Bergen Community College

Previous Bergen Community College Foundation scholarship awardees with Foundation Board of Directors Chair Dan Foley (far right).

PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Community College Foundation, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that supports the institution, has awarded scholarships to 241 students for the fall semester. Awarded twice-per-year by the Foundation in amounts up to and including the full cost of tuition, scholarships help students remain enrolled by reducing possible financial barriers to continuing at the College. Donors contribute to the Foundation through one-time gifts, endowments and grants that support student scholarships, educational programs and special initiatives at Bergen.

“I am proud that the Bergen Community College Foundation continues to serve as an important lifeline for high-achieving students who encounter financial challenges to completing their degrees,” Foundation Board of Directors Char Dan Foley said. “The generosity of our donors makes dreams possible. I cannot thank them enough.”

More than 900 students applied for scholarships as part of the current awards cycle. Students apply by submitting information such as their program of study, GPA and essays. College faculty and staff volunteers evaluate the applications, score them and match the highest ranked entries with individual scholarship criteria outlined in the donor funds. For example, the Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship, funded by Lyndhurst residents Phil and Kathleen Ciarco, provides support for students who have completed six credits, possess a 3.0 GPA and exhibit financial need. Other funds assist students enrolled in specific academic programs such as dental hygiene, culinary and art. To become a Foundation donor, email [email protected].

The following students have received scholarship awards during the current cycle (organized by hometown):

• Bayonne

Leslie Gonzalez, $1,000, Delta Dental Foundation, Inc Scholarship

 

• Belleville

Salma Martinez Flores, $500, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

Mia Retortillo, $1,000, Rose Becker Endowed Scholarship

 

• Bergenfield

Bruce Nickxson Sapanza, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Berna Anonuevo, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Angela Villaroman, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Joshua Atienza, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Bloomfield

Devin Persaud, $500, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

Crystal Vergara, $1,000, Maura Soehnlein Memorial Endowed Scholarship

 

• Bogota

Raul Jimenez, $500, Maura Soehnlein Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Angelina Parioni, $1,000, Gourmet Dining Scholarship

Andy Chele, $1,000, Joseph and Anna Martucci Endowed Scholarship

 

• Boonton

Beatriz Goncalves, $1,000, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Brielle

Olivia McDanel, $1,000, Delta Dental Foundation, Inc Scholarship

 

• Carlstadt

Damla Yalcin, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

 

• Cedar Grove

Marquise Jean, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Mariah Torres, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Amber Alaeddin, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Sena Melahat Aycan, $1,000, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

 

• Cliffside Park

Jassiel Quezada, $500, Maura Soehnlein Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Rabia Eren Yazici, $1,000, Sydney Silverman Endowed Scholarship

Irem Genc, $1,000, Arthur & Cecilia Tolve Hospitality/Culinary Arts Endowed Scholarship

 

• Clifton

Seham Gafare, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Koji Takino, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Emely Torres Sanchez, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Kelly Arriaga, $1,000, Joseph and Anna Martucci Endowed Scholarship

Isabel Colon, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Hiralben Solanki, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Jaylin Baez, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Stacy Soto, $500, Barbara Sugarman Scholarship

 

• Closter

Nicholas Vianna, $1,000, Maura Soehnlein Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Gal Nissan, $1,000, Veolia (prev SUEZ NJ) Scholarship

 

• Dover

Claude Djuge Simo, $1,000, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Dumont

Mischa Linares, $500, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

Jean Bobadilla, $500, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

Martin Guerra, $500, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

Taylor Paolacci, $1,000, Veolia (prev SUEZ NJ) Scholarship

Maximillian Venskus, $1,000, Scholarship for Historical Studies

Annabelle Best, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Emma Kaplan, $250, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Lexi Dominguez, $1,000, Delta Dental Foundation, Inc Scholarship

 

• East Rutherford

Paula Luque, $250, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Sofia Kliuchyk, $1,000, Delta Dental Foundation, Inc Scholarship

 

• Edgewater

Hyunju Lee, $500, Joseph and Anna Martucci Endowed Scholarship

Emma Reilly, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Helen Jo, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Elmwood Park

Paulo Dominguez Garcia, $1,000, LEO Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Danielle Murray, $500, Sydney Silverman Endowed Scholarship

Sandra Rivera, $500, Lakeland Bank Scholarship

Anthony Infante, $250, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Emerson

Mariam Elayan, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

 

• Englewood

Yenly Almonte, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Nakia Dunson, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Hyeongyu Jo, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Christopher Restrepo, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Shaddae Davis , $1,000, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

Ejohnay Davonia Crooks, $1,000, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

Kemar Orret McKenzie, $1,000, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

Kadiatou Fadiga, $500, Maura Soehnlein Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Miriam Szokovski, $1,000, Rose Becker Endowed Scholarship

Alexis Gutierrez, $1,000, Reverend Carnig Antranik Hallajian Endowed Scholarship

Veronica Parker, $1,000, Isabella Altano Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Artists

Sarah Petersen, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Kimberlyn Avendano, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Fairfield

