WESTPORT WOMAN'S CLUB AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS

The Westport Woman's Club Scholarship Committee awarded 10 scholarships at the May 24th Breakfast Ceremony held at the Westport Woman's Club. The Scholarship Committee (Wendy McKeon – Chairlady, Sandy Atwood, Dorothy Francis, Amy Schneider and Catherine Smith), spent many hours reading each and every transcript, meeting the scholarship recipients during the interview process at Staples High School and finally deciding who the 2013 recipients will be. The scholarship awards are based on student's scholastic record; no lower than 3.0 academic GPA, financial need, students’ efforts to contribute to his/her financial needs for educational purposes, community service and accomplishments in education. Awards will be made on the basis of financial need and scholastic ability. This year's scholarship recipients are as follows: Michelle Lee: Received the Lea Ruegg Scholarship and will be attending The University of Connecticut. Nicholas McCarthy: Received the Emily B. Fuller Scholarship and will be attending Fairfield University. Brianna Reedy: Received the Ina Bradley Scholarship and will be attending The University of the Arts. Audrey Reedy: Received the Most Active Woman's Scholarship in honor of Jo Fuchs- Luscombe and will be attending Chapman University. Elizabeth Zaffina: Received the Westport Woman's Club Scholarship and will be attending Sacred Heart University. Jasmine Henry: Received the Westport Woman's Club Scholarship and will be attending New York University. Fallon Bottone: Received the Westport Woman's Club Scholarship and will be attending University of San Francisco. Shannon Connors: Received the Westport Woman's Club Scholarship and will be attending Eastern Connecticut University. Margaret Mills: Received the Westport Woman’s Club Scholarship and will be attending the University of New Hampshire. Gillian Manantan: Received the Westport Woman's Club Scholarship and will be attending Norwalk Community College. The Westport Woman's Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of charitable, cultural, educational and public health services. In addition to supporting numerous community services, the Club offers a great number of social activities for its members and for the community at large. For membership information, please call the Club office at 227-4240 or visit - www.WestportWoman'sClub.org.