recipients of the Marie Dollard McGrath Elementary Education Scholarship are:
•Julia Pacitto (Sweden) – SUNY Oswego
•Kyle Palka (Hamlin) – The College at Brockport
•Juliana Schwab (Hamlin) – The College at Brockport
•Solera Sherry (Hamlin) – Buffalo State College
Margaret A. McGrath established the foundation in 2004 under her will to provide scholarships to residents of the towns of Sweden and Hamlin who have chosen to pursue a degree in either business or elementary education. The foundation has awarded $745,000 in scholarships since its formation.
Qualifying 2020 graduating high school seniors and current college students should submit applications for the 2020-2021 academic year by March 1, 2020.
For more information, contact Richard J. Dollard, Executive Director and Trustee at 637-7170 or visit www.frontiernet.net/~mcgrathfound.
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