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USTA FOUNDATION AWARDS $373,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Local High School Seniors to Receive Scholarships Towards Continuing Their Education
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – USTA Foundation, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association, has announced that three high school students were awarded either an $8,000 College Educational Scholarship or a $1,000 College Textbook Scholarship. The Foundation granted 53 high school students nationwide a variety of college scholarships this spring, totaling $373,000.
The USTA Foundation has awarded Abigail James of Coventry R.I. with the College Educational Scholarship. James, a graduate from Coventry High School, will be attending Georgia Institute of Technology this year. She was selected from applicants throughout the country on the basis of her commitment to academic success, to her local community, and participation in tennis. The $8,000 scholarship will be awarded over four years to students entering a two or four-year college or university.
The College Textbook Scholarship which provides a one-time award of $1,000, was established by the USTA Foundation to assist students in purchasing textbooks or supplies. This year’s recipients are:
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· Elijah Reb Mariano, New London, Conn. – Graduate of Saint Andrews School will attend Assumption College
· Ashley Varrone, Shelton, Conn. – Graduate of Shelton High School, will attend University of New Haven
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“The USTA Foundation is once again excited to award these hard-working, well-deserving seniors,” said Dan Faber, USTA Foundation Executive Director. “We are proud to contribute to their academic achievements, and look forward to their continued success.”
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USTA Foundation, the national charitable organization of the USTA, helps serve up dreams for under-resourced youth; individuals with disabilities; and wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans and their families. The foundation supports programs nationwide that leverage tennis and education to help those in need, primarily through the National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) network, and other efforts to assist military personnel, veterans and individuals with disabilities. To date, it has awarded more than $19 million in grants and scholarships to hundreds of programs, benefitting thousands of children and adults through a tennis, education and health curricula. For more information on USTA Foundation, visit www.ustafoundation.com. Or stay connected through Facebook at www.facebook.com/USTAFoundation, and on Twitter at @USTA_Foundation.
