Annual Report 2022-2023
Previous year committee membership, including year when each member’s term ends
Chairperson: Tim Keogh (History) (2025)
Secretary: Ryan Brannan (Academic Advisement) (2025)
Other member(s): Ewa Stelmach (Mathematics & Computer Science) (2023), Benjamin Miller (English) (2023), Christine Pagano (Nursing) (2026), Keba Sylla (Social Sciences) (2026), Ari Fulton (Speech Communications) (2022), Stephen Atkins (Accelerated Study in Associate Programs) (2022)
Previous year liaisons, designees
Upcoming year committee membership, including year when each member’s term ends
Carrie Blank, Marketing and Communication (2026)
Ryan Brannan, Academy Advisement (2025) -- Secretary
Timothy Keogh, History (2025) -- Chair
Keba Sylla, Social Sciences (2024)
Christine Pagano, Nursing (2024)
Previous year committee officers
Timothy Keogh, History (2025) -- Chair
Upcoming year committee officers
Timothy Keogh, History (2025) -- Chair
Committee Meeting Dates and times
The Awards and Scholarships Committee met two times (Dec. 14th and May 12th) during the 2022-2023 academic year to evaluate and recommend nominations for awards and scholarships. There were also two meetings for new member orientations (Mar. 29th and May 3rd).
List of Bylaws charges and notation of “completed” or “not completed” with reasoning for incomplete items
The committee reviewed a total of 291 applications/nominations. This includes 123 Continuing Academic Merit Scholarships and 70 Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarships reviewed in May for the Fall 2023 semester. This academic year the committee reviewed seven special awards.
- Special Awards: 12 recipients chosen out of 47 applicants
- *John F. Kennedy Memorial Award ($500) – given to Raheem Popley-Carvey (out of 11 nominees), graduating students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the college and the community.
- *Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Award ($500) – given to Tariq Hafiz (out of 7 applicants), graduating students who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in promoting racial harmony and appreciation of cultural diversity.
- *Ray Ricketts Memorial Award ($250) - given to Kezia Prince (out of 5 applicants), returning student (left college at one point) who exhibits exceptional scholarship and leadership.
- *Incentive Awards - Day and Evening ($250 per person) – given to 2 day and 2 evening students and who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance and are working parents:
- Day: Gourav Sharma and Davina Walsh (out of 5 applicants)
- Evening: Huijing Hu and Miledy Rochelle Corsini (out of 3 applicants)
- *Dr. Sarah Papier Award – given to Yuriko Hiroura (out of 3 applicants), currently enrolled student who has overcome hardship in order to attend college and demonstrate involvement/concern about women's issues.
- ** Chai Ho and F.Y. Chiu Scholarship (tuition to cover cost of Chinese language courses) - given to Darshanie Jodha and Rehana Seepersad (out of 5 applicants), who exhibited both high academic achievement and a keen interest in taking Chinese language courses.
- **Jackson and Muriel Lum Endowment Scholarship ($1,000) – given to Rajaa Bary and Khalid Farhad (out of 8 applicants), who demonstrate need, have high academic achievement, and are enrolled full-time in the Engineering Technology department programs.
* The president’s office handles the JFK and MLK awards- the recipients’ names are printed in the commencement book and they are mailed a check, a certificate, and a letter. The president’s liaison on the committee, Veronica Lukas, sends the information to the president’s office. Student Affairs handles the Ray Rickett’s award while Student Government handles the Day and Evening Incentive awards. The recipients’ names are printed in the commencement book, and they are mailed a check, certificate, and letter. Veronica Lukas sends the information to the VP for Student Affairs office.
**The Chai Ho and F.Y. Chiu Scholarship awardees are recommended by the Coordinator of the Chinese language program and then the Awards and Scholarship committee review those recommendations, approve, and then return the selections to the language program coordinator. The Jackson and Muriel Lum Endowment Scholarship awardees are likewise recommended by a committee of Engineering Technology department members, who then send to the Awards and Scholarship committee for review, who then make recommendations.
