Students Receive Scholarships from The Pittsburgh Foundation

Eight Westminster College students recently received scholarships through The Pittsburgh Foundation. All awards will be applied to the students' tuition for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Kaci Batzel, a freshman biology major, received a $5,000 scholarship funded by the Dr. Roy Hoffman Scholarship Fund. Batzel is a daughter of Gregory and Pamela Batzel of Osterburg and a graduate of Chestnut Ridge High School.

Jessica Pardee, a freshman elementary education major, received a $7,209 award funded by the Abigail Noble Scholarship Fund. Pardee is a daughter of Michael and Kelly Pardee of Bolivar and a graduate of Laurel Valley High School.

Ashley Carnahan, a senior business administration major, received a $1,500 award from the Pittsburgh Advertising Federation Scholarship Fund. Carnahan is a daughter of Nick and Barbara Sedunov of Greensburg and a graduate of Greensburg-Salem High School.

Alyssa Hanna, a freshman broadcast communications major, received a $16,000 scholarship, payable over four years, from the William J. Wolf Memorial Scholarship Fund. Hanna is a daughter of Susan Hanna of Allison Park and Mark Hanna of Wexford. She is a graduate of Shaler Area High School.

Four students received $3,816 scholarships from the Ann M. Kendlehart Scholarship Fund. They are:

Nathan Capello, a senior accounting and financial economics major, is a son of Robert and Karla Capello of Slippery Rock and a graduate of Slippery Rock Area High School.

Jordan Flaim, a senior business administration major, is a son of Charles and Cynthia Flaim of Hookstown and a graduate of South Side Area High School.

Louis Simeone, a senior business administration and accounting major, is a son of Karen Simeone of Mars and Louis Simeone of Wexford. He is a graduate of North Allegheny High School.

Kylee Young, a senior accounting major, is a daughter of Richard and Mary Ann Young of New Castle and a graduate of Mohawk Area High School.

"We are grateful to The Pittsburgh Foundation and their scholarship funds for their support of bright, motivated students, who represent the future of our region," said Gloria Cagigas, vice president for institutional advancement at Westminster.

The Pittsburgh Foundation is one of the oldest community foundations in the U.S., awarding more than $36.8 million in grants to a vast array of nonprofit organizations, students through scholarships, and medical researchers in 2006. Since 1945, The Pittsburgh Foundation has been connecting its generous donors with the critical needs of the community. Donors who have established funds through the Foundation can support virtually any area of charitable interest.

For more information about scholarship funding at Westminster College, contact Cagigas at (724) 946-7368 or e-mail cagigac@westminster.edu.

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