Congratulations to the 2021 NJCPA Scholarship Recipients
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April 15, 2021
We are pleased to announce that the NJCPA Scholarship Fund awarded approximately $230,000 in scholarships in March to 49 New Jersey high school and college students. Out of more than 160 applications, 13 college-bound high school seniors were given a one-year award of $1,500 each and 36 college students were awarded $6,500 each. Scholarships were awarded based on academic performance, standardized test scores, essays and personal interviews.
Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients:
High School Awards ($1,500)
- Kyra Blakeslee, Wayne Hills High School
- Jack Bolan, Morris Knolls High School
- Karlie Byrd, Buena Regional High School
- CaileyCanessa, Shore Regional High School
- Abigail Chandrika, Sayreville War Memorial High School
- Anthony Dellomo, Washington Township High School
- Lauren Gelber, Wayne Hills High School
- Shailee Goradia, South Brunswick High School
- Rebecca Gross , Northern Valley Region-Old Tappan High School
- Sophia Powers , Jackson Memorial High School
- Abbey Quagliana, Wayne Hills High School
- Joshua Wiesenfeld, River Dell Regional High School
- John Zerillo, Burlington Township High School
College Awards ($6,500)
- Tushar Mittal Agrawal, Ramapo College of New Jersey
- Juliet Akcay, Rider University
- Arshya Chopra, The College of New Jersey
- Kristen Collins, Rutgers - Livingston College - New Brunswick
- Gianna Coscia, William Paterson University of New Jersey
- Alistair Dias, Rutgers Business School - New Brunswick
- Onyinyechi Ekeabu, Rutgers School of Business - Camden
- Dania Espinal, The College of New Jersey
- Andrew Gorka , Rutgers Business School - New Brunswick
- Melissa Palladino, Rider University
- Vidhi Shah, Rutgers Business School - New Brunswick
- Sleyker Tarifa, Rider University
- John Tyahla, Rider University
In Name of Awards ($6,500)
- Bowman & Company, LLP - In Memory of Lisa Donahue
Tyler Bell, Rowan University
- CohnReznick
Jonathan Weitzman, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Madison
- EisnerAmper LLP
Juliana Cirianni, The College of New Jersey
- Frazer, Evangelista& Company LLP
Fedenso Vital, Seton Hall University
- In Memory of Frederick and Lenore Horn
Richard Guerriero, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Cassandra Laman, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Hackensack
- In Honor of John F. Dailey Jr.
Rocco Evangelista, Rowan University
- In Memory of John S. Lee
Julia Commiso, Rider University
- In Memory of Joseph D. Leone Jr. (Monmouth/Ocean Chapter)
Edward Dudek, The College of New Jersey
- Mazars USA LLP
Bharvi Patel, Rutgers Business School - New Brunswick
- In Honor of Michael A. Polito
Nicholas Gargiulo, Rutgers University- New Brunswick
- NJCPA Council of Past Presidents
Isabella Lam, Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- PKF O’Connor Davies LLP - In Memory of Stephen F. Manuzza
Adam Cohen, Rutgers Business School-Newark
- Smolin, Lupin & Co. PA
Jehan Abayhan, Montclair State University
- Untracht Early
William Corzo, William Paterson University of New Jersey
- WilkinGuttenplan - In Memory of Jules C. Frankel
Hanna Batchelder, The College of New Jersey
- WithumSmith+Brown
Bart Leleniewski, Rider University
Kristen Walsh, Montclair State University
- In Memory of Z. Thaddeus Zawacki
Emilie Seguin, Seton Hall University
Minority Scholarships
- NJCPA/American Institute of CPAs ($5,500)
Louma Hannawi, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mark Vintayen, Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- NJCPA/National Association of Black Accountants – Northern New Jersey Chapter ($5,500)
Gary Carter, Rutgers University - Newark
Anissa Crump, The College of New Jersey