Number of applicants received for each award during 2012-2022
|
Scholarship/Award |
2013-2014 |
2014-2015 |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
|
John F. Kennedy Memorial |
3 |
10 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
13 |
11 |
|
Ray Rickets Memorial |
6 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
|
3 |
5 |
5 |
|
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial |
3 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
7 |
|
Women’s Club |
10 |
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incentive Day |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
|
3 |
1 |
5 |
|
Incentive Evening |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
Academic Merit Fall |
101 |
98 |
112 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Academic Merit Spring |
95 |
155 |
122 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Who’s Who |
79 |
30 |
30 |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phi Beta Kappa |
0 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ernesto Malve Merit |
12 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Passantino: International |
7 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Passantino: Disabilities |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dr. Sarah Papier |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
3 |
|
Lum Award |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
8 |
|
Chiu Scholarship |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
Barbara and Harry Sperber |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
110 |
110 |
Number of recipients for each award during 2013-2023
|
Scholarship/Award |
2013-2014 |
2014-2015 |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
|
John F. Kennedy Memorial |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Ray Rickets Memorial |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Women’s Club |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incentive Day |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Incentive Evening |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Academic Merit Fall |
74 |
*147 |
*73 |
*68 |
*65 |
*68 |
*46 |
*53 |
*52 |
33 |
|
Academic Merit Spring |
43 |
*123 |
*69 |
*72 |
*118 |
*72 |
*101 |
*98 |
*62 |
*48 |
|
Who’s Who |
62 |
30 |
30 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phi Beta Kappa |
0 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ernesto Malve Merit |
2 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Passantino: International |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Passantino: Disabilities |
1 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dr. Sarah Papier |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Lum Award |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
Chiu Scholarship |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Barbara and Harry Sperber |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
32 |
*Includes applications marked “pending” by the committee.
See Appendix 1 for data on all Awards and Scholarships offered by the college during 2022-2023
- Continuing Student Academic Merit Scholarship
This scholarship is given to current and continuing students who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance (a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 required). In the Fall 2022 semester 1 student was awarded $1,000, and 8 students awarded smaller amounts ranging from $57 to $901. In the Spring 2023 semester awards of $1,000 each were given to 22 students (new applicants as well as Fall 2022 applicants qualifying for continued funding in the Spring 2023), and 7 awards ranging from $146 to $805. The QCC Merit winners are awarded a variety of "named scholarships" that represent the pool of funds that have been donated to the college and are available to award via the QCC Merit program. You will find that some students are receiving more than one "named" award, which is listed alongside the student’s name below.
|
Name |
Scholarship Name |
Fall 22 |
Spring 23 |
|
Acosta Martinez, Maria |
Dr. & Mrs. Eduardo Marti |
$543.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$457.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Akhtar, Nansi |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Ponce -CUNY Scholarship |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Akon, Arafat |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Ponce -CUNY Scholarship |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Alexis, McClarens |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Antoine, Richardson |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Ayub, Naima |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Baguaei, Nadia |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Baguaei, Shackeyb |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Bartley, Shanice |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Baxter, Victoria |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Benu, Bilqis |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Brown, Dwayne |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Cano, Perla |
Eva Bobrow Nursing Endowment Award |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Charles, Aahliyah |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Chaudhry, Mohammad |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Chen Tum, Miao |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Ponce -CUNY Scholarship |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Chen, Peize |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Chen, Sook Peng |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Chung, Sung |
Eva Bobrow Nursing Endowment Award |
$1,000.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Csatari, Nicole |
Eva Bobrow Nursing Endowment Award |
$1,000.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Diaz, Johann |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Essa , Azizah |
Eva Bobrow Nursing Endowment Award |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Flores, Kim Trizia F |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Fu, Xinpeng |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Fung, Wing Yan |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Gagliano, Pasquale |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Giraldo, Daniela |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Gonzales, Alicia |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Harun, Bibi |
Endowed Merit Schol Fund |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Hasegawa, Koichi |
Endowed Merit Schol Fund |
$99.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$901.00 |
$0.00 |
|
He, Bihui |
Ficalora Family Found Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Herrera, Gloria Alfonso |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Hou, Yanxin |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Huan, Lisa |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Junsay, Kyle |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Kayasth, Falguni |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Kim, Seunghyo |
Merit (Continuing) |
$625.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Ficalora Family Found Schol |
$375.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Lee, Seolhee |
Flushing Rotary Schol |
$334.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$666.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Liao, Junpeng |
Prof. Thomas & Mary Jennings |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Lim, Sunghun Emily |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Lin, Na |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Liu, Anna |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Ponce -CUNY Scholarship |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Luk, Patrick |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Mandiamy, Juste |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Marzan, Jhosua |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Mcdonald, Jeanmarie |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Molchanov, Vladislav |
Prof. Thomas & Mary Jennings |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Muse, Valerie |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Nayyar, Kinza |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Oh, Hyesil |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Ojukwu, Irene |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Onofre, Vanesa |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Orellana, Jocelyn |
Eva Bobrow Nursing Endowment Award |
