PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College Foundation donors made more than $214,000 in scholarships possible for 170 students at the 14th annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony April 22. The event gave students an opportunity to meet the donors and celebrate their accomplishments with families.
Scholarship winners are listed by hometown;. photos are available of all winners:
Bergenfield
Linda Eshmawy, $2,000
Sana Michael, $1,000
Randy Ruisech, $1,000
Steven Vargas, $1,000
Bloomfield
Stephanie Burt, $1,000
Jessica Pizapio, $2,000
Bogota
Paola Baez, $1,500
Valerie Batista, $1,000
Laura DeLuca, $250
Iqra Glasswala, $1,000
Jessica Jaworski, $1,000
Carolina Wiesner, $2,500
Carlstadt
Jennifer Sarzo, $500
Cliffside Park
Quan Liu, $1,500
Vincent Maresca, $2,000
Astrid Pitre, $1,000
Mario Viscardi, $750
Melissa Vudragovic, $1,000
Clifton
Faddy Hadad, $1,000
Jessica Linares, $1,500
Cresskill
Christopher Kim, $2,000
Deniz Sarci, $500
Demarest
Aya Saleh, $1,000
Denville
Brittany Hale, $500
Dumont
Kyara Baker, $1,500
Theodore Berlingeri, $2,000
ÖzlemCivgin-Gulkan, $1,500
Arthur Deliantis, $1,500
RoxyReyes, $1,000
East Rutherford
De'Anndra Carter, $1,000
Stephanie Han, $1,000
Shanique Strachan, $1,500
Eastchester, N.Y.
Jane Krause, $1,000
Edgewater
Farie Allaraj, $750
SooHyun Kim, $500
Marley McGuinness, $1,500
Elmwood Park
Roberto Abarca, $1,000
Anthony Huarachi, $1,000
May Krabet, $1,000
Grazyna Pawlowska, $1,000
Maria Penafiel, $1,500
Daniela Terceros, $500
Englewood
Derick Diaz, $1,000
Mauricio Galvis, $1,000
Rachel Hunt, $750
Katheryn Reiss-Tolliver, $1,000
Nicholas Scales, $1,000
Elliott Stevens-Fosque, $1,000
Englewood Cliffs
Mahnaaz Ismailzadah, $1,000
Fair Lawn
Maria Dets, $2,000
Alina Granovski, $750
Arielle Patrice, $1,500
Yousif Polus, $1,000
Pavel Sokolov, $1,500
Fairview
Jefferson Guerrero, $750
Vanessa Sosa, $2,000
Fort Lee
Fatima Abdelsalam, $1,000
Basima Abdelsalam, $1,500
Kevin Bayon, $1,000
Ekaterina Kalyapina, $1,000
Cheukfai Lo, $1,000
Sungjong Noh, $1,000
Lisa Su, $1,500
Garfield
Carmen Alcantara, $750
Michelle Feliciano, $2,500
MonikaJusiega, $1,500
Bojana Madzovska, $1,000
Hristina Mojsoski, $2,000
Daisy Negron, $750
Yanilette Polanco, $1,000
Iness Rabah, $1,500
Michael Ricciardi, $1,000
Anthony Ricciardi, $1,500
Nina Srejic, $1,000
Justyna Surowaniec, $1,000
Pedro Victorero, $1,500
Hackensack
Melissa Alvarez, $1,000
Lindsay James, $1,000
Jagmeet Kaur, $1,000
Maricar Layug, $2,500
Josie Muriel, $1,000
Rashawn Whitaker, $2,000
Harrison
Stephanie Garcia, $1,500
Hillsdale
Maura Beck, $2,000
Arman Hakobyan, $750
Hopatcong
Chris Breiner, $1,000
Jamaica (Country)
Kenrick Dobson, $1,500
Carlene Francis, $1,500
Jersey City
Brenda Cubillos, $1,000
Megan Albert, $1,500
Jordan (Country)
Ahmad Mahmoud, $2,000
Kearny
Deepkumar Bhatt, $1,000
Brooke Calva, $2,000
Leonia
Luis Morisete, $1,500
Rubenny Vasquez, $750
Lincoln Park
Alana Benavides, $1,000
Lodi
Kelly Aliaga, $1,000
Kathleen Capiroso, $2,000
Alexis Cuadros, $2,000
Caroline Maina, $1,000
Bernard Mbock, $1,500
Jacquasia Pryor, $1,000
Mahwah
Alexis Delgado, $2,000
Binah Ezra, $1,000
Reena Ezra, $1,000
Nadeem Rahman, $1,500
Heather Vanderhoof, $2,000
Maywood
Katherine Martinez, $750
Zuhal Shaheer, $500
New Milford
Fiori Bako, $1,000
Michelle Malone, $1,000
Samantha Mara, $2,500
Ricardo Montero-Hernández, $1,500
Thomas Paul, $1,500
Joseph Sanchez, $750
Jonathan Silva, $1,000
Newark
Daneris Santiago, $1,000
North Arlington
Bryan Good, $1,500
North Bergen
Jennifer Carpio, $1,500
Gabriel Jimenez, $1,500
Oakland
Alexis Harley, $1,000
Oradell
Sana Elayan, $1,000
Palisades Park
Patrick Oriani, $1,000
Paramus
Permpoon Intanam, $1,000
Christine Leung, $750
Jonathan Maher, $1,150
Christina Natoli, $1,000
Denzell Whitest, $1,000
Amy Zambrano, $1,000
Passaic
Tyshawn Sapp, $1,000
Deesha Supawala, $1,000
Paterson
Mayleen Mercado, $750
Pearl River, N.Y.
Lori Berger, $1,000
Pompton Lakes
Suela Lita, $1,500
Ramsey
Diana McGinley, $1,000
Ridgefield Park
Olga Donohoe, $2,000
Jenna Farra, $3,000
Hana Nassar, $2,000
Shafiullah Naveed, $1,000
Ridgewood
Christina Brigliadoro, $2,000
River Edge
Kevin Calle, $1,000
Rutherford
Nisarg Bhojak, $1,000
Sandra Liholt, $2,000
Aakash Parekh, $1,000
Joyce Raymond, $1,000
Jemi Rodriguez, $1,000
Ashley-Rose Vega, $1,000
Saddle Brook
Julie Atkinson, $1,500
Julie Davidson, $1,500
Teaneck
Justyna Bobko-Jelonek, $1,666
Linda Gordon, $750
Diamond Grant, $1,000
Qiana Mayne, $1,500
Joseph Miles, $1,000
Pilar Peña, $1,000
Tenafly
Ju Yeon Gang, $1,000
Waldwick
Darien Delgado, $3,000
Allison Stanzione, $2,000
Wallington
Paulina Bak, $1,500
Wayne
Justin Capaccio, $2,000
Weehawken
Nora Zaki, $1,500
West New York
Lissette Menendez, $1,000
Casey Schmal, $500
The foundation board of directors, comprised of community leaders from the public and private sector, works closely with the College to develop fundraising opportunities to meet the needs of the institution. Since its inception in 1982, total contributions received by the foundation have surpassed $17 million.
Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu) based in Paramus is a public two-year coeducational college, enrolling nearly 17,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields.
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