Branford High School Class of 2020 Senior Scholarship Awards and Recipients
Scholarship Recipients
Zane Foundation Scholarships: Diana Karosas, Joshua Josephy-Zack,
Kira Schaefer, Daniel DeCerbo-O’Brien, and Samantha Esposito
William Schwanfelder Scholarship: Christian Bjork and Violet Smiarowski
Daniel Cosgrove Endowed Scholarship: Marissa Fusco
Christopher Lemley Scholarship: Christiana Doyle
Scott Getzinger Cinema Arts Scholarship: Rita Micklus
Shane Murphy Memorial BHS Hockey Scholarship: David Engstrom
Philip A. DeLise Memorial Scholarship: Max Padian
Carol D. and James J. Redden Scholarship: Daniel DeCerbo-O’Brien
Torello Family Scholarship: Sean Kelly
Mari-Ellen Reed Memorial Nursing Scholarship: Maribel Yanzaguano
Bob Dow Scholar Athlete Award: Minsok Lee
Sam Jennings & Frank Annunziata Branford Town Band Memorial Scholarship: Christiana Doyle
Karen Knudsen Memorial Scholarship: Cordelia Keberle
Kendra Martin Scholarship: Camdyn Dunn
Ellen McDonnell Ferguson Memorial Scholarship: Sara Girardi
Tilcon Connecticut, Inc. Citizenship Award: Hailey Brunner
Sandra Caterina Ciccone Memorial scholarship: Isabella Petrosino and Samantha Velardi
V.F. McNeil Insurance Scholarship: Emily Taber
The Alan P. Bailey and Michael J. Schaefer Memorial Accounting Scholarship: Blake Kustra
Branford Garden Club Winnifred Judge Award: Kailei Wedge
The Addison E. Verrill Scholarship from The friends of Outer Island: Rachel Rustemeyer
Marian Ambrulevich Martone Memorial Scholarship: Jake Rivera
Vincent P. Martone Memorial Scholarship: Ka Yee Lam
Tashie Rosen Scholarships: Andrew Wirtz and Melanie Sachs
The Branford Police Benevolent Association Local 459 Criminal Justice Scholarship: Amanda Gage
D’Amico Law Scholarship Aiden MacNeil Louis Lavassa Scholarship sponsored by Stony Creek Rescue Fire Co. #5, Stony Creek Ancient Fife & Drum Corps and Totoket Ancient Fife & Drum Corps: Julian Clarke-Dixon
The Alpha Scholarship: Diana Karosas and Isabella Petrosino
Branford Rotary Foundation Citizen Scholar Awards: Samuel Taber and Kaylee Cosgrove
Branford Rotary Interact Scholarship: Sarah Berdon
Christopher Shea Memorial Award: Nolan Scott
Dr. Theresa Baldino Scholarship: Sofia DeSorbo
Guilford Savings Bank: Nour Shraiki and Alexander Warfield
The D. William Owens Jr. and Attorney Robert M. Owens Scholarship: Eric Lin
Joan Callahan Scholarship: Isabel Mannle
Scott Jenkin Memorial Humanitarian Award: Delaney Baughman
Austin Ryer Memorial Award Given by the Class of 1943: Emerie Salinas
P.J. Ferriolo Memorial Scholship: Tyler Wetmore
George D. Malcolm Memorial Scholarship: Elizabeth Bartlett and Reilly Girard
Alice Malcolm Memorial Scholarship: Mia Josephy-Zack
Branford Counseling Center Scholarship: Gianna Benni
Vincent F. Giordano, Sr. Construction Industry Memorial Scholarship: Sean Kelly and Peter Nazario
Linda Edsall Winward Scholarship: Riyanshu Bam
Celia Whorf Wheeler Scholarship: Cleo Hazen
Joyce Watson Potts and Carl E. Potts Memorial Scholarship: Emma Gallagher
Firefighter Ed Ramos Public Service Award: Ryan Andrews
John B. Sliney Memorial Scholarships: Busra Ozkan and Kubra Ozkan
Branford Lions Club Scholarship: Claire Bickel
Leo Club Scholarship: Elizabeth Bartlett
Toni Cartisano Scholarship: Melanie Sachs
Cathyann Roding Performing Arts Scholarship: Benjamin Clouse
John T. Moss Branford Scholarships in the Arts: Sydney Stutzman and Tony Tran
Italian American Social Club Scholarship: Samantha Esposito
Maureen Gustafson Scholarship: Emily Rosenberg
Nick Weted Scholarship: Ava Stratton
Branford High School Business Scholarship: Jade Smith
John J. and Geraldine Jannetti Jakacki Scholarship: Danielle Collier
David Hwang Memorial Scholarship: Molly Zaffino and Tyler Wetmore
Branford BOE Custodians Scholarship: Alison Chadwick
Horizons Scholarship: Lia Coppola
Branford Historical Society Scholarship: Dylan Campos
BHS Yearbook Scholarships: Jade Smith, Kaylee Cosgrove, and Kira Schaefer
Mary R. Tisko Memorial Scholarship: Ainsley Betzig
Branford High School Biotechnology Scholarship: Brooke O’Leary
Gustaf M. Nelson Family Scholarship: Julia Robbins and Jasmine Diglio
LeShine Family Scholarship: Kira Schaefer
Chaltas Scholarship: Christian Bjork
Allison and Joshua Geballe Scholarship: Lia Coppola
Capers Prize: Dakota Cardone
Richard J. Lipp Memorial Scholarship: Mikayla Brown and Sean Jansen
Branford PTA Public Schools Veterans of World War II Scholarship: Maya Kyriakides, Elizabeth Lam, Lily Moore-Markey, Sydney Panczak, Alyssa Hackley, and Jake Bodner
Caroline M. Goeben Memorial Scholarship: Caleb Dormer
Daniel P. Cosgrove Scholarship: Math Joshua Josephy-Zack
Daniel P Cosgrove Scholarship: English Olivia Paleski
Senator Lucy T. Hammer Scholarship: Samantha Velardi
Wendy Baum Student Athlete Award: Cody McHenry and Brianna Shaw
Sally Slater Memorial Scholarship: Adrienne Dillon
New Alliance Bank Robert Geier Scholarship: Tahj Sutherland
James MacVeigh Scholarship: Karly King
George Barone Scholarship: Spencer Landsbach
In Memory of Heather Diane Caraglio-Balcerzak Scholarship: Maximus Manware
Mary Ann Palumbo and Lenore Palumbo Robbins Scholarship: Austin Bui, Celia Turbert, Abigail Pawlowicz, and Jason Hackett
Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation Scholarship: Emma Boyle
BHS Alumnus High Achieving Scholarship: Max Padian, Tahj Sutherland, Charles Russo, and Caitlin Darby
BHS Alumnus Achievement Scholarship: Mia DuPuis, John Tanski, Kara Rutt, and Jack Manware
Senior Class Scholarship: Olivia Vitale, Bennett Gentile, Andrew Betzig, Amanda DellaCamera, Elijah Hanlon, Sean Healy, Dylan Giordano, Sophia Caturano, Robert Ziaks, Julianne Dillon, and Kate Elmasry
Class of 2016 Scholarship: Julianna Pegnataro
BHS PTA Unsung Hero Scholarship: Juliana Robinson