2019 Cento Amici Scholarships Awarded
College of the Arts鈥 Students Receive 2019 Cento Amici Scholarships and Attend Annual Spring Dinner
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Thanks to the generosity of聽聽(translation: 100 Friends), a community-based organization dedicated to supporting education in New Jersey, 12 College of the Arts鈥 students were awarded scholarships and recognized at the organization鈥檚 31st Annual 鈥淢eet the Scholarship Recipients鈥 Dinner on April 29 in Warren, NJ.
Robert Zito, president of Cento Amici,聽welcomed the organization鈥檚 members and their guests, along with student scholarship recipients from several academic institutions including 精品成人福利在线鈥檚 College of the Arts.
鈥淭his event is always a highlight of the year for our members,鈥 said Robert Zito, the founding president of Cento Amici. 鈥淭he opportunity to meet the students, who are selected by their schools to receive our scholarships, is a great reminder of why we work to support funding these scholarships.聽 They are truly tomorrow鈥檚 leaders.鈥
“The College of the Arts is grateful to have been chosen as a beneficiary institution of Cento Amici. We especially thank Cento member Joseph Canderozzi, who brought the scholarship to Montclair and who serves on the College of the Arts鈥 Advisory Board,”聽said Linda Davidson, College of the Arts鈥 Assistant Dean.
College of the Arts鈥 Award Recipients
This year鈥檚 recipients, representing each of the College of the Arts鈥 four academic units, are:
Allison Strohm
Michaela Pietriferno
Alfonse Napolitano
Nicollette Pezzolla
Joy Velasco
Justin Clayton Dawes
Elena Plumser
Christopher Boncimino
Alexis Giunta
Nicole Vega
Teresa Toriello
James Ricotta
The Cento Amici Scholarship was established at 精品成人福利在线 University in 1999 and to date has recognized more than 130 students.