The 2015-2016 Athletic Endowed Scholarship Recipients
THE BESSETTE FAMILY MEN’S
TRACK & FIELD SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
Chinedu Amonu – Men’s Track
THE CONNECTICUT DUNKIN’
DONUTS FRANCHISEES
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Connor Freeborn - Football
THE BOUDREAU FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
Amida Brimah - Men’s Basketball
THE ROBERT T. CROVO FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
De’Janae Boykin – Women’s Basketball
THE JOHN J. BRENNAN
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Sammi Bassman – Women’s Swimming &
Diving
THE CHRIS DAILEY ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Carley Mooney – Women’s Basketball
THE JOSEPH B. BURNS
SCHOLARSHIP
Ronnie Rossomando - Baseball
THE BARBARA AND BOB BURRILL
FAMILY ATHLETIC
SCHOLARSHIP
Immanuella Anagu- Volleyball
THE AERO-MED SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
Sterling Gibbs – Men’s Basketball
THE PETER ANTONEZ MEMORIAL
BASEBALL SCHOLARSHIP
Aaron Hill - Baseball
THE BANK OF AMERICA
GENERAL ATHLETIC
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Leah Lum - Women’s Ice Hockey
THE BAUM, CION AND NEWBERG
FAMILIES SCHOLARSHIP
Breanna Stewart - Women’s Basketball
THE BAUM FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
Kia Nurse - Women’s Basketball
THE BAUM GRANDCHILDREN
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Saniya Chong - Women’s Basketball
THE ARTHUR W. BECKIUS
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Christine Pederson - Women’s Swimming
Alice Hughes - Women’s Ice Hockey
THE PETER BEHUNIAK, SR.
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Fredrick Jonnsson – Men’s Soccer
THE HAROLD AND HELEN
BENSON FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Anthony Kay - Baseball
THE MICHAEL G. BURTON
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Bobby Puyol - Football
THE ROBERT G. BURTON
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Bryant Shirreffs - Football
THE RONALD J. BUSHWELL
SCHOLARSHIP
Kentan Facey- Men’s Basketball
THE SUSAN K. BUTTERWORTH
SCHOLARSHIP
PJ Poulin - Baseball
THE M. JEFFREY CARIGLIA
MEMORIAL GOLF SCHOLARSHIP
Corey Birch – Golf
THE J.O. CHRISTIAN
SCHOLARSHIP
Bobby Melley - Baseball
THE HERBERT TRYON CLARK, SR.
CLASS OF 1897
ENDOWED MEMORIAL SOCCER
SCHOLARSHIP
Scott Levene – Men’s Soccer
THE HERBERT T. CLARK, JR.
MEMORIAL CLASS OF 1934
MEN’S SOCCER ENDOWMENT
FUND
Sebastian Brems – Men’s Soccer
THE JACK DENNERLEY
MEMORIAL SOCCER
SCHOLARSHIP
Cheikh Stephanie Coly – Men’s Soccer
THE C. PRESTON DONALDSON
SOFTBALL ENDOWMENT FUND
Alyssa Gardea- Softball
THE BOB DONNELLY FOOTBALL
SCHOLARSHIP
Andrew Adams – Football
THE BOB DONNELLY MEN’S
BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP
Sam Cassell, Jr. - Men’s Basketball
THE DROPO FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
Jack Sundberg - Baseball
THE HERBERT AND MARCIA
DUNN MEN’S BASKETBALL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Shonn Miller – Men’s Basketball
THE HERBERT AND MARCIA
DUNN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Saniya Chong – Women’s Basketball
THE EBLENS/LEONARD SEAMAN
SCHOLARSHIP
Liana Hinds - Women’s Soccer
THE IRMA K. AND ALVIN L.
