More Than $577K Awarded To Morristown High School Seniors

MORRISTOWN, NJ — More than $577,000 in scholarships have been awarded to 29 outstanding Morristown High School seniors to support their academic pursuits, announced the Morris Educational Foundation (MEF).

The MEF, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing educational excellence in the Morris School District, honored the students on June 14 during the high school's in-person scholarship award night.

The MEF also expressed gratitude to their donors, many of whom are Morristown High School alumni, for investing in the future of our Morris School District students.

Twenty-nine students received scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $100,000. Three students received full-ride scholarships to attend New Jersey state universities thanks to the generous Steinberg Family (Robert Steinberg – Class of 1969, Julian Steinberg – Class of 1973, and Andy Steinberg – Class of 1975) who funded three Judy and Eliot Steinberg Scholarships in honor of their parents.

“We are very grateful to our scholarship donors who are positively impacting the lives of these deserving students as they continue their educational journey,” said Molly Servais, Morris Educational Foundation Scholarship chair and member of the Morris Educational Foundation Board of Trustees.

The Morris Educational Foundation is proud to congratulate the following 2022 Scholarship Recipients:

• Judy and Eliot Steinberg Scholarship – Up to $25,000 annually for 4 years
  • Presented to Keydi Osorio Melgar and Caroline Ocloo who plan to attend The College of New Jersey, as well as Juan Cardoza Rodriguez who will study at Rutgers University.
• The Carl George & Shirley L. Eklund Scholarship – Up to $25,000 annually for 4 years
  • Given to Janelle Foster who will be studying Education at Hofstra University.
• Clifford Starrett Scholarship – $80,000 ($20,000 annually for 4 years)
  • Awarded to Emese Darkozci who intends to major in English and Psychology at Dickinson College.
• Wong Family Scholarship – $24,000 ($6,000 annually for 4 years)
  • A merit-based scholarship awarded to Milind Bangalore, the MHS Valedictorian attending Princeton University.
• The Banky Family Scholarship – $20,000 ($5,000 annually renewable for 4 years)
  • Presented to Eric Granados who will be studying engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology.
• George and Michele Becker Scholarship – $12,000 ($3,000 annually for 4 years)
  • Awarded to Bayliss Simon as an Architecture major at Virginia Tech.
• Stephen B. Wiley Scholarship – $8,000 ($4,000 annually for 2 years)
  • Presented to Christopher Ruiz for his community-minded leadership both inside and outside of school who will attend Harvard University as an Engineering, Law and Government major.
• Capt. Brian J. McNally USMC Scholarship – $5,000 ($1,000 per year for 3 years and $2,000 for the 4th year)
  • Given to Jordyn Carmel, for demonstrating dedicated community service, who will study at The University of Delaware.
• Dorothy F. Johnson Scholarship – $3,500 ($1,750 annually for 2 years)
  • Awarded to Julian Lorenzo who intends to study Global Management at the University of Pittsburgh.
• Spring Brook Foundation Scholarship – $3,000
  • Given to Kevin Escobar, for demonstrating service to the community, who will attend Fairleigh Dickinson University.
• Javier Avelar Scholarship – Up to $2,500
  • Presented to Angie Machado, a first-generation student who plans to pursue Political Science at Rutgers University.
• Class of '79 Morris 8 Scholarship – $1,979
  • Given to Sophia Gonzalez who will attend Temple University and study Political Science in the Pre-Law Track.
• James B. Galbraith, Jr. Scholarship – $1,500
  • Awarded to Taylor VanderGroef who plans to major in Biology at The University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Morristown High School Class of 2020 Resilience Scholarship – $1,500
  • Awarded to Lesley Gonzalez who will be attending County College of Morris.
• Morris Educational Foundation Scholarship in Honor of Ricky Godoy – $1,500
  • Presented by Ricky’s Compass Inc. to Kasey Lynch who will attend The University of Michigan majoring in Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience.
• John T. Cunningham Scholarship – $1,250
  • Given to John Mustion as he pursues Broadcast Journalism and Film at The University of Miami.
• AT&T Pioneers Scholarship – $1,000
  • Offered to Audrey Fox for her dedication to community service who plans to study Marine Biology and Ichthyology at The University of New England.
• Mary Bentzlin Scholarship – $1,000
  • Awarded to Seton Stanton who will attend The University of Vermont as a Political Science major with a goal towards public service.
• Bruce Chamberlain Scholarship – $1,000
  • Presented to Nathan Creamer who plans to study Architectural Engineering at Drexel University.
• Douenias Family Scholarship for Scholar Athletes – $1,000
  • Given to Elizabeth Scheer who will be attending Oberlin College.
• The Ferrara-Myers Grandparents Scholarship – $1,000
  • Presented to Patrick Schneider who will attend The University of Vermont as an Engineering major.
• Hess-Mulcahy Scholarship – $1,000
  • Given to Maris Wheeler who will be attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• Estelle Walker Hinkins Memorial Scholarship – $1,000
  • Awarded to Janelle Foster who will be studying Education at Hofstra University.
• William Darell Johnson "Let's Get It Going!" Memorial Scholarship – $1,000
  • Presented to Taylor McNichol who will be attending Monmouth University as a Special Education major.
• Ruth Marantz Cohen French Award – $1,000
  • Given to Emily Hyman, a Business Administration major who will attend the Paris School of Business.
• Morristown Animal Hospital Animal Welfare Scholarship – $1,000
  • Awarded to Alexandra Lysiak who will attend University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
• Coach Gil Shaffer Scholarship – $1,000
  • Given to Meghan Young who plans to study at Lehigh University.
• Shirley Shalit Scholarship – $1,000
  • Presented to Benjamin Yurek who will major in Linguistics and Japanese at The University of Vermont.

Scholarship donors, students, and their families celebrated their scholarship awards at a breakfast reception hosted by the MEF on Thursday, June 16.

Over the course of its 21-year scholarship history, the Morris Educational Foundation has awarded over $2 million in student scholarships. Click here to see a complete list of current and past award winners.

“It was an incredible honor to award 30 scholarships to this amazing class of students who have shown great determination to achieve their aspirations despite the academic and social challenges they have faced during the pandemic,” Servais said.