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Foundation history and scholarship
information
Cummings Foundation, Inc. (CFI) was
developed in February 1986 as a 509(a) private foundation. The vast
majority of all funding has been internal, including the considerable
growth of CFI's investments. Its only substantial outside funding
was an early $100,000 contribution from Prudential Insurance Company
of America. It is the foundation's expectation to continue its mission
in perpetuity through investment growth and anticipated future bequests.
The foundation's first major charitable venture came
in 1990, with the initial funding and ongoing sponsorship of New
Horizons at Choate, a not-for-profit independent and assisted
living retirement community in Woburn, Massachusetts. Built from the
former Choate Hospital, following its bankruptcy, New Horizons now
houses 125 seniors from diverse backgrounds. It is considered by many
to be one of the finest communities of its type in New England. It
has served as a state model for assisted living residences.
New
Horizons Marlborough, LLC (NHM) became a part of Cummings Foundation,
Inc. when the stock of NHM was donated to the Foundation on March
31, 2002. NHM currently serves 400 seniors in one of New England's
largest and finest retirement communities. Located just off U. S.
Route 20 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, NHM offers a wide array of
living options, beginning with 154 "very independent" residences
in five buildings called "The Meadows."
With net assets of more than $200 million, the Foundation
is poised to either expand in the area of not-for-profit assisted
living facilities or, perhaps, to acquire and/or partner with other
needy entities in its central New England service area. Partly toward
that end, the Foundation began in 2002 to substantially alter the
makeup of its board of trustees to include new trustees who have no
direct relationship with Cummings Properties. It is expected that
these new Community Trustees will often be in a position to know of
major community needs with which the Foundation, in time, may be able
to assist in significant ways.
Directly or otherwise, William S. and Joyce M. Cummings
of Winchester, Massachusetts provided most of the foundation's financial
base. Joyce is a former hospital dietitian who graduated from University
of Alabama and completed her dietetic internship at Massachusetts
General Hospital. Among other activities, she has been a director
of VNA Hospice Care, Inc. and Winchester Community Music School, and
president of ENKA Society of Winchester, as well as co-chair of Winchester
Friends of VNA Hospice Care, Inc. She is also a former trustee of
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and chaired the women's golf program
at Winchester Country Club.
Bill is founder and chairman of Cummings
Properties, LLC and several dozen other corporations, and is very
involved in numerous community activities. He is a graduate and trustee
emeritus of Tufts University and a former overseer of Tufts
Medical School. He has also served as an elected member and chairman
of the Winchester (MA) Planning Board, a director of Winchester Hospital
and a community bank. He is president of not-for-profit New Horizons
at Choate retirement community, and was founding publisher of three
community newspapers. Bill is also president of Cummings Foundation,
Inc.
Cummings Foundation is run by a board
of 12 or more trustees. It will concentrate much of its funding
in the communities where Cummings Properties staff live, and from
which many assets of the Foundation were originally derived. The most
active ongoing program of the Foundation, other than New Horizons
at Choate and New Horizons in Marlborough, is the McKeown Scholars
Program. The largest financial commitment is to Tufts' to Cummings
School of Veterinarian Medicine in Grafton, MA.
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McKeown
Scholars Program
Cummings Foundation Inc. developed
the McKeown Scholars Program in 1996, in memory of James L. McKeown,
late president of Cummings Properties and former managing trustee
of the foundation, who died suddenly in 1996 at the age of 41.
In his honor, CFI set aside one million
dollars to perpetually fund at least 20 merit scholarships each
spring of $5,000 each, to outstanding college-bound high school
seniors in communities where Cummings Properties has substantial
interests. Through June 2002 CFI has awarded almost one million
dollars in scholarships, while the fund principal has grown to more
than $1,600,000!
Mr. McKeown was a well known business
leader, widely respected for his outstanding professional expertise,
as well as his mild manner, unwavering integrity, compassion, and
far-reaching desire to provide opportunities to others, particularly
young people. He left his wife, Denise, and two very young
daughters, Kelly and Molly.
A Woburn native and graduate of Woburn
High School, Salem State College, and University of Vermont, Mr.