$1,000.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Park, Jihyo |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Parveen, Naila |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Patel, Riya |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Patterson, Debzel |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Pierre, Carlencie Halle |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Rahman, Arefin |
Barnes & Noble Stud Schol |
$842.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Merit (Continuing) |
$158.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Ramkalawan, Diana |
Eva Bobrow Nursing Endowment Award |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Reeves, Adièl A |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Ren, Lisha |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Ren, Menting |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Robert, Bethva |
Prof. Thomas & Mary Jennings |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Sankar, Mary |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
F & T Group Endowed Scholarship |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Sharma, Gourav |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Flushing Bank Scholarship Fund |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Ponce -CUNY Scholarship |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Shaw, Lantain |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Smith, Matthew |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
HAB Bank |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Trotman, Diana |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
HAB Bank |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Velez-Ocasio, Shirley |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Wang, Mindy |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Wang, Qianshui |
Merit (Continuing) |
$201.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
Flushing Bank Scholarship Fund |
$799.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Wang, Yanqing |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Weish, Aleemah |
Merit (Continuing) |
$57.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
HAB Bank |
$943.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Zamot, Ashley |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$500.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Zargarova, Diana |
Barbara and Harry Sperber Scholarship |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
Zhou, Jake |
Merit (Continuing) |
$710.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
F & T Group Endowed Scholarship |
$290.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Zhu, Ling |
Merit (Continuing) |
$1,000.00 |
$0.00 |
Additional Spring 2023 Merit Scholarships
|
Babo, James |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Bernard, Elijah |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Carrasco, Raynell |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Chan, Justin |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Dehal, Roshan |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Du , Jiahao |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
FitzGerald-Larrison, Anna |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Frampton-Clerk, Aisha |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Guerra, Stephanie |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Huang, Oscar |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Hwang, Deukhyun |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Ifaz, Md |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Jian, Yingxin |
Metropolitan Stud Supp (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Kim, Mingyoung |
Metropolitan Stud Supp (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Lee, Heeryoung |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$648.00 |
|
|
Metropolitan Stud Supp (F) |
$0.00 |
$352.00 |
|
Ma, Jinhee |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$215.00 |
|
|
Metlife Aspire Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$785.00 |
|
Medici, Giuseppe |
Schol & Student Supp Fund (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Munn, Joshua |
Schol & Student Supp Fund (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Noor, Rubina |
Schol & Student Supp Fund (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Nyanid, Zacharie |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
OConnell, Carmel |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$146.00 |
|
|
Schol & Student Supp Fund (F) |
$0.00 |
$854.00 |
|
Ramos, Enjoli |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$400.00 |
|
|
Shirley Chen Merit Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$600.00 |
|
Ramsay, Taynalee |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$739.00 |
|
|
Prof. Thomas & Mary Jennings |
$0.00 |
$261.00 |
|
Su, WeiJie |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Tariq, Hafiz |
Roslyn Saving FD Endow (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Torres Ventura, Jasmine |
Roslyn Saving FD Endow (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Urena, Ivan |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$805.00 |
|
|
Roslyn Saving FD Endow (F) |
$0.00 |
$195.00 |
|
Wang, Guanyi |
Walk to Aspire |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Xu, Yicheng |
Walk to Aspire |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Yuen, Ho Martin |
Walk to Aspire |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Zhang, Guocheng |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$683.00 |
|
|
Walk to Aspire |
$0.00 |
$317.00 |
|
Babo, James |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Bernard, Elijah |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Carrasco, Raynell |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Chan, Justin |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Dehal, Roshan |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Du , Jiahao |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
FitzGerald-Larrison, Anna |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Frampton-Clerk, Aisha |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Guerra, Stephanie |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Huang, Oscar |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Hwang, Deukhyun |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Ifaz, Md |
AmazinMets/Cohen Foundation Scholarship Fund |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Jian, Yingxin |
Metropolitan Stud Supp (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Kim, Mingyoung |
Metropolitan Stud Supp (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Lee, Heeryoung |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$648.00 |
|
|
Metropolitan Stud Supp (F) |
$0.00 |
$352.00 |
|
Ma, Jinhee |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$215.00 |
|
|
Metlife Aspire Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$785.00 |
|
Medici, Giuseppe |
Schol & Student Supp Fund (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Munn, Joshua |
Schol & Student Supp Fund (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Noor, Rubina |
Schol & Student Supp Fund (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Nyanid, Zacharie |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
OConnell, Carmel |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$146.00 |
|
|
Schol & Student Supp Fund (F) |
$0.00 |
$854.00 |
|
Ramos, Enjoli |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$400.00 |
|
|
Shirley Chen Merit Scholarship |
$0.00 |
$600.00 |
|
Ramsay, Taynalee |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$739.00 |
|
|
Prof. Thomas & Mary Jennings |
$0.00 |
$261.00 |
|
Su, WeiJie |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Tariq, Hafiz |
Roslyn Saving FD Endow (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Torres Ventura, Jasmine |
Roslyn Saving FD Endow (F) |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Urena, Ivan |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$805.00 |
|
|
Roslyn Saving FD Endow (F) |
$0.00 |
$195.00 |
|
Wang, Guanyi |
Walk to Aspire |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Xu, Yicheng |
Walk to Aspire |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Yuen, Ho Martin |
Walk to Aspire |
$0.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
Zhang, Guocheng |
Merit (Continuing) |
$0.00 |
$683.00 |
|
|
Walk to Aspire |
$0.00 |
$317.00 |
List of Steering Committee charges and notation of “completed” or “not completed” with reasoning for incomplete items
Summary of actions not covered by above
Accomplishments
- The committee reviewed 123 Continuing Academic Merit Scholarship applications, compared with 201 reviewed in the previous year. We had 81 students receive a merit scholarship, down from 114 students in the previous year.