EVANS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
Moriah Jefferson - Women’s Basketball
THE FACULTY/STAFF MEN’S
SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP
Mamadou Moustapha Samb – Men’s
Soccer
THE FIONDELLA FAMILY
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Morgan Tuck - Women’s Basketball
The 2015-2016 Athletic Endowed Scholarship Recipients
THE FODOR FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
Immanuella Anagu, Women’s Volleyball
Alvaro Chavez, Men’s Track
THE KRASOW GREENBLATT
FAMILY ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP
Anna Middendorf - Field Hockey
THE ROBERT FOSTER FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
Nico Darras - Baseball
THE HUGH S. GREER ’26
SCHOLARSHIP
Rodney Purvis - Men’s Basketball
THE NIHLA AND BOB LAPIDUS
FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP
ENDOWMENT FUND
Vontae Diggs - Football
THE ROBERT AND AUDREY
FOSTER FAMILY FOOTBALL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Marquise Vann - Football
THE JOHN M. HALL MEMORIAL
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Jessie Beer - Lacrosse
THE LEANDRI FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
Shannon Cox - Rowing
THE HAVILAND FAMILY
BASEBALL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Willy Yahn - Baseball
W. PETER ’50 AND CAROLYN LIND
MEN’S BASKETBALL FUND
Rodney Purvis - Men’s Basketball
THE JOHN AND BETTE HERR
MEN'S BASKETBALL MANAGERS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Kelly Austrie – Men’s Basketball
Konnor Bachman – Men’s Basketball
THE MAHER FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
Jake Nerwinski – Men’s Soccer
THE ROBERT AND AUDREY
FOSTER FAMILY SOFTBALL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Lexi Gifford - Softball
THE MARK E. FREITAS ATHLETIC
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Corey Ronan - Men’s Ice Hockey
THE FRIENDS OF SOCCER
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Dylan Greenberg – Men’s Soccer
THE BARBARA "BOBBIE" K.
GALCHUS MEMORIAL ATHLETIC
SCHOLARSHIP
Alec Bloom - Football
THE TIMOTHY L. AND ANNE B.
GALLAGHER WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
Napheesa Collier – Women’s Basektball
THE HARRY A. GAMPEL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Omar Calhoun - Men’s Basketball
THE HARRY A. AND EDITH D.
GAMPEL ATHLETIC ENDOWMENT
FUND
Alyson Fazio - Lacrosse
THE SEYMOUR GAVENS
SCHOLARSHIP
Robert Nichols – Men’s Ice Hockey
THE GELFENBIEN FAMILY
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP
Samantha McGuire - Women’s Soccer
THE MARTY GILMAN MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Luke Carrezola - Football
THE ROBERT W. GORDON
SCHOLARSHIP
Wills Montgomerie - Baseball
THE RAPHAEL “RAY”
HOFFENBERG MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Andrew Zapata - Baseball
THE SAMUEL W. AND DIANE P.
HOLDRIDGE FAMILY ATHLETIC
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Timothy Boyle – Football
THE JASPER T. HOWARD
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Jhavon Williams - Football
THE PAUL N. IPPEDICO AND
MARY E. BERUBE SCHOLARSHIP
Bryan Daniello – Baseball
THE JOAN A. J’ANTHONY
SCHOLARSHIP
Amida Brimah- Men’s Basketball
THE RONALD D. AND MARY C.
JARVIS ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
Will Golonka – Men’s Ice Hockey
THE ROBERT E. KENNEDY
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
AWARD
Selwyn Maxwell – Men’s Track
Deysha Smith-Jenkins – Women’s Track
& Field
THE JOHN AND DIANE KIM
ENDOWED WOMEN’S SWIMMING
SCHOLARSHIP
Kennedy Meier - Women’s Swimming &
Diving
THE MAX KOTKIN ATHLETIC
SCHOLARSHIP
Anthony Kay - Baseball
THE MARKS FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Morgan Tuck - Women’s Basketball
THE MARKS FAMILY MEN’S GOLF
SCHOLARSHIP
Cameron MacKay - Golf
THE DONYELL MARSHALL MEN’S
BASKETBALL ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP
Philip Nolan - Men’s Basketball
THE McFADDEN FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Courtney Ekmark - Women’s Basketball
The 2015-2016 Athletic Endowed Scholarship Recipients
THE JOE McGINN MEMORIAL
MEN’S BASKETBALL NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP ENDOWMENT
FUND
Daniel Hamilton - Men’s Basketball
THE DR. JOHN F. AND CAROL L.
