We are pleased to announce that the NJCPA Scholarship Fund awarded approximately $230,000 in scholarships in April to more than 55 New Jersey high school and college students. Out of more than 165 applications, 22 college-bound high school seniors were given a one-year award of $1,500 each, including six who received the Deloitte Minority High School Scholarship; 25 college students were awarded $6,500 each; eight were awarded a $2,000 Sophomore Award and two received $5,500 each for the NJCPA/American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Minority Scholarships. Others received NJCPA/National Association of Black Accountants - Northern New Jersey Chapter Awards. The scholarships were based on academic performance, standardized test scores, essays and personal interviews.
Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients:
High School Awards ($1,500)
- Helena Billero, Howell High School
- Katrine Birkeland, Manalapan High School
- Daniel Branco, Montville Township School
- Molly Burns, Point Pleasant Borough High School
- Nicole Cieluch, Red Bank Regional High School
- Kayla Cornish, Old Bridge High School
- Melissa Domen, Upper Freehold Regional School District-Allentown High School
- David Flores, Old Bridge High School
- Derek Gerson, Fort Lee High School
- Jennifer Howarth, Wayne Valley High School
- Dev Joshi, Parsippany Hills High School
- Justin Newell, Kittatinny Region High School
- Nicholas Palmadesso, Middletwon High School North
- Lucia Pollaro, Wayne Hills High School
- Olivia Schlosky, Delran High School
- Irene Wong, Edison High School
Deloitte Foundation NJCPA Scholars ($1,500)
- Anthony Francis, Rahway High School
- Angelie Jean-Baptiste, West Orange High School
- Meka King, West Orange High School
- JanPaul Nolasco, New Brunswick High School
- Brandon Rodriguez Reyes, Rahway High School
- Marcelo Torres Chavez, West Orange High School
College Awards ($6,500)
- Mixhever Asani, Montclair State University
- Dan Bottglieri, Rowan University
- Sigal Khodara, Monmouth University
- Amanda Klein, Caldwell University
- Muskan Mantoo, Rutgers Business School - New Brunswick
- Lelani Nascimento, Kean University
In Name of Awards ($6,500)
- Bowman & Company, LLP - In Memory of Lisa Donahue
Melissa Palladino, Rider University
- CohnReznick
Jasmine Rawson, Rutgers Business School - New Brunswick
- EisnerAmper LLP
Timothy Elefonte, Montclair State University
- Frazer, Evangelista & Company LLP
Brian Petrovic, The College of New Jersey
- Frederick and Lenore Horn
Yaakov Kroll, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Lakewood
- Frederick and Lenore Horn
Shlomo Shain, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
- Mazars USA LLP
Johnathan Phan, Rowan University
- NJCPA Council of Past Presidents
Courtney Napolitano, Ramapo College of New Jersey
- NJCPA Past President, Frank Boutillette
Lavor Brown, Rutgers Business School - Newark
- NJCPA Past President, John F. Dailey Jr.
Justin Barnhard, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Madison
- NJCPA Past President, John S. Lee
Michael Osinki, Rider University
- NJCPA Past President, Michael A. Polito
Emma Gaffney, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Madison
- NJCPA Past President, Z. Thaddeus Zawacki
Nicole Shubaderov, Seton Hall University
- PKF O'Connor Davies - In Memory of Stephen F. Mannuzza
Jenifer Mendieta, Kean University
- Smolin, Lupin & Co. P.A.
Celine Bhantana, Caldwell University
- Untracht Early, LLC
Theodore Vazacopoulos, Stevens Institute of Technology
- WilkinGuttenplan - In Memory of Jules C. Frankel
Jocelyn Shi, Rutgers Business School - New Brunswick
- WithumSmith+Brown
Milad Banisadeghian, Saint Peter's University
- WithumSmith+Brown
Jennifer Barrantes Perez, Rutgers Business School - New Brunswick
In Name of Sophomore Awards ($2,000)
- Deloitte
Brenda Chavez Ramos, Rider University
- Deloitte
Cristian De Los Santos, Rutgers University - Camden
- Holman, Frenia, Allison PC
Erin Murphy, Seton Hall University
Sophomore Awards ($2,000)
- Renee Burns, Monmouth University
- David Monslave, Seton Hall University
- Ngocthy Nguyen, Rutgers Business School - New Brunswick
- Josephine Salluce, The College of New Jersey - School of Business
- Sarah Sarna, Rutgers Business School - New Brunswick
Minority Scholarships
- NJCPA/American Institute of CPAs ($5,500)
Manuela Paula Alonso, Montclair State University
Dania Espinal, The College of New Jersey
- NJCPA/National Association of Black Accountants - Northern New Jersey Chapter ($5,500)