Category Archives: Scholarships
2018 Scholarship Awards
At the June 2018 general meeting, scholarships were awarded to 8 deserving students this year. After receiving their awards, each of the students gave a speech to thank the sponsors and the civic, as well as to note their intended area of study.
Back row: Delco representative Richard Rush, President Nicholas Sarandis, Marie Dunker, Elaine Simonello, Neal Dubon, Perfect Pharmacy representatives Saleena & Tiffany, Perillo representative Lou Messaro Front row: Adithya Ajith, Salaiha Mughal, Amina Nasari, Krista Meyers, Michael Salvo, Sonali Malhotra, Srishti Tyagi, Neeloy Bose
Recipients have the following plans for study upon graduation:
| Name | Plans | Sponsor |
| Adithya Ajith | attending SUNY Stony Brook, studying Computer Science | Delco Plaza (Richard Rush) |
| Salaiha Mughal | attending Cornell University, studying Biological Science | HGCA |
| Amina Nasari | attending SUNY Stony Brook, studying Biological Science | HGCA |
| Krista Meyers | attending SUNY Albany, studying Pre-Med & Psychology | HGCA – John P. Simonello |
| Michael Salvo | attending Police Academy, studying Political Science | Mary E. Dubon |
| Sonali Malhotra | attending SUNY Binghamton, studying Biology | Perfect Pharmacy |
| Srishti Tyagi | attending SUNY Stony Brook, studying Chemistry;
then Cornell, studying Biological Science |
Perfect Pharmacy |
| Neeloy Bose | attending Northeastern University, studying Chemical Engineering | Perillo Oil |
We’d like to thank all of our sponsors for their generosity and their participation. We’d also like to extend our thanks to Marie Dunker and the rest of the Scholarship Committee for their hard work in organizing this year’s scholarship program.
2017 Scholarship Awards
At the June 2017 general meeting, scholarships were awarded to 8 deserving students this year. After receiving their awards, each of the students gave a gracious speech to thank the sponsors and the civic, as well as to note their intended area of study.
Back row: Walter Grebe, Principal Raymond Williams, Ryan Wimbiscus, President Nicholas Sarandis Front row: Shana Mathew, Fatemah Mukadum, Cecilia Funk, Nicole Titko, Jason Yang, Nolan Mingst, Assemblyman Michael Montesano
Recipients have the following plans for study upon graduation:
| Name | Plans | Sponsor |
| Ryan Wimbiscus | attending NCC for two years, then transferring, studying Business | HGCA – John P Simonello |
| Shana Mathew | attending Brooklyn Poly, studying Pre-Med | HGCA |
| Walter Grebe | attending SUNY Stony Brook, studying Computer Engineering | Delco Plaza |
| Fatema Mukadum | attending Northeastern University, studying Chemistry | Foodtown |
| Nicole Titko | attending Eastern Florida State, studying Crime Scene Technology | Mary E. Dubon |
| Cecilia Funk | attending LIU Brooklyn, studying Nursing | Perfect Pharmacy |
| Jason Yang | attending Vanderbilt University, studying Biology/Surgery | Perfect Pharmacy |
| Nolan Mingst | attending SUNY Buffalo, studying Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering | Perillo Oil |
We’d like to thank all of our sponsors for their generosity and their participation. We’d also like to extend our thanks to Marie Dunker and the rest of the Scholarship Committee for their hard work in organizing this year’s scholarship program.
2016 Scholarship Award Recipients
At the June 2016 general meeting, scholarships were awarded to 8 deserving students this year. After receiving their awards, each of the students gave a gracious speech to thank the sponsors and the civic, as well as to note their intended area of study.