- The committee instituted a new member orientation to handle the complex Microsoft Teams format for reviewing applications.
- The list of final recipients of the special and departmental awards was received in digital format by the chair on August 8th from Charles Petz, Database Manager, Office of Institutional Advancement.
- The committee is again able to report on all of the awards and scholarships offered by the college and their dollar amounts (see Appendix 1). The data was obtained from Charles Petz.
- On September 14, 2022, and February 15th, 2023, Tim Keogh attended the meetings of the Chairs and Secretaries hosted by the Academic Senate Steering Committee.
- The committee reviewed 1 new scholarship.
- Chai Ho and F.Y. Chiu Scholarship
Evaluation Criteria: given to up to five full-time students who are enrolled in either Elementary Chinese I or Elementary Chinese II language courses at the College. Covers tuition course for these classes. Student must include a statement of purpose in their application.
Each spring and fall semester, based on the criteria set forth in Section III above, the Chinese language program coordinator for elementary and intermediate Chinese at Queensborough Community College will interview applicants, review essays and make recommendations for the Chai Ho and F.Y. Chiu Scholarship to the College’s Scholarships and Awards Committee of the Academic Senate. The Scholarships and Awards Committee of the Academic Senate will make the final selection and advise the QCC Fund, Inc of the recipients of the Chai Ho and F.Y. Chiu Scholarship.
Appendix 1
All Awards and Scholarships offered by the college during 2022-2023: Presidential and departmental Awards*
*Data obtained from QCC’s Office of Institutional Advancement (Charles Petz, Database Manager)
|
Name |
Award |
Department |
Semester |
Amount ($) |
|
Bethva Robert |
Edith & Herbert Schnall Scholarship |
Biology |
Fall |
$ 725.00
|
|
Jennifer Peyser |
Alumni Association Account - Blumenthal |
Nursing |
Fall |
$ 50.00 |
|
Gayan Colman |
Alumni Association Account - Humanity |
Nursing |
Fall |
$ 50.00 |
|
Kerry-Ann Nichol |
Alumni Association Account - ROWBO |
Nursing |
Fall |
$ 50.00 |
|
Emily Lobo |
Doris Werner Endowed Scholarship |
Nursing |
Fall |
$ 575.00 |
|
McClarens Alexis |
Joanna and Bridget Brady Excellence in Nursing Endowment |
Nursing |
Fall |
$ 575.00 |
|
Katlynn Riveros |
Maryellen Matthews Memorial Endowment Award |
Nursing |
Fall |
$ 575.00 |
|
David Meketansky |
Michael Dermott Mullan Award |
Nursing |
Fall |
$ 74.10 |
|
Diana Ramkalawan |
Rose Ann Deichert Memorial Endowment Award |
Nursing |
Fall |
$ 575.00 |
|
Ashley Carlo |
Sylvia Stitzel Weinstock Endowment Award |
Nursing |
Fall |
$ 575.00 |
|
David Meketansky |
Theresa Mullan Nursing Support |
Nursing |
Fall |
$ 425.90 |
|
Gourav Sharma |
Harry Berlin Award |
Business |
Spring |
$ 1,000.00 |
|
Cheveen Black |
Helen Krizman Memorial Endowment Award |
Business |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Yan Wang |
Milton & Doris Katz Memorial Award Endowment |
Business |
Spring |
$ 150.00 |
|
Mariia Ihnatiuk |
Dr. Paris Svoronos Award |
Chemistry |
Spring |
$ 200.00 |
|
Elijah Bernard |
Dr. Paris Svoronos Award |
Chemistry |
Spring |
$ 200.00 |
|
Yen Yi Shak |
Dr. Paris Svoronos Award |
Chemistry |
Spring |
$ 200.00 |
|
Ho Martin Yuen |
Dr. Paris Svoronos Award |
Chemistry |
Spring |
$ 200.00 |
|
Mariia Ihnatiuk |
Pak Kuen Wong Endowment |
Chemistry |
Spring |
$ 300.00 |
|
Elijah Bernard |
Pak Kuen Wong Endowment |
Chemistry |
Spring |
$ 300.00 |
|
Yen Yi Shak |
