Westport Woman’s Club Awards Scholarships

The Westport Woman’s Club (WWC) Scholarship Committee today awarded scholarships to 11 Staples High School seniors and one adult woman. The WWC scholarship awards, which totaled $27,500 this year, are based on academic achievement (no lower than 3.0 academic GPA), community service, extracurricular activities and financial need. Staples Principal John Dodig and First Selectman Gordon Joseloff posed with the grant award recipients: Lucy DeFlavio (Emily B. Fuller Scholarship), University of Vermont; Kyle Bacon (Lea Ruegg Scholarship), University of Connecticut; Hanna Ahlgrim (Ina Bradley Scholarship), Loyola University Maryland; Jessica Guo (Most Active Member Scholarship, awarded in honor of Rose Jordan), University of Connecticut, Carson Einarsen, Savannah College of Art & Design; Maeve Flaherty, Brown University; Kyle Mikesh, Marist College; Michelle Muller, Savannah College of Art & Design; Jay Tsai, Georgetown University, and John Watson, Champlain College. The adult scholarship was awarded to Mami Ngombabu, St. Vincent’s College of Nursing. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for Westportnow.com