Sixty-nine 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 30, 2023 and presented a total of over $80,000 in scholarships. Since our establishment in 1978, Avon Dollars for Scholars has awarded a total of almost 1.5 million dollars to 2286 students. Usually, 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 funds 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 2023 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 2023:
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Avon Cares Scholarship - Timothy Dong Avon Youth Lacrosse Scholarship - Olivia Brown; Mason Eckerlin Donald Sopelak Memorial Scholarship - Maya Monteiro< Northwest Community Bank and it's divisions Scholarship - Emma Krug Rotary of Avon-Canton Nancy Nation Community Service Scholarship - Rohan Badrinath; Hiryu Shinand Scenes of Avon Scholarship - Olivia Evanko |
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Community Service
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Amy E. Toyen Memorial Scholarship - Sandra Lu ADFS Board of Directors Scholarship - Katherine Droppo; Sarah Grady; Nathaniel Machlus; Kevin Russo Avon High School PTO Scholarship - Jonah Weber Avon Leo Club Scholarship - Aaradhya Kumar Avon Lions Charities Raymond Zacchera Memorial Scholarship - Rhys Vale Avon Lions Charities Scholarship - Alex Xu Betty Karampelas Memorial Scholarship - Juliana Portal Christine Pappalardo-Greif Scholarship - Ian Nevins Colleen Martin Memorial Scholarship - Celia Cleary; Annabelle Jacobs; Katelyn Wankier Cynthia R. Hopper Memorial Scholarship - Sophia Mango David & Mardelle Peña Family Community Service Scholarship - Sophia Huber Elaine Olthuis Memorial Scholarship - Tanvi Arora; Charlotte Parry In Honor of Claire Fisher Bonti 08 Scholarship - Hollis Ryan Jill A. Hopper Memorial Scholarship - Julia Zeng Laura Sullivan Honorary Scholarship - Carly Smithberger Rotary of Avon-Canton Bill Noble Service Scholarship - John Pavlakis Rotary of Avon-Canton Donald B. Studley Memorial Scholarship - Jack Cuyler Thomas Murphy Jr. Memorial Scholarship - Kendall Neamtz |
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Performing Arts/Theater/Drama/Music
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David & Mardelle Peña Family Performing Arts Scholarship - Manasi Pravin Kumar Douglas Shallcross Brown, Jr. & Marilynne Foster Brown Scholarship - Alexa Faust Friends of Avon Music Education (F.A.M.E.) Scholarship - Toby Schwartz Jacobsen Family Scholarship - Tanvi Raman |
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Education
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Caryl and Leonard Goldberg Education Scholarship - Liame Alexe Kelly Ann Hahn Memorial Scholarship - Emilia Kulinski |
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Overcame Challenges/Personal Hardship/Perseverance
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Bernard Cole Memorial Scholarship - Akaash Manickavel; Isabella Rodriguez Ruth Hogan Kotler Memorial Scholarship - Samantha Gervais |
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Sports
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Avon Little League - Brian Collings Memorial Scholarship - Parker Jobe Bradford Scott Geyer '83 Memorial Track & Field Scholarship - Isaiah Adams James Kearney Memorial Lacrosse Scholarship - Ryan St. Onge |
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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
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Dubiel Family Scholarship - Mridulla Ganesh James A. MacNeil Science Scholarship - Amaan Baweja Moorthy Family Scholarship - Matej Mijanovic PMP Corporation Scholarship - Wyatt Horsefield Thomas J. McGuff Memorial Scholarship - Brady Ladouceur |
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Specific Interest or Career Path Criteria
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Avon Girl Scouts - Lauren Brown; Makena Logan; Katherine Schwendemann Carmon Funeral Home & Family Center of Avon Scholarship - Peyton Johnson Danielle Rothstein Creative Writing Memorial Scholarship - Daniel Hamilton David & Mardelle Peña Family Scholarship in Honor of Avon-Canton VFW Post 3272 - Michael Gouveia Garden Club of Avon Scholarship - Lucia Newman Jeremiah F. McWilliams Memorial Scholarship - Aellita Ioffe-Monet John & Linda Carmon Scholarship - Udayan Chidambaram Martinez Family Scholarship - Anthony LaMonica Moran, Shuster, Carignan & Knierim Scholarship - Isabella Griffiths Reiskin Family Scholarship - Gracen Lamadrid Today Magazine Bart + Ann Memorial Scholarship - Chloe Kieper Wade H. Horsey IV Memorial Scholarship - Viraj Sheth |
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General Criteria Open to All Students
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Avon Prime Meats Scholarship - Shikha Vyas Dollars for Scholars President's Scholarship in Honor of Joanne Beers & Earl Cree - Ariella Reynolds Dr. Edwin J. Foley Memorial Scholarship - Danielle Chung Joseph Family/ShopRite of Canton Scholarship - Marissa Jette Michael Brighenti '74 Scholarship - Gautham Kumar Peoples United Bank Scholarship - Sandy Jarem Memorial Scholarship - Gabriel DaCunha |
