The twelth annual ALJ Alumni Association Scholarship Dinner, along with the tenth annual ALJ Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, was held at the Gran Centurion in Clark on Thursday, May 18th. A crowd of 275 Cruaders gathered to honor the Scholarship winners and Hall of Fame recipients.
Twenty ALJ seniors were awarded $1,000 scholarships The receipients are:
The ALJ Alumni Association Scholarships
Grace Warnick
Tim Ford
The ALJ Alumni Scholarship “In Memory of Susan Bakum Carovillano”
Vittoria Grady
Donald Storms Class of ’59 Scholarship
Kaitlyn Diaz
Donald Storms Scholarship in Memory of the Deceased Members of the Class of ‘59
Olivia Marshall
Ralph Marano Class of ’65 Trade School/Technical School Scholarships
Eva Warszawa
Maria Dante
Robert L. Kastner Memorial Scholarships
Ella Frasca
Victoria Szaro
Karin Fernandez Class of ’66 Scholarship
Nicole Lenkiewicz
Michele Creedon Class of ’66 Scholarship
Matthew Frodon
Thomas & Kathleen Moser Scholarship for Robert L. Sevell
Robert Vershinskiy
Dr. Edwin Anderson Scholarship “In Memory of Steven Tripka ‘62”
Carina Hechevarria
Philip R. Frowery, Class of ‘62 Music Education Scholarship “In Memory and Appreciation of Mildred Midkiff, Choir Director 1958-1975
Emma Czeh
Philip R. Frowery, Class of ’62 Music Education Scholarship “In Memory and Appreciation of Andrew Jupina, Band Director 1957-1978
Brian Morris
Bill Himpele, Class of ’73 Memorial Scholarship
Steven McCaffery
Lou Del Rosso Business Scholarship
Alycia Arboleda
Class of 1970 Scholarship
John Sullivan
The ALJ Scholar/Career Development Scholarship
Julia Joy
Ron Pecina Memorial: Class of ’65 Track and Field Scholarship
Bret Makowsky
In addition, 7 individuals were inducted into the ALJ Alumni Association Hall of Fame. These inductees are:
Leonard Baumel (Accomplished Professional, Class of 1959)
William Prish (Hero, Class 0f 1963)
Dr. Ed McDevitt (Accomplished Professional, Class of ’69)
Rich Zavali (Crusader Pride, Class of ’78)
Christine Cweika Romeo (Community Contributor, Class of 1983)
Yolanda Urbanski (Accomplished Professional, Class of 1992)
Karen Kolmos Planas (Volunteer, Class of 1998)
The 2024 ALJ Hall of Fame/Scholarship Dinner will be held on Thursday May 16th at the Gran Centurions. Dinner registration forms will be available on this website in the late winter/early spring of 2024.
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