McKeown also studied at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and
had lectured at Massachusetts Center for Continuing Legal Education.
He was a marathon runner, competitive swimmer, bicyclist,
golfer, and tennis player.
Spending his entire working career
with Cummings Properties, Mr. McKeown maintained many community
roles, including service as member and treasurer of Woburn Industrial
Development Finance Authority and president of Woburn Business Association.
He was once selected as "Boy of the Year" at what is now
Woburn Boys and Girls Club. Closely associated with that organization
nearly all his life, he went on to become the first alumnus ever
to be elected a director, and then served two terms as its youngest
president, as well.
Eligibility and selection criteria
for the McKeown Scholars Program represent qualities, values and
achievements Mr. McKeown embodied and would most likely have considered
himself in determining award recipients. Some of these criteria
include scholarship, excellent writing ability, community service,
reputation for fairness and integrity, and a demonstrated concern
for helping others.
The McKeown Scholars Program per
se recognizes the very top high school graduates in most of
the communities where Cummings Properties has significant interests.
To be considered as potential McKeown Scholars, candidates must
be in the upper 20% of their graduating class, and must then write
a 500-word essay under exam conditions on a subject announced at
the time of the essay competition.
All essays are then anonymously graded,
and a committee at each high school selects the actual $5,000 merit
award winners for that school, based on essay results and personal
interviews, plus other evidence of each candidate's writing skills,
community service, and overall aptitude. Financial need is not considered
a factor, and Cummings Properties has no direct involvement in the
actual selection of any winners. All winners also receive handsome
commendatory plaques.
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2003 McKeown
Scholars Program
•General
Administration Instructions
•Timeline
for Participating Schools
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McKeown
Scholars essay topics
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2002
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“Describe
any thing(s) in your life that has/have changed since the national
tragedies of September 11, 2001. How do you believe your life
may or may not be permanently altered by these events? |
2001
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“You are assigned
to mentor a junior high or middle school student, in preparation
for his or her entrance into high school. Identify and explain
three of the most important lessons you can impart to the student,
based upon your own high school experience as it prepared you
for adulthood.”
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2000
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“Identify
what you believe to be the single most significant issue or
problem facing your community at present, and prepare a persuasive
argument to convince your city/town administrators to act upon
your proposed solution to the issue/problem.”
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1999
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“Your
community has been nominated as one of 20 finalists across the
nation in TIME Magazine's 1999 Top 10 Municipalities of America
competition. Your 500-word essay, to be read by the selection
committee, will determine whether your city/town is or is not
selected as a winner. Please prepare this essay, offering in
a highly persuasive manner all reasons why the community where
you reside should receive this prestigious recognition. Write
and edit your document, as necessary, using all time allotted.”
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1998
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“If
you were writing your autobiography 20 years from now, how would
pages 187-188 read?”
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1997
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“Throughout
your years in this school system, name one teacher who has had
the most significant impact on your development. Describe specifically
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“Neighborhood Scholarships”
In addition to the McKeown Scholars
grants, Cummings Foundation Inc. FI also awards a wide array of
“neighborhood scholarships” to the highest achieving high
school students who earlier graduated from elementary schools in
close proximity to the largest Cummings Properties facilities.
Awards of $1,000 each are given each
spring to the top 10 graduating seniors from each of the following
five elementary schools: Ayers Ryal Side School and James L. McKeown
Elementary School in Beverly; Linscott Rumford
Elementary School and Goodyear Elementary School in Woburn.
Additionally, five awards of $1,000 each are
given to the top graduates of the Dame Elementary School in Medford
and East Somerville Community School in Somerville. Twenty $1,000
awards are presented to the top-ranked seniors graduating from Marlborough
High School.
In addition to the $1,000 scholarships,
all High Achievement Award winners also receive framed
certificates during ceremonies at their respective former elementary
or high schools. The scholarships themselves
are paid directly to the winners' colleges by Cummings Foundation.
