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Kevin’s Fund Scholarship Recipients

NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP

Year Recipient School
1997 Gregory Calnon University of Notre Dame
1998 Jillian Mallozzi Carnegie Mellon University
1999 Kevin Devine Amherst College
2000 David Luongo Johns Hopkins University
2001 Lauriann Kress Bucknell University
2002 Laura Sharp University of Rhode Island
2003 Thomas Wagner Bucknell University
2004 Elana Ben-Porat University of Wisconsin
2005 Jessica Bruno University of Notre Dame
2006 Lauren O’Hagan College of William & Mary
2007 Kara-Lynne Bess Columbia University
2008 Alyxie Harrick Georgetown University
2009 Despina Sidiropoulos Boston College
2010 Eloise Libre Tufts University
2011 Lorena Sferlazza College of the Holy Cross
2012 Alexander Libre Dartmouth College
2013 Nina Robertson College of the Holy Cross
2014 Brody O'Brien University of Connecticut
2015 Kimberly Devine Holy Cross
2016 Ava Rosato Georgetown University
2017 Grace Bradley Furman University
2018 Katerina Karaiskos Cornell University
2019 Emilia Cuevas University of Virginia
2020 Elizabeth Christinat Liberty University
2021 Alexandra Koletsos Columbia University
2022 Michael Bonsangue University Massachusetts- Amherst
2023 Benjamin Bradley The George Washington University


NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

Year Recipient School
1997 Peter Gioiella III Georgetown University
1998 Tracey DeMarco New Haven University
1999 Jennifer Rentas Harvard University
2000 David Ben-Porat Indiana University
2001 Daniel Cuzzone Trinity College
2002 Richard Frank Brandeis University
2003 David Soson University of Rochester
2004 Ian Gill United States Naval Academy
2005 Kurt Canbolat The New School
2006 Ray Vetter United States Military Academy
2007 Stephen Chuba Syracuse University
2008 Kelly Mills University of San Francisco
2009 Allison Cuttner Temple University
2010 Daniel Faugno-Fusci Boston College
2011 Rachel Tangard University of Connecticut
2012 Kathleen Gill University of Connecticut
2013 Kate Cusick Roger Williams University
2014 Gavin Schuerch Bates College
2015 Fairdi Galicia-Roman Western Connecticut
2016 Thomas Jankovic Princeton University
2017 Hailey Agostino McGill University
2018 Isabel Herrera University of Connecticut
2019 Jason Gorman University of Connecticut
2020 Pramita Subedi Williams College
2021 Anthony Alvarado Norwalk Community College
2022 Colin Hong University of Connecticut
2023 Aneroy Sanchez
2023 Emily DiSette Northeastern University


NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ SCHOLARSHIP

Year Recipient School
2008 Benedict Vetter University of Connecticut
2009 Jerry Petrini West Virginia University
2010 Emily Lavins University of Connecticut
2011 Brandon Eckert Western Connecticut
2012 Michael O'Callaghan University of Connecticut
2013 Blair Roberts Western Connecticut
2014 Charles Tinnen Western Connecticut
2015 Jeffrey Victor Western Connecticut
2016 Kyle Brenn New York University
2017 Giovan Pesce University of Connecticut
2018 Chaz Bethel-Brescia Princeton University
2019 Sean Donaher Western Connecticut State University
2020 Ryan Whitney Berklee College of Music
2021 Justin Stavrianos Belmont University
2022 Kurt Ruiz Western Connecticut State University
2023 Robert DiPalma Sacred Heart University


NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL BAND SCHOLARSHIP

Year Recipient School
2023 Hunter Jacabson University of Connecticut


NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA SCHOLARSHIP

Year Recipient School
2009 Caroline Alfen Oberlin College
2010 Taylor Scicchitano RPI
2011 Megha Nadig SUNY-Fredonia
2012 Paige Henson St. Lawrence University
2013 Darius Colson University of Rochester
2014 Richard Cruz Ithaca College
2015 Daniel Lott Boston College
2016 Ines Purcell Bryn Mawr College
2017 Isabel Nees Penn State University
2018 Serena Jankovic University of Pennsylvania
2019 Katja Jarozewski Louisiana State University
2020 Brynn Schmitt Furman University
2021 Denali Baker Boston University
2022 Tristan Ancog University of Connecticut
2023 Lindsay Caruso American University


NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE

Year Recipient School
2010 Olga Sidiropoulos Fairfield University
2011 Lorena Sferlazza College of the Holy Cross
2012 Brian Manby University of Connecticut
2013 Michal Nowicki Occidental College
2014 Skyler Buswell University of Connecticut
2015 Kasey Hogan Boston College
2016 Georgios Kutrubis University of Connecticut
2017 Juliane Alfen UCLA
2018 Katherine Sciglimpaglia St. Peter's University
2019 Gianluca Trofa Harvard University
2020 Julia Dufort University of Virginia
2021 Alexandra Koletsos Columbia University
2022 Tyler Belinsky University of Connecticut
2023 Rachel Miller Southern Connecticut State University


NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL DISTINGUISHED STUDENT SPEAKER

Year Recipient School
2021 Alexandra Koletsos Columbia University
2022 Maria Fe Luque Harvard University
2023 Joseph Cruz Dartmouth College


NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL BOSTON COLLEGE

Year Recipient
2015 Kasey Hogan
2015 Daniel Lott
2016 Arissa Troy
2019 David Chuba, Madison French


BOSTON COLLEGE CARROLL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP

Year Recipient/Class Hometown
1999 Omar Chaudhary ('00) Newton, MA
2000 Carrie Anne Levitt ('01) Setauket, NY
2001 Dennis Allaire ('02) Clifton Park, NY
2002 Justin Wescott ('03) Holyoke, MA
2003 Matthew Acalin ('04) Anaheim, CA
2004 Amy Racannello ('05) Stamford, CT
2005 Kevin Schohl ('06) Cleveland, OH
2006 Lauren Hill ('07) Buffalo, NY
2007 Patrick Twomey ('08) Andover, MA
2008 Matthew Raffol ('09) Natick, MA
2009 Steven Twomey ('10) Andover, MA
2010 Cassandra Porter (’11) Franklin Lakes, NJ
2011 Hector Vazquez-Aguilar (’12) Milford, PA
2012 Lauren Wallace (’13) Lake Bluff, IL
2013 Joshua Coyne (’14) Paxton, MA
2014 Kevin Zhao (’15) Bellevue, WA
2015 Nickolaus Osinski (’16) Buffalo, NY
2016 Lauren Wedell (’17) Arden Hills, MN
2017 Hannah Say (’18) Burlingame, CA
2018 Caitlin Ferris (’19) Port Washington, NY
2019 Vincent Ferrucci (’20) Fishers, IN
2020 Sam Schelble (’21) Brookfield, WI
2021 Josie Seelen (’22) Eau Claire, WI
2022 Haoyi Wang (’23) Farmington, CT
2023 Frances Hodgens (’24) Hopedale, MA


BOSTON COLLEGE EMERGING LEADER PROGRAM

Year Recipient Hometown
2013 Christopher Klotsche (’16) Milwaukee, WI
2014 Alec Ellis (’17) Winter Park, FL
2015 Noah Groenewold (’18) Hinsdale, IL
2016 Kandace Nguyen (’19) Marrero, LA
2017 Joan Kennedy (’20) San Antonio, TX
2018 Fatoumata Sall (’21) New York, NY
2018 Noella D'Souza (’20) Sharon, MA
2019 Henry Bayly ('22) Fort Myers, FL
2020 Audrey Davis ('23) Fanwood, NJ
2021 Lauren Dadekian ('24) Upper Saddle River, NJ
2022 Aidan Mackey ('25) West Oneonta, NY
2023 Brody Whetzel ('26) Salem, OR


BOSTON COLLEGE EMS AWARD

Year Recipient Hometown
2022 Frank Giacchetto ('22) Blue Point, NY
2023 Gracie Meijer ('23) Ada, MI


