10th Mountain Division Association Announces Scholarship Awards for the 2021-22 Academic Year
As of July 20, 2021
The National Association of the 10th Mountain Division Association announces the 2021 recipients of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Scholarship. Twenty-six individuals were selected to receive a total of $55,750 in scholarship funds for the 2020-2021 Academic Year. The National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Inc.’s 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Scholarship program was established in 2006; to date it has awarded one-hundred and thirty-two scholarships totaling $543,250 to current or former members of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) or their immediate family members.
This year’s recipients are:
- Claudia Deters, Cincinnati, OH, will receive $5,000 to pursue an undergraduate degree at either Miami Ohio University or University of Tennessee
- Hunter Czajkowski, Calcium, NY, will receive $4,000 to pursue an undergraduate degree at SUNY Brockport
- Kayla McDonald, Tobyhanna, PA, will receive $4,000 to pursue an undergraduate degree at University of West Virginia
- Ethan Jones, Carthage, NY, will receive $3,500 to pursue an undergraduate degree at undecided
- Maria Gross, Lebanon, PA, will receive $3,000 to pursue an undergraduate degree at Lafayette College
- Serafina Philbrick, Watertown, NY, will receive $3,000 to pursue an undergraduate degree at Highpoint University
- Rachel Ball, El Paso, TX, will receive $3,000 to pursue an undergraduate degree at John Brown University
- Adam Evans, Batavia, OH, will receive $2,000 to pursue an undergraduate degree at University of Cincinnati
- Patrick McGloine, Schuylerville, NY, will receive $2,000 to pursue an undergraduate degree at St Michael’s College
- John Dell’Olio, Leesburg, VA, will receive $2,000 to pursue an undergraduate degree at Ohio State University
- Nicole Flacinski, Hopewell Junction, NJ, will receive $2,000 to pursue an undergraduate at Rutgers University
- Andrew Eichhorn, LaFargeville, NY, will receive $2,000 to pursue an undergraduate degree at Alfred State University
- Sydney Heth, Georgia, VT, will receive $2,000 to pursue an undergraduate degree at undecided
- Madison Myer, Cape Girardeau, MO, will receive $2,000 to pursue an undergraduate degree at SUNY Plattsburg
- Skyler Ferree, Springfield, IL, will receive $1,500 to pursue an undergraduate degree at Southern Illinois University
- Riley Ferree, Springfield, IL, will receive $1,500 to pursue an undergraduate degree at Lincoln Land Community College
- Kyndahl Harris, Fort Drum, NY, will receive $1,500 to pursue an undergraduate degree at University of Alabama
- Carole Wilay, Carthage, NY, will receive $1,500 to pursue an undergraduate degree at undecided
- Caitlin Dansereau, Carthage, NY, will receive $1,500 to pursue an undergraduate degree at Ithaca College
- Alexander Evans, Batavia, OH, will receive $1,250 to pursue an undergraduate degree at University of Cincinnati
- Ryan Young, Tampa, FL, will receive $1,250 to pursue an undergraduate degree at University of Colorado Boulder
- Brianne Conaway, Wellesley Island, NY, will receive $1,250 to pursue an undergraduate degree at St Lawrence University
- Lauren Myer, Cape Girardeau, MO, will receive $1,250 to pursue an undergraduate degree at SE Missouri State University
- Cassidy Marino, Fort Myers, FL, will receive $1,250 to pursue an undergraduate degree at University of Florida
- Hailey Swanson, Orange Park, FL, will receive $1,250 to pursue an undergraduate degree at Florida Institute of Technology
- Katherine Lorusso, New Orleans, LA, will receive $1,250 to pursue an undergraduate degree University of Mississippi
The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Scholarship program is part of the many scholarships awarded annual through the Northern New York Community Foundation, Watertown, NY. The scholarship amount ranges from $5,000 to $1,250 based on merit and is available for full-time undergraduate and /or technical school students; graduate study is not funded. To qualify to apply an applicant must be a current or former 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Service Member or assigned to one of its affiliated units and/ or an immediate family member. The applicant must also be a member of the 10th Mountain Division Association. Applications are available at https://www.nnycf.org/scholarships/applications/ or https://10thmtndivassoc.org/ in early January of each year and are accepted through April 15th.
For more information on the application qualifications or general questions, contact Gil Pearsall, 10th Mountain Division Association, at gpearsal@twcny.rr.com or for more information on the application process, contact Mary Perrine, Northern New York Community Foundation, at maryp@nnycf.org or 315-782-7110.