MELE SCHOLARSHIP
Margaret Zimmer – Women’s Ice Hockey
THE ENZO ANTHONY MELIO
SCHOLARSHIP
Amida Brimah - Men’s Basketball
THE MEN'S SOCCER LETTERMEN
SCHOLARSHIP
Elliot Ackroyd – Men’s Soccer
THE MEN'S TRACK
LETTERWINNER SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
Chris Ackell – Men’s Track
THE JOSEPH MERRITT COMPANY
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Chris Girg - Swimming & Diving
THE MICHAELS JEWELERS
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
ENDOWMENT FUND
Alexandra Crofts - Lacrosse
Britany Berisoff – Women’s Ice Hockey
THE BILL MITCHELL ENDOWED
SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP
Jen Balzan – Women’s Soccer
THE MONACO FAMILY MEN'S
SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Alex Sanchez – Men’s Soccer
THE OMAR COFFEE COMPANY
SCHOLARSHIP
Kwame Awuah - Men’s Soccer
THE MOORADIAN FAMILY
ENDOWED FOOTBALL
SCHOLARSHIP
Aaron Garland – Football
THE SAMUEL J. ORR, JR. FUND
Kim Urbanek - Women’s Soccer
THE JOSEPH J. MORRONE
ENDOWMENT FUND
Gabriella Cuevas - Women’s Soccer
THE JOSEPH J. MORRONE
ENDOWED SOCCER
SCHOLARSHIP
Simen Olafsen – Men’s Soccer
THE JANIS C. AND ROCCO A.
MURANO SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Jordan Floyd - Football
THE LAWRENCE R. PANCIERA
SCHOLARSHIP
Andrew Zapata - Baseball
THE PAPPANIKOU SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
Emily Armstrong - Women’s Soccer
THE PAPPANIKOU FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Rachel Hill - Women’s Soccer
THE PEOPLE’S BANK ATHLETIC
SCHOLARSHIP
Paris Taft - Women’s Cross Country
THE CHARLES AND JACQUELYN
NAGY ENDOWED BASEBALL
SCHOLARSHIP
Pat Ruotolo – Baseball
THE PERACCHIO FAMILY
FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP
Steve Hashemi - Football
THE J. PETER NATALE TRACK
AND FIELD SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Alvaro Chavez - Men’s Track & Field
Nyanka Joseph - Women’s Track & Field
THE RAYMOND AND MARILYN
PERACCHIO BASKETBALL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Moriah Jefferson - Women’s Basketball
THE BRITTA R. AND DENNIS J.
NAYDEN SCHOLARSHIP AND
FELLOWSHIP FUND
Jonathan Edwards - Tennis
THE PICARD FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
Kia Nurse – Women’s Basketball
THE KEVIN P. NEWMAN
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP
Rachel Signor - Rowing
THE FRANK AND ALICE
NIEDERWERFER SCHOLARSHIP
Edward Wilson, Men’s Track & Field
Taylor Anderson, Women’s Track & Field
THE JOHN NOSKE SCHOLARSHIP
Sam Neplarsky - Baseball
THE WILLIAM H. O’BRIEN MEN’S
ICE HOCKEY ENDOWMENT FUND
Ryan Segalla, Men’s Ice Hockey
THE OLEKSIW FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP FOR FOOTBALL
Noel Thomas - Football
THE DAVID AND CHERYL
OLENDER WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Breanna Stewart - Women’s Basketball
THE ISADORE AND MINNIE
PINSKY SCHOLARSHIP
Greg Baliko – Men’s Swimming & Diving
Megan Palmisano – Field Hockey
THE POLO FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Roisin Upton - Field Hockey
THE JULIUS “PUGGY” ROTH
SCHOLARSHIP
Kate Lavrentios - Rowing
THE DEE ROWE ATHLETIC
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Dan Oak – Football
Lindsay Roethke – Women’s Ice Hockey
Caitlin Hewes – Women’s Ice Hockey
Craig Hunter – Men’s Track & Field
THE COACH DONALD E. ROWE
ENDOWED MEN’S BASKETBALL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Daniel Hamilton - Men’s Basketball
THE RAYMOND RYAN AND
ARLINE RYAN FUND
Zaina Zaki – Women’s Tennis
The 2015-2016 Athletic Endowed Scholarship Recipients
THE ROBERT T. AND RENEE P.
