Foundation Trustees from the Greater Norwich Foundation present scholarships to local students. Front row: students, Camille Gordon, Kerrie Monte, Miranda Cole, Humula Gabone and Trent Wessels with Trustee James Dunne and Trustee Thomas Emerson. Back row: Trustee Frederic Miers, Trustee Peter Smith; students: Sean Eaves, Stephen Kman III, Keegan Franklin and Trustee Patrick Flanagan. (Photo by Sarah Genter)

NORWICH – The 2022 Greater Norwich Foundation Scholarship recipients gathered at NBT Bank in Norwich on Wednesday, July 13.

Most of the scholarships given by the Greater Norwich Foundation are named for a past beneficiary. This is in recognition of their generosity to the foundation, and generally is not a condition of their gift.

Recently, however, a successful Norwich native indicated that he would like to have a scholarship given in recognition of the support he received from the Norwich community and certain citizens while he was growing up and attending college. He asked to know the amount that he would be expected to give to GNF to have a scholarship of a certain amount given at a certain interval. Thus, a new scholarship was established.

Each year, the Scholarships Committee expresses regret that there are not enough scholarships for the deserving students. Although we have increased the number of awards and the amount of each, there is a need for more scholarships.

In total, over $90,000 in scholarships was awarded this year by the Greater Norwich Foundation. In addition to the above scholarships, the Greater Norwich Foundation provided a total of $425,000 to non-profit community organizations in the greater Norwich area during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. A copy of the annual report is available in the office of NBT Bank.

Recent graduates of Norwich High School and recipients of the Greater Norwich Foundation scholarships:

The Alan Horovitz All Around Student Award: Stephen Kman III, attending Boston University.

The Alan Horovitz Sports Person of the Year Award: MacKenzie Hess, attending Medaille College.

The Clara Robbins Memorial Scholarship Awards: Humula Gabone, attending University at Buffalo.

Camille Gordon, attending Hofstra University; Nolan Reid, attending University of Connecticut; Lauren Squires, attending Cornell University.

The Marcia Stewart Memorial Scholarship: Sean Eaves, attending SUNY Oneonta.

The Esther C. Flanagan Scholarship: Robyn Diehl, attending SUNY Broome.

The Thomas H. Ivory Scholarship: Kerrie Monte, attending SUNY Cortland.

The H. William Smith Jr. Technical Scholarship: Trent Wessels, attending SUNY Delhi.

The Robert N. Endries Scholarship: Evan Sylstra, attending Lock Haven University.

The Margaret Newton Forsythe Scholarship: Rhianna Philbrick, attending University at Albany.

The John and James Westcott Scholarship: Miranda Cole, attending SUNY Delhi.

The Joseph Rotundo Memorial Athletic Scholarship: Keegan Franklin, attending SUNY Oswego.

The Harrison and Betty Edwards Science Scholarship: Landon Stone, attending Monroe Community College .