Kantheera Yaowabut, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

 

• Fair Lawn

Elizabeth Maresca, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Pamela Taveras, $1,000, LEO Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Luciana Diaz, $2,000, The Lawrence A. Joel, Esq. Trustee Endowed Scholarship in honor of Arthur and Pauline Hubel

Neah-Ysabella Sablay, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Ayesha Zulfiqar, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

Marie Eng, $1,000, Delta Dental Foundation, Inc Scholarship

 

• Fairview

Jessica Inamagua, $1,000, Delta Dental Foundation, Inc Scholarship

 

• Fort Lee

Atefeh Babazadeh, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Yesika Jaimes, $500, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

Naphatsakorn Khayankit, $1,000, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

Elinam Adzasu, $1,000, LEO Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Marinna Santana Do Amaral, $1,000, Southpole Foundation Scholarship

Hyunsung Chung, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Adam Toribio, $1,000, Bogen, David & Mary Fund

 

• Freehold

Ri’kera Biddle, $1,000, Arthur & Cecilia Tolve Hospitality/Culinary Arts Endowed Scholarship

 

• Garfield

Mingu Bak, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Jacob Jewula, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Camila Vassallo, $250, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Ayoub Aftiss, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Amy Arcasi, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Andres Restrepo, $250, Gourmet Dining Scholarship

Sofia Tabet, $1,000, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

Giuseppa Di Cunzolo, $1,000, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

Viktoriia Pohranychna, $1,000, Sonia Sklaver Memorial Endowed Nursing Scholarship

Andres Cadena, $1,000, Louis Girshon Memorial Endowed Scholarship

 

• Glen Rock

Sebastian Simpson, $1,000, Reverend Carnig Antranik Hallajian Endowed Scholarship

Ramneek Kaur, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Shushan Harutyunyan, $1,000, Arthur & Cecilia Tolve Hospitality/Culinary Arts Endowed Scholarship

 

• Hackensack

Raphael Velazquez, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Mikaela Munoz, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Micaela Espinoza, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Hazel Guintu, $250, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Camila Alvarado, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Brian Stith, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Kruvika Gandhi, $500, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

Jordana Friginette, $1,000, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

Melanie Sloan, $1,000, LEO Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Brittny Anthony, $500, Gourmet Dining Scholarship

Gisella Loayza, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Dani Garcia, $250, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Edgardo Concha, $250, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Haledon

Abdullah Kashmalay, $1,000, Southpole Foundation Scholarship

 

• Harrison

Karina Dos Santos Galdino de Sou, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Hasbrouck Heights

James Sarmiento, $500, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

 

• Hawthorne

Sukritta Sakonrit, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Nia Rodriguez, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Hewitt

Victor Ferrero, $500, Gourmet Dining Scholarship

 

• Hillsdale

Jessica Perez, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

 

• Jersey City

Yasine Tahrani, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Kearny

Jessica Perez, $250, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Alexandra Dilone, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Eduarda Fett Leal, $1,000, Southpole Foundation Scholarship

Jessica Cabello Alvarado, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Esteban Eduardo Barros Vargas, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Isaac Vargas Coello, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Lake Hopatcong

Vladyslav Mamrosh, $1,000, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

 

• Lakewood

Sorah Notis, $1,000, Bogen, David & Mary Fund

 

• Leonia

Sung Oh, $1,000, Maura Soehnlein Memorial Endowed Scholarship

 

• Little Ferry

Alexander Binetti, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Crystal Lee, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Chanel Payne, $1,000, Barbara Sugarman Scholarship

 

• Lodi

Renibel Turbi, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Steven MacHuca Baena, $500, Gourmet Dining Scholarship

Ebru Pehlivanoglu, $1,000, Dr. Bill Jiang Memorial ESL Success Scholarship

George Santos, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Rahaf Makhoul, $500, Bogen, David & Mary Fund

 

• Lyndhurst

Adriana Carrasco, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Caua Kevyn Martins Brasil, $1,000, LEO Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Zeynep Avcioglu, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Nicole Herrera Mardini, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Jami Loomis, $1,000, Delta Dental Foundation, Inc Scholarship

 

• Mahwah

Elbjana Murati, $1,000, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Maywood

Jenny Cabauatan, $1,000, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

 

• Midland Park

Julianne Mena, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Montvale

Elisa Manuela Ferreira Cardoso, $500, LEO Foundation Endowed Scholarship

 

• Morristown

Sara De Assis Lemes, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• New City, New York

Kristen Scully, $250, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

 

• New Milford

Alyssa Unciano, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Gabe Wanissian, $500, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

Alec Kaplan, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Derya Nur Arslan, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Newark

Astrid Fernandez, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Rayane De Aquino Dias, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• North Bergen S

Sherley Huaman, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

 

• North Haledon

Zainab Kahloon, $1,000, Barbara Sugarman Scholarship

 

• Northvale

Michael Cerverizzo, $250, Gourmet Dining Scholarship

 

• Norwood

Jessie Corso, $500, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

Che Eun Lee, $1,000, Rose Becker Endowed Scholarship

 