SAMUELS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Jalen Adams – Men’s Basketball
THE ROBERT T. AND RENEE P.
SAMUELS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Gabby Williams - Women’s Basketball
THE SBM CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION, INC. SCHOLARSHIP
Aaeron Sykes – Men’s Track & Field
THE SCHILBERG FAMILY MEN’S
BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
Omar Calhoun - Men’s Basketball
THE SCHWARTZ FAMILY
WOMEN’S ATHLETICS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Cassie Ekstrom - Lacrosse
THE SHOPRITE SUPERMARKETS
OF CONNECTICUT
WOMEN'S ENDOWED
BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
Katie Lou Samuelson – Women’s
Basketball
THE ALLEN AND MARY TRACY
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Napheesa Collier – Women’s Basketball
THE TREIBICK FAMILY CREW
TEAM ENDOWMENT FUND
Julia Calise - Rowing
THE TREIBICK FAMILY
ENDOWMENT FOR
WOMEN’S TENNIS AND WOMEN’S
CREW
Molly Bugos – Rowing
Jacqueline Fitz-Randolph – Women’s
Tennis
THE TREIBICK FAMILY WOMEN’S
VOLLEYBALL ENDOWMENT
FUND
Erika Thomas - Volleyball
THE TREMAINE SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
Taylor Townsend - Softball
WALTER J. TROJANOWSKI
FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Julian Campenni - Football
THE SINATRO FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
Emma Alderman - Women’s Tennis
THE UCONN CLUB GENERAL
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Saija Bikanova – Women’s Track & Field
Oluwatosin Edwards – Men’s Track
THE JENNIFER C. SMITH
ATHLETIC ENDOWMENT FUND
Natalie Butler - Women’s Basketball
THE UNITED ABRASIVES, INC.
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Andreas Knappe – Football
JOSEPH J. AND ELIZABETH A.
SOLTYS SCHOLARSHIP
Paul Cadenhead – Ath. Communications
Shannon Hearn – Ath. Communications
THE UNITED ABRASIVES, INC.
FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP
Trey Rutherford - Football
THE DR. JOHN Y. SQUIRES
ENDOWED SOCCER
SCHOLARSHIP
Abdou Thiam – Men’s Soccer
THE TAMER FAMILY
ENDOWMENT FOR WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL
Courtney Ekmark – Women’s Basketball
THE UNITED TECHNOLOGIES
RESEARCH CENTER
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Odrine Belot – Women’s Track & Field
THE KENNETH N. VERNON
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Julia Simmons - Lacrosse
THE SHERWOOD C. WALDRON
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Sterling Gibbs – Men’s Basketball
THE EDWARD L. WALTMAN
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Josh Marriner – Football
THE DR. CHARLES E. WARING
FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Kyle Bockeloh - Football
THE DR. CHARLES E. WARING
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Tyler Davis - Football
THE WILLETT FAMILY WOMEN'S
SOFTBALL ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP
Kayla Doty - Softball
THE BETTE AND TOM WOLFF
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Steve Enoch – Men’s Basketball
THE WOLFF FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Matt Dagenais – Men’s Swimming &
Diving
Annika Grewel – Women’s Swimming &
Diving
WOLFF-DAVIS SWIMMING
SCHOLARSHIP
Luke Martin – Men’s Swimming & Diving
THE WOLFF-ZACKIN AND
ASSOCIATES, INC. SCHOLARSHIP
Terry Larrier – Men’s Basketball
THE CHARLENE AND BOB
WRIGHT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Katie Lou Samuelson – Women’s
Basketball
THE DIANE WRIGHT FIELD
HOCKEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Casey Umstead – Field Hockey
ENDOWMENTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
TO BE AWARDED IN THE FUTURE
-The Peter J. & Patricia J. Cathey
Scholarship
-The Richard D. Mangiarelli Scholarship
ENDOWMENTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
UTILIZED
TO SUPPORT VARSITY SPORT
PROGRAMS
- The Andy Baylock Baseball Endowment
Fund
- The David Marks and Dr. Ann Sagalyn
Marks Golf Enhancement Fund