The Auburn Chamber of Commerce awarded $16,500 in scholarships at the annual Scholarship Award Breakfast on Wednesday, May 23 at the Auburn – Webster Elks Lodge. Since 1995, the Auburn Chamber has awarded a total of $293,000 in student scholarships and teacher mini-grants through the proceeds from its annual School/Business Partnership Golf Tournament held each September.
Scholarship recipients and the School/Business Partnership Committee: Front row: Amanda Doherty, Katelyn Norwood, Bridget White, Christopher Keyes, Morgan Maher, Hannah Cherry. Back row: Sheila Veideman, Virginia Parent, Karen Blais, Patrick Kapur, Vinod Vaidyanath, and Carrie Cross-Tiraboschi [Photo Henry Montville/HJM Photography]
View more photos from the event here. Photos provided by Henry Montville, HJM Photography, Auburn, MA
This year’s scholarship winners are:
Academic Scholarship Recipients
- Hannah Cherry – $1,500
- Christopher Keyes – $1,500
- Brenda Ta – $1,500
- Amanda Doherty – $1,500
- Katelyn Norwood – $1,500
- Bridget White received the $3,000 Stephen Lucas Memorial Scholarship
Chamber Scholarship Recipients
- Emily Anderson – $1,500
- Morgan Maher – $1,500
- Patrick Kapur received the $3,000 Major David L. Brodeur Scholarship
Executive Director of the Council of Presidents of the Massachusetts State University System Vincent Pedone, delivers the keynote address [Photo Henry Montville/HJM Photography]
“With baby boomers retiring, by 2030 it is estimated there will be over 100,000 degree jobs open in Massachusetts” said Pedone. “Invest in our higher education system, whether public or private” Pedone implored. “It is incredibly important for our economy that we maintain a well-educated citizenry.”