• Nutley

Jon Garay, $1,000, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

Adrickson Nunez Camacho, $1,000, Southpole Foundation Scholarship

Kholoud Afifi, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Oakland

Kevin Antonio, $1,000, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

Theresa Cruciata, $500, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

 

• Palisades Park

Katelyn Lee, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Eunhye Lee, $1,000, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

Andrew Kim, $1,000, Louis Girshon Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Mi Guem Jung, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Hazmi Kurt, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Kianna Cho, $1,000, Barbara Sugarman Scholarship

 

• Paramus

Ryan Ruiz-Varela, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Minjeong Sae, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Lisa Yoler, $250, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

Jordan Trapp, $1,000, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

Seongeun Song, $1,000, Dr. Bill Jiang Memorial ESL Success Scholarship

Meredith Cruz, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Ashley Walters, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Damir Munoz, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Parsippany

Jonel Jupasi, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Paterson

Ashley Rosario, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Jennifer Awuah, $1,000, Gourmet Dining Scholarship

Giovanna Lameiras Dvoranen, $1,000, Pitkin Foundation Scholarship

Shamsun Nahar Eva, $1,000, Dr. Bill Jiang Memorial ESL Success Scholarship

Dilara Aydiner, $500, Dr. Bill Jiang Memorial ESL Success Scholarship

Mahbub Khan, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Piscataway

Barbare Bitchikashvili, $1,000, Southpole Foundation Scholarship

 

• Pompton Lakes

Helen Makus, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

David Tsai, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Prospect Park

Oliver Martinez, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Randolph

Christopher Zelley, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Rego Park, New York

Daniella Ilyayeva, $1,000, Delta Dental Foundation, Inc Scholarship

 

• Ridgefield

Herald Dokle, $1,000, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

Ethan Orbegozo, $1,000, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

Kaitlyn Ennis, $500, Maura Soehnlein Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Brian Kim, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Ridgefield Park

Justin Meran, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Elizabeth Rogers, $500, Maura Soehnlein Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Hanieh Kachooee, $1,000, Southpole Foundation Scholarship

Anthony Moylan, $1,500, Suzanne M. Helff Veterinary Tech Endowed Scholarship

Hosna Kachooee, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Ridgewood

Yuan Chi, $500, Maura Soehnlein Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Maria San Severino, $500, LEO Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Kaleigh McCue, $1,000, Delta Dental Foundation, Inc Scholarship

 

• Ringwood

Sheneilla Somerset, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• River Edge

Josephine Oh, $1,000, Maura Soehnlein Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Hanna Park, $500, Joseph and Anna Martucci Endowed Scholarship

Ncutukazi Mketo, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Rochelle Park

Ava Lomanto, $1,000, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

 

• Rutherford

Paolo Gabriel Mariano, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Marisol Palacios, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Sujittra Supprasert, $500, Maura Soehnlein Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Mariana Romani Quartara, $1,000, Dr. Bill Jiang Memorial ESL Success Scholarship

Leah Miceli, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Saddle Brook

Beatriz De Sa Santos, $1,000, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

Lindsey Kristoff, $250, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

Giovanni Perrone, $1,000, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

Emily Veloz, $250, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Roy Hidalgo-Ruiz, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Scotch Plains

Gloria Metohu, $1,000, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

 

• Secaucus

Marllyson Solis, $1,000, LEO Foundation Endowed Scholarship

 

• South Hackensack

Jeya Lacap, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Abigail McFarland, $1,000, Delta Dental Foundation, Inc Scholarship

 

• Teaneck

Erica Taveras, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Mya Alleyne, $500, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

Naana Owusu-Abboah, $1,000, William M. Orr Endowed Scholarship

Shahanas Basheer, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Karsen Griffin, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Tenafly

Jiyoung Kim, $500, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Union

Charles Uchenna Ebelebe, $1,000, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Union City

Jessica De Oliveira E Silva, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

 

• Waldwick

Daniel Ruiz Lince, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Wallington

Marissa Medina, $500, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Briel Sturdivant-Quinones, $500, Gourmet Dining Scholarship

Aleena Waseem, $500, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Wayne

Abdulkadir Karakus, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Alexander Rech, $500, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

Meghan Reynolds, $500, Rose Becker Endowed Scholarship

Nickolas Sugleris, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

Aysha Yeasmin, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• West Milford

Catherine Espichan, $1,000, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Casey Leibla, $1,000, Moses Family Endowed Scholarship

Rocco Alessio, $1,000, Reverend Carnig Antranik Hallajian Endowed Scholarship

 

• West New York

Daniela Velez Jimenez, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• West Orange

Santa Figueroa Laurencio, $1,000, Ciarco Family Endowed Scholarship

 

• Wood Ridge

Grace Jacob, $250, Securing Our Future Endowed Scholarship

Courtney Lyons, $1,000, Dr. Richard Ciccone Endowed Scholarship

Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu), a public two-year coeducational college, enrolls more than 13,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip 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. More students graduate from Bergen than any other community college in the state.

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