They may be used at any time during the five
years following high school graduation. All past
winners of both the $5,000 McKeown scholarships and $1,000 awards
for high academic achievement are listed alphabetically
below by city:
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Beverly
High School
McKeown Scholars $5,000 Award Winners
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Karen Ballantyne—1997
Josie Black —1999
Laura Cancellieri—2003
Stephen J. Cottle —2001
Jessica Davidson—2003
Julie Flowers —1997
Rebecca Folsom—2003
Emily Kenney—2002
Sara M. Mailander —2001
Ryan Malloy —2000
Daniel Malone —1997
Katharine L. McFadden —2001
Sara Milaschewski—2002
Jacquelyn Miller—2003
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Tara Murphy—2002
William Soares —1998
Kyle Staller —2000
Laura Sullivan —1998
Leanne Nagle —1998
Lindsey O'Connell —1997
Jennifer Remare —1998
Julia Reynolds —2000
Danielle Schneider —2002
Rachel Schneider —1999
Caitlin Sweeney —1998
Hillary Tirrell —1999
James Wilson —1999
Maria E. Witwicki —2001
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Jennie Allen —2000
Lauren Berg —2001
Christopher Besse —2000
Philip Bjork– 2002
Robert Bouton– 2002
Kevin Broderick —1999
Jason Brown —1998
Nicole Brown —2001
Jennifer Burhardt—2003
Brooke Butler —1999
Nathan Butrick —1998
Margaret Cohan—2003
Aime Colangelo—2003
Erin Conlon —2000
Sean Conlon– 2002
Michael Connelly—2003
Allison Correia– 2002
Laura Czarnecki —1999
Emily D’Amato —2000
Krystal Davis —2000
Kristen Dennesen —2000
Lauren Donnell —2001
Sarah Donnell —1999
Meaghan Dowdell– 2002
Rachel Elliott —2000
Emily Filadoro —1999
Emily Flowers —2000
Jennifer Fortin—2003
Jacqueline Gallagher —2000
Renee Gannon —2001
Richard Gardner– 2002
Christine Gilbert —1998
Kristin Gilligan—2003
Taryn Grossman —1998
Andrea Guidara—2003
Sarah Harding —2000
Matthew Haynes —1998
Katelyn Healey—2003
Jessica Herzog —1998
Mark Herzog– 2002
Ryan Hirschfield —2000
Kevin Kaylor– 2002
Steven Kaylor —2000
Norman Keating —2000
Tiffany Kossover —1998
Sandra L'Abbe– 2002
Caitlin Laracy—2003
Meghan Laracy —1999
Jamie Lee Lauranzano —2001
Matthew Lavoie —2001
Cori Lemelin—2003
Joshua Lewey —2001
Mary Ellen Lincicum —2001
Sarah Lloyd —2001
Andrea Lohnes —2001
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Patrick MacDonald —2001
Ian MacGregor—2003
Laura Maguire—2003
Ryan Malloy —2000
Christopher Malone —2000
Jeffrey Manganaro —1999
Timothy Manganaro —2001
Amanda Mazzetta– 2002
Scott McCulloch —1998
Katharine McFadden —2001
Tara McKenna—2003
Lindsey Mears —1999
Maya Menezes– 2002
Marissa Mezoff– 2002
Jenna Mitton —2000
Thomas Milnes– 2002
Greg Mosher —1998
Carol Moulton —2000
Scott Munroe—2003
Patrick Murray– 2002
Sarah Naugler —2000
Sara Nerden —2001
Kathryn Newhall —1999
Calvin O'Gorman —1999
Teresa O'Toole—2003
Daniel Ouellette– 2002
Elizabeth Palaima —1999
Jenna Paddol– 2002
Nathan Pelletier —1999
Alan Petrosino —1999
Jody Petrosino —2001
Michael Phelan —1999
Thomas Phelan —1999
Michael Piraino —2001
Kristin Remon —1999
Victoria Richardson —2000
Rachel Schneider —1999
Heather Scialdone —1999
Mark Scialdone– 2002
Justin Shairs —1999
Amanda Simard —2000
Angela Sparrow —2001
Benjamin Sparrow —1999
Amelia Squibb—2003
Caitlin Sweet—2003
Angela Tallo —2001
Lindsay Tamilio– 2002
Patrick Taylor—2003
Christopher Theriault—2003
Janel Thomas—2003
Bethany Thornton —2001
Melissa Tobin– 2002
Sarad Tomlinson– 2002
Mari Trefry —1998
Kathryn Wilczek —2001
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Marlborough High
