Albion Alumni Foundation awards $172,525 in scholarships to Class of 2024

Posted 15 June 2024 at 7:07 am

3 new scholarships added this year, bringing total to 54 awarded by Foundation

Photos courtesy of Susan Starkweather Miller: Auston Johnson accepts the Oak Orchard Bowl/Whittier Scholarship from Alumni Foundation board member Mollie Radzinski

Press Release, Albion Alumni Foundation

ALBION – The Alumni High School Alumni Foundation awarded $172,525 in scholarships to Albion High School Class of 2024 graduates during their Class Night ceremony on Friday.

These awards provide financial assistance to seniors as they continue to pursue their educational goals.

The Foundation’s scholarship committee chose recipients for 54 academic, vocational, service, leadership, arts and athletics scholarships. The committee reviewed numerous applications and chose students that they felt best fit each scholarship’s criteria.

Three newly created scholarships were presented for the first time this year. They are:

• Alvin Smith Memorial Scholarship: This scholarship was established in the memory of Alvin Smith. The $600 award is given on Class Night to a student who has passion for the field they are pursuing.

Flynn Morrison receives the inaugural Alvin Smith Family Scholarship.

• Speradino Foundation Family Scholarship: This scholarship has been established by Robert and Jackie Sperandio and The Sperandio Family Foundation to support two students who have achieved a strong academic standing and shown good judgment, citizenship and involvement in the student body or community. The Sperandio family “always believes in creating opportunities where everyone can flourish and contribute to society.”

• Lu Johnson Memorial Scholarship: This scholarship has been established by the Albion School staff. Lu was a long-time high school teaching assistant. She was an eternal optimist who loved to help those who were most needy. Lu thrived on watching students succeed and overcoming obstacles. The scholarship goes to a member of the Class of 2024 who has financial need, has demonstrated kindness towards others, and has overcome academic challenges during High School.

The Alumni Foundation’s scholarship program continues to grow and benefit more students each and every year. Scholarship funding is made possible through memberships and gifts from AHS Alumni and community members, as well as individuals and organizations that contact the Foundation to establish a scholarship. The Foundation manages the funds and awards the scholarships annually during Albion High School’s Class Night.

The Foundation would like to thank the generous donors that work with us to create and sustain these scholarships. Our donors are helping to make a difference for a lifetime for Albion graduates. Contact Steve Hicks at steve@albionalumni.org to learn how you can create a scholarship.

If you are interested in donating to any of the scholarships you can go to our donate button on the homepage of our website (albionalumni.org) or write to us:

Albion High School Alumni Foundation

P.O. Box 345

Albion, N.Y. 14411

Sarah Thom accepts the Wayne A. Burlison Memorial Scholarship from Alumni Foundation President Steve Hicks.

Congratulations to all 2024 scholarship recipients!

  • Albion High School Alumni Foundation – Lucy Rivers and Jason Anstey
  • Paul R. Haines Memorial Scholarship – Jacqueline Santiago Garcia
  • St. Gobain Adfors Scholarship – Jordan Marshall
  • Elizabeth Balcom Smith Scholarship – Lucy Rivers
  • Golden Performance Scholarship – Willem DeRuysscher
  • Jim & Susie Fraser Health Careers Scholarship – Alison Gibson
  • Minier Family Scholarship – Meganne Moore
  • Albion Alumni Foundation Performing Arts Scholarship – Jason Anstey
  • Coach Richard Diminuco Scholarship for Athletic Excellence – Finnegan McCue
  • Harry W. Salchak Science Scholarship – Jonah Karnyski
  • A.B. Dick Eddy Service Above Self Scholarship – Meganne Moore
  • Nancy Elaine Lagamba Scholarship – Kayla Burgio
  • Dr. Paul Mahany Family Scholarships – Julia Fuller, Liana Flugel, Danielle Wyant, Hailey Warren
  • Hoag Engineering Scholarships – Jonah Karnyski, Finnegan McCue, Kevin He
  • Panek Family Farm Agriculture Scholarship – Sarah Thom
  • Horton Scholarship – Ben O’Connor
  • Wayne A. Burlison Memorial Scholarship – Jason Anstey, Sarah Thom
  • Glassner Family Scholarship – Natalie Printup
  • John Panek Memorial Scholarship – Gina Sidari
  • Ronald L. Sodoma Memorial Scholarship – Kevin He
  • Masonic Renovation Lodge #97 Scholarship – Jacqueline Santiago Garcia
  • Edward B. Archbald Memorial Scholarship – Gina Sidari
  • Dr. David and Anita Long Scholarship – Ella Papponetti
  • D’Andrea Family Scholarship – Ben O’Connor
  • Brandon Bruski Memorial Scholarship – Erin Weese
  • Ralph and Pearl Poelma Good Neighbor Community Scholarship – Autumn Flugel, Lucy Rivers
  • Jake and Anna Vreeburg Scholarships – Jett Conn, Blake Preston
  • Inge Hume Elementary Education Scholarship – Julia Fuller
  • Robert P. VanDeusen Memorial Scholarship – Zoe Marat
  • Moore Family Scholarship Fund – Skylar Draper
  • Sherman Awards – Jason Anstey (Moses Sherman Award) & Lucy Rivers (Margaret Sherman Award)
  • Benjamin Dennis Kirby Memorial Scholarship – Mark Ames, Finnegan McCue, Gina Sidari
  • Oak Orchard Bowl- Whittier Scholarship – Auston Johnson, Alison Gibson
  • Country Lane Veterinary Scholarship – Meganne Moore, Gina Sidari, Kayla Burgio
  • Babbitt Family Scholarship – Gina Sidari
  • Matthew K. Gardner Memorial Scholarship – Autumn Flugel
  • Scott H. Ward Memorial Scholarship – Gabriella Dobo
  • Craig Anderson Scholarship – Madison Hughson
  • Brennan Michael Carlyle Moody Scholarship – Lucy Rivers, Mark Ames
  • Jared M. Fearby Scholarship – Meganne Moore
  • Edward Fancher Memorial Scholarship – Lucy Rivers
  • Gil and Christine Pritchard Vocational Scholarship – Kayla Burgio
  • Lamont Family Scholarship – Jacqueline Santiago Garcia
  • Kelly Sidari Ricker Memorial Scholarship – Gina Sidari
  • Gwenyth Hughson Memorial Scholarship – Mark Ames
  • Nicholas Kovaleski Memorial Scholarship – Gina Sidari
  • Hoag Skilled Trades Scholarship – Jace Thrash, Ella Papponetti
  • Betty West Memorial Scholarship – Julia Fuller
  • Stewart New Scholarship – Max Bentley
  • Dick Tower Scholarship – Blake Preston
  • Alvin Smith Family Scholarship – Flynn Morrison
  • Sperandio Foundation Family Scholarship – Autumn Flugel, Jett Conn
  • Lu Johnson Memorial Scholarship – Mason Lynch

Alumni Foundation President Steve Hicks presents the Hoag Engineering Scholarship to Jonah Karnyski. Three scholarships were awarded. Kevin He (pictured right) and Finnegan McCue were also recipients of the Hoag Scholarship.