Sixty-one Avon graduates are continuing their education this Fall thanks to scholarships from Avon Dollars for Scholars. Avon Dollars for Scholars, a local volunteer-based, non-profit organization hosted an Awards Ceremony Night on May 28, 2024, and presented a total of over $100,000 in scholarships. Since our establishment in 1978, Avon Dollars for Scholars has awarded over 2 million dollars to 2347 students. Many of our donors are present at the awards ceremony to present their scholarships to the recipients for their scholarships that have been established in honor or memory of specific individuals. Members of Avon Dollars for Scholars work year-round with local residents, businesses and foundations to raise money so scholarships can be provided to qualified students. To be eligible to apply for a scholarship from Avon Dollars for Scholars, students must either attend Avon High School, or be residents of Avon, regardless of which high school they attend; public, private, magnet; parochial; technical or home-school. Scholarship funds are awarded based upon exceptional community service, citizenship, and merit or financial need.
The 2024 Avon Dollars for Scholars Scholarships and recipients:
For a full description of the listed scholarships, please check our website section for named scholarships or memorial scholarships.
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New for 2024:
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Avon Land Trust Hugh A. Blanchard Memorial Scholarship - Uttej Kollu Deborah Goldfarb Community Service Scholarship - Hope-Eesha Chokshi Robert J. Gorman Memorial Scholarship - Wesley Evans |
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Community Service
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Amy E. Toyen Memorial Scholarship - Tejovardhan Lakamraju ADFS Board of Directors Scholarship - Kristina Perez Avon High School PTO Scholarship - Gianna Godbout Avon Leo Club Scholarship - Abigail Chiu Avon Lions Charities Raymond Zacchera Memorial Scholarship - Ameir Williams Avon Lions Charities Scholarship - Isabella Mucciacciaro Betty Karampelas Memorial Scholarship - Luke Coppen Christine Pappalardo-Greif Scholarship - Julia Phillips David & Mardelle Peña Family Community Service Scholarship - Mahima Prasanna Elaine Olthuis Memorial Scholarship - Alexandra Nyberg; Amanda Wall In Honor of Claire Fisher Bonti 08 Scholarship - Akira Gopal Jill A. Hopper Memorial Scholarship - Kathleen George Laura Sullivan Honorary Scholarship - Venkata Sri Jagruti Tirunagari Monte J. and Cynthia R. Hopper Memorial Scholarship - Anna Baran Rotary of Avon-Canton Bill Noble Service Scholarship - Zoey Hatinen Rotary of Avon-Canton Donald B. Studley Memorial Scholarship - Shaiyan Shah Rotary of Avon-Canton Nancy Nation Community Service Scholarship - Sreya Nistala; Amelia Titone Thomas Murphy Jr. Memorial Scholarship - Abhirami Srivel |
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Performing Arts/Theater/Drama/Music
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David & Mardelle Peña Family Performing Arts Scholarship - Gabrianna Beard Douglas Shallcross Brown, Jr. & Marilynne Foster Brown Scholarship - Vikramaditya Chetnani Friends of Avon Music Education (F.A.M.E.) Scholarship - Lillian Peng Jacobsen Family Scholarship - Seth Robbin |
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Education
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Alice Y. Zacchera Memorial Scholarship - Leah Haughey Caryl and Leonard Goldberg Education Scholarship - Aiko Samples Kelly Ann Hahn Memorial Scholarship - Peyton Budwitz |
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Overcame Challenges/Personal Hardship/Perseverance
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Bernard Cole Memorial Scholarship - Lakshanya Chanthu Prasanna; Timothy Sobolewski Ruth Hogan Kotler Memorial Scholarship - Alexa Haworth |
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Sports
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Avon Little League - Brian Collings Memorial Scholarship - Tyler Assaro-Gracy Avon Youth Lacrosse Scholarship - Samantha Carr; Nathaniel Williams Bradford Scott Geyer '83 Memorial Track & Field Scholarship - Suhaana Jadia James Kearney Memorial Lacrosse Scholarship - Adeline Standish |
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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
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Doreen and James MacNeil Science Scholarship - Spoorthi Hanumanthu Dubiel Family Scholarship - Bryce Edge Moorthy Family Scholarship - Aishwarya Balaji; Aadarsh Senthil PMP Corporation Scholarship - Audra Schliewen Thomas J. McGuff Memorial Scholarship - Claire Cawley |
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Specific Interest or Career Path Criteria
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Avon Cares Scholarship - Heather Mansfield Carmon Funeral Home & Family Center of Avon Scholarship - Daniel Choi Danielle Rothstein Creative Writing Memorial Scholarship - Paige McCracken Garden Club of Avon Scholarship - Lauren Frey Jeremiah F. McWilliams Memorial Scholarship - Katherine Pavlakis John & Linda Carmon Scholarship - Gavin Boudreau Martinez Children Scholarship - William Boullie Reiskin Family Social Work Scholarship - Julia Gordon Today Magazine Bart + Ann Memorial Scholarship - Connor Whelan Wade H. Horsey IV Memorial Scholarship - Declan Mahoney |
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General Criteria Open to All Students
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Avon Prime Meats Scholarship - Sahithi Reddy Dollars for Scholars President's Scholarship in Honor of Joanne Beers & Earl Cree - Joseph Vitkauskas Dr. Edwin J. Foley Memorial Scholarship - Sydney Caso Joseph Family/ShopRite of Canton Scholarship - Michael Chen Northwest Community Bank and it's divisions Scholarship - Imad Athar Sandy Jarem Memorial Scholarship - Akhil Guttikonda Scenes of Avon Scholarship - Gretta Ek |