School
McKeown Scholars $5,000 Award Winners
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Amira Bakr—2002
Evan Beamer—2002
Jamie Bennett —1997
Sarah Blake—2003
Susan Buckwalter —2000
Heather Cobb —2001
Naima Farrell—2003
Bernadette Foley —2000
Heather Foley—2003
Reena Kadkade —1997
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Michael Kennard —1999
Lisa Mahoney —2001
Andrew Marino —1999
Lauren Rigney —1998
Lindsey Shapiro—2002
Christopher Scott —1998
Kathryn Scott —2000
Colleen Sullivan —1999
Carolyn Trapp —2001
Jennifer Wahl —1998
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New Horizons $1,000 Merit Award Winners
Kane School, Marlborough
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Christopher Alexander– 2002
Marcelo Arantes —1999
Wendy Atkinson—2003
Amira Bakr– 2002
Evan Beamer– 2002
Lindsey Bigelow—2002
Sara Blake—2003
Matthew Bollier —1999
Leah Boniface—2003
Sarah Boniface—2003
May Louise Booth —1999
Anthony Brodeur—2002
Griffin Bryant —2001
Erin Buckley —2001
Elizabeth Cherella —1999
Melanie Chung—2003
Heather Cobb —2001
Thomas Coiner —2001
Andrea Cunningham– 2002
Dianna Cunningham—2003
Isabella DeFreitas —2000
Kristen Desy —2001
Naima Farrell—2003
Aaron Ferrecchia —2001
Heather Foley—2003
Sara Freedman– 2002
Saila Ghanta —2001
Christine Gorgone —1999
Michael Gorgone—2000
Lindsey Greulich —2001
Kyle Haynes—2003
Shila Hill —2001
Caitlin Hoey—2000
Anh-Vu Huynh—2003
Linda Hynes—2003
Elizabeth Kivlighan —1999
Mary Ellen Klein —2001
Nicholas Kundu—2003
Stephanie Lai—2003
Odelia Lee —2001
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Stephanie
Leighs—2003
Nathan Kaplan—2003
Andrea Klein —2000
Nicholas Leoleis —2001
Colin Magee —2001
Meredith Maglio —2000
Lisa Mahoney —2001
Diana Maichin– 2002
Christine Marieni—2003
Shannon McCook– 2002
Jillian McDonough —1999
Jennifer Metcalf —2000
Katherine Mulvey —2000
Andrew Nawrocki —2001
Sean Navin —2000
Stephanie Pomerleau —2001
Joshua Reitz —2000
David Rezac—2003
Peter Rezac —2001
Daniel Richmond —2000
Kristen Richmond– 2002
Emily Rosenau– 2002
Abby Rosenswaike —1999
Jesse Saliga—2003
Benjamin Saur– 2002
Lindsey Shapiro– 2002
Nima Sharifi—2003
Nicole Sharon —2001
Steven Schutzman– 2002
Melissa Snediker– 2002
Jared Spencer– 2002
Anna Squires—2003
Timothy Sturges —1999
Christine Tran—2002
Jacqueline Vinci —2001
Chandra Willard —2000
David Wood —1999
James Wood —2001
Annie VanWert —2000
Amanda Zompetti– 2002
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Medford High School
Cummings Properties $1,000
Merit Award Winners
Dame School, Medford
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Nicholas Adams – 1999
Jean Almonord – 1999
Jennifer Bears– 2001
Lindsay Bosak —2000
Lauren Brady —2000
Jennifer Briggs—2003
Annemarie Catricala–
2001
Robin Cheriakalath – 1999
Bobbin Cheriakalath —2000
Margaret Collins – 1998
Robert DeStefano– 2001
Michael DiRenzo–
2001
Allison Goldsberry
– 1999
Ashley Griffin—2003
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Ron Issac—2003
Danielle Jentz–
2002
Michelle Laguerre—2003
Kerry Mahoney —2000
Stephanie McDonald —2000
Renee Ricupero–
2002
Leonard Rizzuto – 1997 ($5,000)
Alexis Russo – 1999
Dionne Russell–
2001
Christina Salvato—2003
Jennifer Sullivan – 1997 ($5,000)
Lianne Sullivan–
2002
Shannon Sullivan–
2002
Maryanne Yeager–
2002
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Somerville High School
Cummings Properties $1,000 Merit Award Winners
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Sarah Ahmed – 2001
