27 Morristown High School Students Receive Scholarships from the Morris Educational Foundation

Morristown, NJ – Over 290,000 in scholarships have been awarded to 27 Morristown High School seniors to support their academic pursuits, announced the Morris Educational Foundation (MEF). The MEF, a non-profit organization enhancing excellence in education in the Morris School District for over 31 years, honored the deserving students during the high school’s scholarship award night on June 11.

The twenty-seven students received scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $100,000. This year, two students received full-ride scholarships to attend Rutgers University thanks to the generous Steinberg Family (Robert Steinberg – Class of 1969, Julian Steinberg – Class of 1973, and Andy Steinberg – Class of 1975) who funded two Judy and Eliot Steinberg Scholarships in honor of their parents.

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MEF scholarships are funded by donors who choose to invest in the future of Morris School District students by creating a named scholarship.  Many scholarship donors are alumni who want to celebrate their experience at Morristown High School and others choose to honor a family member. Several MEF scholarships were established as a part of bequests. Thanks to alumni, individuals, families and local organizations, the MEF provides support to ease the financial burden of students while they achieve their dreams in college and beyond.

“Each June, we are honored to award scholarships to outstanding Morristown High School seniors,” said Molly Servais, Morris Educational Foundation Scholarship chair and member of the Morris Educational Foundation Board of Trustees. “We have many incredibly accomplished applicants and the process is very competitive. Our scholarship recipients have excelled at Morristown High School and demonstrated determination to succeed. It is inspiring to help them pursue the next chapter of their academic careers through the continued generosity of our amazing scholarship donors.”

The following are

2024 Scholarship Recipients:

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Ashley Herrera and Kaileen Lazo , who will both attend Rutgers University and study Biology received the Judy and Eliot Steinberg Scholarship – Up to $25,000 annually for 4 years

Madelyn Funk who will major in Archaeology at Cornell University received the merit based Wong Family Scholarship - $30,000 ($7,500 annually for 4 years)

Kathryne Morales-Ward, who will attend Drew University to study Art and Communications received the Stephen B. Wiley Scholarship $12,000 - ($6,000 annually for 2 years)

Anna Grace Yurek and Conor Richardson who demonstrated dedicated community service, received the Capt. Brian J. McNally USMC Scholarship – $5,000 ($1,000 per year for 3 years and $2,000 for the 4 ^th year) Yurek and Richardson will pursue Nursing degrees at Fairfield University and Duquesne University, respectfully.

Mary Gillen who will attend Rutgers University to pursue Civil Engineering received the George and Michele Becker Scholarship - $4,000

Allyson Smith who intends to study Finance at Villanover University has received the Dorothy F. Johnson Scholarship – $3,500 ($1,750 annually for 2 years)

Ana Mejia Mejia and Anderson Soriano , first-generation students who both plan to pursue Computer Science at Rutgers University and New Jersey Institute of Technology, respectfully received the Javier Avelar Scholarship - $2,500

Lilian Crean who will pursue a degree in Film, Television, and Broadcasting Communications at Fordham University, received the John T. Cunningham Scholarship - $2,500

Ariel Cuyo Verdugo who will attend Montclair State university to pursue business, received the  F eldman Family Scholarship – $2,500

Ana Rivero who plans on attending Cooper Union received the Ferrara-Myers Grandparents Scholarship - $2,00

Aidan Clarke who will attend Villanova University to pursue Civil Engineering received the Fraternal Order of Eagles Morristown Airee 1311 Scholarship – $2,000

​​​​​​​ Charlotte Cama who plans to study Biology at Muhlenberg College received the James B. Galbraith, Jr. Scholarship – $2,000

Jordan Carrington who plans to study Political Science at the University of Rhode Island received the Fred Sporer Scholarship – $2,000

Hanna Cochran who will attend the University of Vermont to study Anthropology and Music received the Class of '79 Morris 8 Scholarship – $1,979

Sarah Bogert who will attend Rutgers University as a Finance major received the Mary Bentzlin Scholarship - $1,500

John Myers who plans to study Business at the University of Virginia received the Morristown Distinguished Wrestler Scholarshiop - $1,500

Isabella Eberhart who will attend Montclair State University to pursue Art received the Morristown High School Class of 2020 Resilience Scholarship – $1,500

Elizabeth Gillen who plans to study Civil Engineering at Rutgers University received the Bruce Chamberlain Scholarship – $1,000

Jonah Gardberg who will attend the University of Missouri to study Finance received the Douenias Family Scholarship for Scholar Athletes – $1,000

Nathaniel Ross who plans to study Industrial Design at Virginia Tech received the Hess-Mulcahy Scholarship - $1,000

Gabrielle Neely who will attend Delaware State University to study Nursing received the Estelle Walker Hinkins Memorial Schoalrship - $1,000

Isaac Litman who will attend the University of New Hampshire to study Forestry received the William Darell Johnson "Let's Get It Going!" Memorial Scholarship – $1,000

Elise Hinrichs who will pursue degrees in Physics and Music at Skidmore College received the Ruth Marantz Cohen French Award – $1,000

Amanda Ramirez who plans to study Biomedical Science at the University of Lynchburg received the Coach Gil Shaffer Scholarship – $1,000

Scholarship donors, students and their families celebrated their scholarship awards at a breakfast reception sponsored by the MEF on Thursday, June 13.

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