Congratulations to the 2025 NJCPA Scholarship Recipients
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April 25, 2025
We are delighted to announce that the NJCPA Scholarship Fund awarded $190,000in scholarships to 40New Jersey-based high school and college students on April 24. Out of 120 applicants, the Fund distributed scholarships to 27 college students and 13 high school students. The college students each received between $2,000 and $6,500, and the high school students each received $1,500. The Deloitte Foundation funded scholarships for seven
Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients:
High School Awards ($1,500)
- Anna Bergelson, Northern Valley Region – Old Tappan High School
- Sabrina Diamantino, Kearny High School
- Nico Digiacomo, Washington Township High School
- Elena Estrada, Monmouth Regional High School
- Mikayla Fontana, Northern Burlington County Regional High School
- Sean Gelman, Marlboro High School
- Angela Larrea, Washington Township High School
- Kirra Leonard, Wall Township High School
- Nicholas Santucci, Morristown High School
- Rebecca Siuffe, Wayne Hills High School
Deloitte Foundation NJCPA Scholars Awards ($1,500-$6,500)
- Michelle Hernandez, Carteret High School
- Koustubha Kolla, Marlboro High School
- Gianna Rodriguez, St. Rose High School
- Alex Anderson, Rutgers University - Newark
- Noel Lott, Rutgers University - Newark
- Ryan Nnoli, Rider University
- Ragene Walker, Rutgers University - Newark
In Name of College Awards ($2,000-$6,500)
- Cohnreznick LLP
Jennifer Angeles, Rutgers University – New Brunswick - Eisneramper
Gauri Gautam, Rutgers University – New Brunswick - Ralph And Marylee Evangelista
Lorren Melendez, Seton Hall University - Forvis Mazars Group
Yenny Herrera, William Paterson University - Smolin, Lupin & Co., Pa
Michelle Travers, William Paterson University - Withumsmith+Brown
John Fox, Seton Hall University
Elizabeth Tota, Rutgers University – New Brunswick - In Honor of NJCPA Council of Past Presidents
Nour Eddine El Cadi, New Jersey City University - In Honor of NJCPA Past President Michael A. Polito, CPA
Helena Billero, Georgian Court University - In Honor of NJCPA Past President Frank Boutillette, CPA
Eric Recchia, Rutgers University – Newark - In Memory of John F. Dailey Jr., Bowman & Company LLP
Stella Beliaeva, Stockton University - In Memory of Lisa A. Donahue, Bowman & Company LLP
Kathryn Meehan, Rowan University - In Memory of NJCPA Past President John F. Dailey Jr.
Megan Esser, The College of New Jersey - In Memory of Frederick and Lenore Horn
Yu-Hsuen Lin, Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Jeffrey Koenig, Fairleigh Dickinson University - In Memory of Jules C. Frankel, WilkinGuttenplan
Viola Smith, William Paterson University
Other College Awards ($6,500)
- Ruth Ciprian, Rutgers University – New Brunswick
- Alex Gonzalez, Rutgers University – New Brunswick
In Name of Sophomore Awards ($2,000)
- Valerie And Ralph Albert Thomas
Warren Lee, Seton Hall University - In Honor of NJCPA Past President Brad Muniz, CPA
Adrian Ramirez, Essex County College - Citrin Cooperman
Olivia Borella, Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Julie Kim, Rutgers University – New Brunswick - Holman Frenia Allison, PC
Brooke Sheroke, Brookdale Community College
NJCPA/AICPA Minority Scholarships ($5,500)
- Debbie Sanchez, Rutgers University
- Thi Linh Trang Do, Stockton University
Winners of the NJCPA/National Association of Black Accountants – Northern New Jersey Chapter (NABA-NNJ) Scholarship will be announced later this year.
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