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| CENTRAL MARYLAND CHAPTER CHAPTER - May 15, 2025 |
Scholarships Totaling $267K Given Out During Awards Night |
The chapter held its annual Awards Night in May with 300 people attending. Jessica Morgenstern, chapter vice president of scholarships, served as master of ceremonies, and chapter leaders helped to present the scholarships. Twenty-three students were recognized and received scholarships totaling $267,000. Each student recipient responded to a thought-provoking question giving the audience insight into their personalities and abilities. This was another impressive group! The chapter also contributed $25,000 to AFCEA International Education Foundation and Emily Lund accepted the contribution and recognized and gave certificates to 35 schools that received Kickstarter grants to bring STEM into K-12 classrooms. |
Event Photographs: |
 Students receiving scholarships in May are (from top left): Capt. John and Angie Skinner Scholarship is awarded to Oseghale Obinyan, Olaoluwa Odumade, Joah Pereira, Megan Yeager, Matthew Worrell, Benjamin Cangelosi, Jarom DeGiulio, Isabella Del Castillo, Luke DiPietro and Connor Kemezis; Bruce and Jessica Morgenstern STEM Scholarship is awarded to Aidan Richter; Freedom Scholarship is awarded to Kit Kellam, Kasra Sedghi, Aryan Sharma and Jacob Phelps; George R. Cotter Scholarship is awarded to Syed Ahmed and Logan Bechtel; Kathleen Berganski Cyber Scholarship is awarded to Klarke Bradwell and Lillian Douglass; "The Jeremy" Pinkerton Cyber Scholarship is awarded to Bernardo Guichardo; Timothy J. Sheahan Scholarship is awarded to Thomas Abell; Cyber Studies Scholarship is awarded to Brayden Morrison and Austin Zhang. |
 Kickstarter 2024-2025 recipients gather for a photo during the May event. |