ST. JEROME YOUTH GROUP SCHOLARSHIP

Year Recipient School
1997 Gregory Calnon University of Notre Dame
1998 Megan Tomlinson University of Connecticut
1999 Josh Gibson Eastern Conn. State University
2000 Dana Loch University of Connecticut
2001 Beth Olson Western Connecticut State University
2002 Gregory Vetter Connecticut College
2003 Kelly Jaeger Siena College
2004 John Paul Sebastian Bentley University
2005 Kelly Spenard College of the Holy Cross
2006 Kate McFarland Temple University
2007 Angelo Bruno Stonehill College
2008 Nicholas Carroll University of Connecticut
2009 Jeffrey DeSimone Bryant University
2010 Kristin Chuba Stonehill College
2011 Michael Corasaniti University of Connecticut
2012 Michael O'Callaghan University of Connecticut
2013 Megan O'Callaghan Western Connecticut
2014 Aidan Whelan James Madison University
2015 Allison Hall Sacred Heart
2016 Christina Ronzitti Providence College
2017 Ryan Williams Merrimack College
2018 Kristen Beaumonte University of Notre Dame
2019 Sean Murawski University of Connecticut
2020 Antonia Gasparro Fairfield University
2021 Nico Tullio Champlain College

The St. Jerome Youth Scholarship was temporarily suspended in 2022 pending reconstitution of the youth program




BOSTON COLLEGE LITURGY ARTS SCHOLARSHIP

Year Recipient Hometown
1999 Jeremy Zipple Hattiesburg, MS
2000 Stacie Powderly St. Charles, MO
2001 Jeff Glass Atlanta, GA
2000 Benjamin Kadamus Schenectady, NY
2002 Carolyn E. Gordon Maynard, MA
2003 Brian Ferrasci-O'Malley Tualatin, OR
2004 Darcy M. Roberts Manchester, CT
2005 Michael Abbott So. Hamilton, MA
2006 Meaghan Campbell Summit, NJ
2007 Melanie B. Houlihan Bel Air, MD

This scholarship was discontinued after 2007


OTHER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS


About the Fund

Background

The Kevin M. Eidt Memorial Scholarship Fund was established through the generosity of the many people Kevin touched in his short life. Kevin, an 18-year-old dean's list freshman in the honors program at Boston College, passed away from cardiac arrest on January 23, 1997 while playing intramural basketball. Kevin set the example of the passion and sincerity we should bring to each day. He was an individual with vision, commitment, abiding hope, aspirations, and compassion. And when we look back, it was a life, albeit a glimpse of life, by which people can be measured and judged by.

Mission

The mission of the Kevin M. Eidt Memorial Scholarship Fund is to preserve Kevin's spirit by paying tribute to achievements in academics, athletics, arts, and the virtues of service and faith that were the essence of Kevin's life.

Fund Facts

With 12 scholarships, valued at $160,500, awarded to the class of 2023, Kevin's Fund will have provided $2.7 Million in financial support to 222 exemplary young men and women matriculating at over 85 diverse colleges and universities in Kevin's memory. The dramatic growth in scholarship awards is directly related to the financial success of our annual benefit dinner dance, which began in 2000 and funded scholarships for the class of 2001. As a result of this generosity, Kevin's Fund has awarded the following scholarships.

To the class of 1997   $3,750
To the class of 1998   $5,000
To the class of 1999   $12,000
To the class of 2000   $13,000
To the class of 2001   $47,000
To the class of 2002   $55,000
To the class of 2003   $70,000
To the class of 2004   $85,000
To the class of 2005   $100,000
To the class of 2006   $111,000
To the class of 2007   $127,000
To the class of 2008   $139,000
To the class of 2009   $140,000
To the class of 2010   $118,000
To the class of 2011   $117,000
To the class of 2012   $115,000
To the class of 2013   $121,000
To the class of 2014   $122,000
To the class of 2015   $124,000
To the class of 2016   $122,250
To the class of 2017   $124,000
To the class of 2018   $127,000
To the class of 2019   $128,000
To the class of 2020   $128,000
To the class of 2021   $126,500
To the class of 2022   $156,000
To the class of 2023   $160,500

For the 2023 – 2024 academic year, Kevin’s Fund is providing financial support to 15 students matriculating at American University, Boston College (2), Champlain College, Columbia, Dartmouth, George Washington University, Liberty, Northeastern, Sacred Heart, Southern Connecticut State, UConn (2), Univeristy of Delaware, and UMass-Amherst.


Scholarship Fund Accomplishments as of June 30, 2023
Recipients222
Awards$2,700,000
Funding as % of Contributions99.5%