Westbrook Foundation Awards Local Students, Residents
$77,400 in Scholarships


July, 2007- The Westbrook Foundation gave $59,900 in scholarships to 27 seniors graduating
from Westbrook High School last month, awarded two local students graduating from other
high schools $2,000 in scholarships and provided $15,500 in awards to eight local residents
either pursuing education beyond high school or currently attending college. The total outlay
from the Foundation to town residents and students was $77,400.

Barbara Spencer Memorial Scholarships were awarded to 20 High School students. Andrew
Wilson, Joshua Szakal and Ryan Pape each received $4,000 awards. A Leadership Award of
$2,000 went to Jeremy Buck and Alison Parman won a Good Citizenship Award of $2,000.
Special Awards of $1,000 each were given to Matthew Trasacco, Scott Coffrin, Carlos Ortiz,
David W. Rutty, Mary Valiante, Samantha Spencer, Maria A. Gambini, Anthony Nardi,
Nicholas R. White, and Kathryn Pielli. Receiving $500 awards were Katherine Dubuc, Robert
Frawley, II, Amanda Bagley, Lindsey Riley and Joshua Sousa.

Three students earned $7,000 each from the Henry Ortner Jr. Memorial Scholarship, which
supports students intending to pursue a career in engineering, the sciences or nursing.
Recipients were Scott C. Fredrickson, Jacob Dean and Ryan Gallacher. The Elliot A. Spencer
Memorial Scholarship of $5,000 was awarded to Kristina Clark.

The Raymond L. Wilson Scholarship of $1,000, given to a student pursuing a career in
teaching, went to Meghan L. Taylor. James M. Wininger received the Calderari-Hoxsie-
Schubert-Steinson Veterans Memorial Scholarship, a $1,000 award that supports a student
with a strong interest in science or nursing. The Josephine S. Crump Scholarship of $500, for a
student who will teach business education, was given to Kristina Clark. The Ellen S. Murphy
Scholarship of $500 was given to Ryan Pape. Lindsey Riley and Katherine Dubuc each received
$500 from the Dorothy Christopher Hoyt Scholarship fund and Amanda Bagley was awarded $500 from
the Pat Mazeau & Myrtie Gareau Scholarship. The Oscar Manstan/Richard Nolf
Memorial Industrial Arts Scholarship, which rewards a student pursuing industrial arts with a
$300 award, went to Carlos Ortiz. The Herbert A. Muller, Jr. Memorial Scholarship of $400
was given to Brian Moore. A new $200 scholarship in the memory of Gene I. Wills, went to
Robert Frawley, II.

Local students graduating from other high schools who received scholarships were James M.
Ronnie, Xavier, $500; and Elizabeth A. Calderoni, The Gunnery,$1,500. Residents attending
college who received scholarships were Lyndsey Persutti, UCONN, $1,500; Elsa Fennelly,
University of Rhode Island, $3,000 and Ashley Rourke, Southern Connecticut State University,
$1,500.

The newly formed Messerschmidt Scholarship Fund for local residents pursuing education
beyond secondary school gave $3,000 to Catherine Marino, $2,500 to Benjamin White, $2,000 to
George Bell, $1,500 to Ryan Killion and $500 to Nicholas Crosby.

Since 1985, the Foundation, a non-profit organization, awards scholarships to Westbrook
students and grants to qualifying town organizations.

Applications for all the Scholarships and Grants are on the Foundation's web site
www.westbrookfoundation.org or may be requested by mail at the Westbrook Foundation,
P.O. Box 528, Westbrook, CT 06498.