Student From Greenwich Awarded Brown Harris Stevens Scholarship

GREENWICH, CT — Brown Harris Stevens Connecticut, in partnership with Person to Person, recently announced the inaugural scholarship recipients from the Brown Harris Stevens Scholarship Fund, and included is a student from Greenwich.

Each year through an application process, 10 local Fairfield County students will receive $20,000 in funds to help them reach their higher education goals.

The inaugural recipients are pursuing degrees in everything from engineering and math to psychology and childhood education.

The Greenwich recipient is Christian De Souza, who is a freshman at the University of Rhode Island and will be studying psychology.

During his time at Greenwich High School, De Souza worked as a laborer at Mr. Pavers LLC, played defensive line on the varsity football team, and was a student leader at AWANA.

The other winners are Kenneth Maeda, Angel Uchupailla, Laysha Lucero, Shania Blake and an anonymous winner from Stamford; Raphael Benjamin, Alexandra Narcisse from Norwalk; and two anonymous winners from New Canaan and Norwalk.

"We want to congratulate all of the inaugural Brown Harris Stevens scholars on their hard-earned achievements. BHS is incredibly proud to offer our support to our local students as they continue their education journeys," said Christopher Halstead in a news release.

Halstead is the executive sales director for Brown Harris Stevens Connecticut.

"None of this would have been possible without Person to Person for their partnership in launching the Brown Harris Stevens Scholarship Fund and for all the important work they do uplifting our communities," Halstead added.

Person to Person CEO Nancy Coughlin said her organization, which is based in Darien, is grateful to have such a strong partner in Brown Harris Stevens.

"This scholarship makes college attainable for ten local talented and motivated students, and helps Person to Person reach our goal of offering close to 100 college scholarships each year. We congratulate the scholars and thank Brown Harris Stevens for this generous support," Coughlin said in a news release.