2009 Recipients

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MS Scholarships Awarded

The Central New England Chapter awarded $47,600 in MS scholarships to 23 students in our region.

Among them were three students who themselves have MS, including Ian Finn of Lowell, Mass., who was selected for a special “Top Scholar” award, and received two years of funding totaling $6,000. Other awards ranged from $1,000 to $3,000 for one year. Ian was a member of the Lowell High School rowing team that participated in the 2007 Bike & Hike the Berkshires. He was diagnosed with MS in 2006, and has a 3.47 GPA.

The Society established its scholarship program seven years ago. Scholarship recipients are determined by financial need, academic record, leadership and volunteer activities, a statement of educational and career goals, and letters of recommendation. Applicants are also asked to provide a personal statement describing the impact MS has had on their life.

Scholarship applications for 2010 will be available on the National MS Society website in October 2009.

	Carmen Bartholomew 4.24 GPA Springfield High School of Science and Technology/Springfield, MA Parent with MS
	Rebecca Boddie 3.18 GPA Weymouth High School/Pembroke, MA
	Kristen Brunelle 2.32 GPA Dracut High School/Dracut, MA Parent with MS
	Talia Bruzzese 2.96 GPA Shawsheen Valley Technical High School/Tewksbury, MA Parent with MS
	Chelsea Cahill 3.90 GPA West High School/Manchester, NA Parent with MS
	Jeana Cuzzupe 3.01 GPA Tewksbury Memorial High School/Tewksbury, MA Parent with MS
	Lia Daniel 3.00 GPA Oyster River High School/Durham, NH
	Sarah Doherty 3.10 GPA Holliston High School/Holliston, MA Parent with MS
	Ian Finn — Top Scholar 3.47 GPA Lowell High School/Lowell, MA Has MS
	Patrick Julian 3.83 GPA Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School/Dennis, MA Parent with MS
	Emma Laramie 2.20 GPA Nashua High School North/Nashua, NH Has MS
	Andrew Loucks 3.28 GPA Boston College High School/West Barnstable, MA Parent with MS
	Timothy Mazeika 2.40 GPA Millbury Jr./Sr. High School/Millbury, MA Parent with MS
	Nicholas Meleonas 3.80 GPA Timberlane Regional High School/Danville, NH Parent with MS
	Kara Milinazzo 2.62 GPA North Middlesex Regional High School/Pepperell, MA
	Katherine Paulaski 3.45 GPA Nashua High School North/Nashua, NH Parent with MS
	Connor Sansevero-Channell 2.95 GPA Natick High School/Natick, MA Parent with MS
	Aviva Seigel 4.49 GPA Natick High School/Natick, MA Parent with MS
	Kayla Spoon 78.42 GPA Gloucester High School/Gloucester, MA Has MS
	Alexandra Stec 3.48 GPA Wakefield High School/Wakefield, MA Parent had MS
	Jacob VanDeusen 78.30 GPA Taconic High School/Pittsfield, MA Parent with MS
	Amber Wilson 86.57 GPA Northeast Metro Tech High School/Saugus, MA Parent with MS
	Evan Ziavras 4.19 GPA Melrose High School/Melrose, MA Parent with MS