301. 2011 MVCAP Scholarship Presentation

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Joe Rottenborn

Executive Director, Mahoning Valley College Access Program (MVCAP)

MVCAP awards 16 scholarships of $1,000 at its annual meeting

The Mahoning Valley College Access Program (MVCAP) awarded 11 Last-Dollar Scholarships

of $1,000 and 5 Trumbull County Scholarships of $1,000 during the MVCAP Ninth Annual Meeting on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. The scholarship presentation was held in the Technology Building at Kent State University Trumbull. Awardees are the following area graduates from the Class of 2011:

Awardee: County: High School: College or University:

Emily J. Diorio Mahoning Boardman H.S. U. of Akron
Joseph E. Pallone Mahoning Boardman H.S. Youngstown State U.
Ciara K. Penny Mahoning Chaney H.S. Youngstown State U.
Brandon P. Pasqual Mahoning Boardman H.S. Youngstown State U.
Allison M. Poling Columbiana Lisbon David Anderson H.S. Youngstown State U.
Crystal A. Wilson Mahoning Boardman H.S. Youngstown State U.
Jennifer C. Caventer Mahoning Chaney H.S. College of Wooster
Nicole L. Campbell Mahoning Chaney H.S. U. of Akron
Laura A. Neff Mahoning Boardman H.S. Youngstown State U.
Emma E. Brownlee Mahoning Sebring McKinley H.S. Slippery Rock U.
Dana E. Matz Mahoning Boardman H.S. Florida State U.
Nikita D. Dhami Trumbull Howland H.S. Case Western Reserve
Emily A. Glassmeyer Trumbull Niles McKinley H.S. Kent State U.
Brandon M. Merriman Trumbull Howland H.S. Ohio State U.
Brittany L. Dowell Trumbull Labrae H.S. Ohio State U.
Kelsey M. Case Trumbull John F. Kennedy H.S. John Carroll U.

In its 10th year of existence, the MVCAP has awarded over 175 scholarships—most for $1,000—to help graduates in Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumbull Counties reduce their unmet need to attend the college of their choice. The MVCAP Board President is Atty. Paul Dutton of Harrington, Hoppe, Mitchell, Ltd., while its Vice-President is John Taylor of Paige and Byrnes Insurance Agency, Inc.