Monika Ahmetaj – 1999
Jaime Bermudez – 1999
Laura Carvalho—2003
Gina Ciccolo – 1998 ($5,000)
Keith Coffey– 2001
Susanna Gomes—2003
John Hennessy – 2000
Melissa Holmes – 2000
Michael Holmes– 2002
Sid Jha– 2001
Joshua Kim– 2001
Jessicca Lawton–
2002
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Christina
Le– 2002
Minhui Lee – 1999
Xiao Li—2003
Dayse Louzada–
2002
Lan Luo—2003
Paul McDonald – 1999
Saul Mendoza—2003
Jessica Pagan – 2000
Justin Pliskaner – 2000
Vincenzo Stuto – 2000
Andrew Sinatra– 2001
Hai Hung Van Cong–
2002
Alex Wong – 1999
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Stoneham High School
McKeown Scholars $5,000 Award
Winners
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Azer – 1999
Deborah Berkman – 2000
Ann Marie Borchelt– 2001
Edward Breen – 1999
Peter Cucchiara—2002
Maura Costello – 1997
Natalie Cusato – 1998
Jeanine D'Angelo – 1998
Theresa DiDonato – 1997
Marlena Fecho—2003
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Jacqueline Feke – 1999
Danielle Festino – 2000
Xavier Garcia– 2001
Lin Gan – 2000
Corinna Jay—2003
Keith MacLeod—2003
Anne L. McDonnell—2002
Julie O'Donnell—2002
Erika Paone – 1998
Shuanna Stanton–
2001
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Wilmington High School
McKeown Scholars $5,000 Award
Winners
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Bamberg – 1997
Christopher Cassidy – 1999
Shannon Cunningham
– 2000
Amanda Gustin–
2001
Athena Karalekas—2003
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Michele Lemos–
2001
Lauren Olsen—2002
Kirsten Pizotti—2002
Scott Swiezynski – 1998
David Velardo—2003
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Winchester High School
McKeown Scholars $5,000 Award
Winners
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Laura Anglin—2003
Shiri Avnery – 2000
Amanda Blaine – 1999
Joshua Blaine—2002
Jacqueline Chamberlain – 2000
Matthew Christian—2002
John Conway – 2000
Alison Criscitiello – 1999
Nicholas Danella – 1997
Michael Gilbert – 1998
Chad Hochberg—2002
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Jane Kim–
2001
Paul Kuttner – 1998
Eva Lieberherr – 1999
Rhiannon Roberts – 1997
Clara Kim – 1998
Emily Leathers—2003
Sarah MacArthur—2003
Emily M. Nolan–
2001
Barbara L. Seymour
– 2001
Margaret Sobkowicz – 1997
Diane Soboski – 1997
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Woburn High School
McKeown Scholars $5,000 Award
Winners
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Erin Briere – 1997
Lauren Brown–
2001
Katharyn T. Burns– 2001
Bethany Callahan – 2000
Hillary Callahan – 1998
Julie Devaney—2003
Dana Dexter – 1999
Kristin Donovan – 1997
Lauren Doucette – 1998
Jason Fenton – 1999
David Fletcher – 2000
Tara E. Foley–
2001
Audrey Kate Gill—2003
Johanna Griecci – 2002
Robyn Heater – 1998
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Courtney
Iverson – 1999
Jane Kim– 2002
Katie Lennon – 2000
Timothy Loiselle—2003
Maria Luz Corpuz – 1997
Nilofer Khalifa– 2002
Divya Manoharan– 2002
Bryan McMahon – 1998
Joslyn McSheffrey—2003
Jessica Prince – 2000
Mary Samuelson – 1999
Susan Severance – 1997
Brian R. Skeffington– 2001
Melissa Skeffington – 1999
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Higgins Memorial Scholarships --
$1,000 Award Winners
 In
Woburn, the awards for high academic achievement are known as the
Higgins Memorial Scholarships. These 20 annual awards of $1,000 each
are named in memory of New Horizons’ late trustee and Woburn’s
much beloved three-term mayor, Thomas M. Higgins.