Recipients pictured left to right: Melissa Agnese, Pujan Patel, Abdullah Khalid, Adam Patel,
Jaineel Doshi, Matthew Cimino, Louis Valentino, Hosnia Samadi
Recipients have the following plans for study upon graduation:
| Name | Plans | Sponsor |
| Melissa Agnese | attending SUNY Plattsburg, studying Nursing | Joe Dubon |
| Pujan Patel | attending SUNY Stony Brook, studying Health Sciences | Perillo Brothers |
| Abdullah Khalid | attending Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, accelerated Medical program | Perfect Pharmacy |
| Adam Patel | attending SUNY Stony Brook, Pre-Med program | Perfect Pharmacy |
| Jainell Doshi | attending Vassar College, Pre-Med program | Foodtown |
| Matthew Cimino | attending SUNY Stony Brook, studying Engineering | Delco |
| Louis Valentino | attending Stevens Institute of Technology, studying Engineering | HGCA |
| Hosnia Samadi | attending University of Notre Dame, Dental program | HGCA |
We’d like to thank all of our sponsors for their generosity and their participation. We’d also like to extend our thanks to Marie Dunker and the rest of the Scholarship Committee for their hard work in organizing this year’s scholarship program.
2015 Scholarship Award Recipients
At the June 2015 general meeting, John Rigert introduced and called up each recipient and their commercial sponsor to present the award. In total, 7 scholarships were awarded this year.
Recipients pictured left to right: Priya Mishra, Sebastian Niculescu, Charlene Abogado,
Kaitlyn Sullivan, Conor Larkin, Kathryn Anderson, Gabrielle Goubran
Recipients have the following plans for study upon graduation:
| Name | Plans | Sponsor |
| Priya Mishra | attending Columbia University, studying Computer Science and Economics | Delco Plaza |
| Sebastian Niculescu | attending joint program between Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design, studying Mathematics and Sculpture | Foodtown |
| Charlene Abogado | attending Molloy College, studying Nursing | Perfect Pharmacy |
| Kaitlyn Sullivan | attending Oneonta, studying Psychology | Perfect Pharmacy |
| Conor Larkin | attending John Jay, studying Forensic Psychology | Perillo Brothers |
| Kathryn Anderson | attending Siena College, studying Education and Accounting | HGCA |
| Gabrielle Goubran | attending Hunter College, studying Theater and Economics | HGCA |
We’d like to thank all of our corporate sponsors for their generosity and their participation. We’d also like to thank Hicksville High School Principal Raymond Williams for joining us to speak about the students’ accomplishments and community service.
2014 Scholarship Award Recipients
Chairwoman Marie Dunker introduced and called up each recipient and their commercial sponsor. The following scholarships were awarded:
| Name | Plans | Sponsor |
| Faiz Ahmed | attending Adelphi for Biology | Perfect Pharmacy |
| Matthew Chung | attending Northeastern School of Pharmacy | Perfect Pharmacy |
| Megan Locke | attending St. Joseph’s double major Speech pathology and Education |
Perillo Bros Fuel |
| Jessica DeTurris | attending SUNY Binghamton majoring in Math | Food Town |
| Shincy Thomas | attending St. Bonaventure | DELCO/Alvin Rush |
| Amy Fine | attending SUNY Plattsburg | HGCA |
2013 Scholarship Award Recipients
Six (6) scholarships, $500 each, were awarded at the June 13th meeting. Ed Bossong, Scholarship Chair, announced that he was very proud to award the money and grateful as to how our Scholarship Program has grown over the past few years. Ed introduced the award recipient’s for this year:
- Caitlyn Garger – Received the HGCA Service Scholarship.
- Veronica Grebe – Received the HGCA Service Scholarship.
- Harneet Gulati – Received the HGCA/Delco Plaza-Alvin Rush Memorial Service Scholarship
- Christine Jao – Received the HGCA/Perillo Bros. Fuel Oil Co. Service Scholarship
- Kiran Sharma – Received the HGCA/Perfect Pharmacy Service Scholarship
- Pawandeep Singh – Received the HGCA/Met Foods Service Scholarship
2012 Scholarship Award Recipients
The recipients of the 4th Annual HGCA Scholarship Awards were Erin Montera, Paige Gilbert and Kanika Sharma.
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2011 Scholarship Award Recipients
The recipients of the 3rd Annual HGCA Scholarship Awards were Janice George, Joseph Marcus and Danielle Valentino.
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2010 Scholarship Award Recipients
The recipients of the 2nd Annual HGCA Scholarship Awards were Nicholas Jao and James Harvey.
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