Mayor Higgins was highly respected for a lifetime
of dedication to the city of Woburn. Even before his role as mayor
and School Committee member, Mayor Higgins was widely identified as
a strong advocate of opportunities for Woburn’s youth.
The awards are now given in his memory to the 20
highest ranked graduates who were earlier graduates of either the
Charles Goodyear School or the Linscott Rumford Elementary
School in Woburn. Following are all winners to date:
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Robert Andersen – 1999
Michelle Bagarella–
2001
John Barker – 1999
Jason Barrow– 2001
Jennifer Beauchamp– 2001
Colleen Beeman– 2001
Kelly Beeman– 2002
Jennifer Brenna—2003
Katie Brogna—2003
Erin Bryan – 1999
Jessica Burns—2003
Sarah Carpenter–
2001
Kate Caruso – 2000
Michelle Celli—2003
Loryce Chambers—2003
Richard Chase– 2002
Edward Chisolm– 2002
Erin Chisholm—2003
Keil Collins– 2002
Kevin Collins – 1999
Stacy Cormier—2003
Brian DeMaio – 2000
Beth DiDomenico– 2002
Jacqueline Dixon– 2002
Marina Donovan—2003
Melissa Dudley—2003
Renee Dudley – 1999
Benjamin Eaton– 2002
Robert Eaton – 1998
Kristen Eldridge – 1999
Eric Farnkoff – 1999
John Femino– 2001
Suzana Fernandes – (1999)
Daryn Firicano – 1998
Dana Fitchett– 2002
David Fletcher – 2000
Annmarie Fumicello – 2000
Michael Fumicello–
2002
Katherine Gangi – 1999
Laura Garchinsky – 1998
Aaron Gatlin– 2001
Jennifer Gatta—2003
Pamela Gillis – 2000
Michael Gray—2003
Ryan Greene – 1999
Stephen Griffith – 1999
Christopher Hawkes– 2002
Matthew Handler – 2000
Danica Hak—2003
Renee Holmes – 1998
Jeannette Hon—2003
Julie Howe—2003
Sarah Hupprich – 2000
Courtney Iverson – 1999
Craig Iverson– 2001
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Amanda Janetakos—2003
Aundrea Jarvis – 1999
Eric Johnson—2003
Shannon Knowlton– 2002
Kerrin Lally – 1999
Katie Lennon – 2000
Candice Lentini – 1998
Rebecca Leonard—2003
Laini Leto – 2000
Timothy Lundgren – 1999
Kelly Martell – 2000
Margaret McCarthy– 2000
Colleen McLaughlin – 2000
Bryan McMahon – 1998
Paul McSheffrey– 2002
Ivelisse Mendoza – 2000
Michael Marolda–
2002
Jessica McGonigle—2003
Dean Michelini– 2001
Alissa Moose – 1999
Nicole Moran– 2002
Sandra Moreno—2003
Matthew Morgan – 2000
Serina Muir–
2001
Ian Nance– 2002
Heather Oldham – 1999
Alison O'Neill – 1999
Colleen O'Neill–
2001
Richard Pano – 1999
Sumit Patel– 2002
Jessica Prince – 2000
Joseph Prizio – 2000
Tracey Provost– 2001
William Pumyea – 1999
Cindy Purdy– 2002
Thomas Quinlan– 2001
Steven Quinn – 1998
Victoria Ranieri – 2000
Valerie Rosander – 1998
Paul Saraiva– 2001
Abby Severance – 1998
Andrea Shannon– 2001
Jon Siafakas– 2001
Joshua Smith– 2001
Jaclyn Stokes – 2000
Michael Stokes– 2002
Kimberly Stone– 2001
Paul Taverna – 1998
Ryan Teves—2003
Matthew Toomey– 2002
Cheryl Towse – 2000
Kathleen Trickett – 2000
Amanda Tricomi– 2001
Jesse Widtfeldt– 2001
Christie Wilson– 2002
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