Pak Kuen Wong Endowment |
Chemistry |
Spring |
$ 300.00 |
|
Ho Martin Yuen |
Pak Kuen Wong Endowment |
Chemistry |
Spring |
$ 300.00 |
|
Chen Wu |
Pak Kuen Wong Endowment |
Chemistry |
Spring |
$ 300.00 |
|
Ye Seul Kim |
Rose Mancott Memorial Endowment Award |
Chemistry |
Spring |
$ 25.00 |
|
Shelby Brage |
Rose Mancott Memorial Endowment Award |
Chemistry |
Spring |
$ 25.00 |
|
Amanda Pagay |
Rose Mancott Memorial Endowment Award |
Chemistry |
Spring |
$ 25.00 |
|
Eunji Ahn |
Rose Mancott Memorial Endowment Award |
Chemistry |
Spring |
$ 25.00 |
|
Valeria Martinez |
Con Edison Endowed Scholarship |
Engineering Tech |
Spring |
$ 4,500.00 |
|
Harkirat Singh |
Engineering Technology Department Award |
Engineering Tech |
Spring |
$ 850.00 |
|
Guilin Miao |
Harold Levinson Memorial Endowment Award |
Engineering Tech |
Spring |
$ 470.00 |
|
Khalid Farhad |
Jackson and Muriel Lum Endowment |
Engineering Tech |
Spring |
$ 2,300.00 |
|
Rajaa Bary |
Jackson and Muriel Lum Endowment |
Engineering Tech |
Spring |
$ 2,300.00 |
|
Justin Contreras |
Joseph & Betty Aidala Award |
Engineering Tech |
Spring |
$ 1,500.00 |
|
Hiba Ouadii |
Nathan & Rose Chao Scholarship Fund |
Engineering Tech |
Spring |
$ 1,000.00 |
|
Jerry Tang |
Pasquale Savarese Award |
Engineering Tech |
Spring |
$ 1,200.00 |
|
Isaac Villalpando |
Prof. Martin Horowitz Memorial Award |
Engineering Tech |
Spring |
$ 900.00 |
|
Dayanara Serrano |
Dr. Linda Stanley Award Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 75.00 |
|
Anna Tejada |
Dr. Linda Stanley Award Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 75.00 |
|
Cho Wing Ng |
Dr. Linda Stanley Award Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 75.00 |
|
Sanjana Paul |
Dr. Linda Stanley Award Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 75.00 |
|
Yawa Kudzi |
Dr. Linda Stanley Award Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 75.00 |
|
Carlos Mojica |
Dr. Linda Stanley Award Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Declan Cullinan |
Dr. Linda Stanley Award Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Yunzhen Zhuo |
Dr. Linda Stanley Award Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Vanessa Goberdhan |
Dr. Linda Stanley Award Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Libany Rivas |
Dr. Marcia Keizs Endowment Award |
English |
Spring |
$ 300.00 |
|
Keven Valdez |
Dr. Sheena Gillespie Award Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Judea Martin |
Hedy Jacobowitz Memorial Award |
English |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Farza Chowdury |
Robert Crozier Memorial Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Charles Hedlund |
Robert Crozier Memorial Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Carmen Mia De Maria Tello-Roig |
Robert Crozier Memorial Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Mordechai Collens |
Robert Crozier Memorial Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Katherine Veerasamy |
Robert Crozier Memorial Endowment |
English |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Emily Aponte |
Smithline/Trefman Memorial Endowment Award |
English |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Mohab Hussein |
Smithline/Trefman Memorial Endowment Award |
English |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Darshanie Jodha |
Jackson and Muriel Lum Chinese Scholarship Endowment |
Foreign Languages |
Spring |
$ 750.00 |
|
Rehana Seepersad |
Jackson and Muriel Lum Chinese Scholarship Endowment |
Foreign Languages |
Spring |
$ 750.00 |
|
Valerie Muse |
Carol Bozek Award |
HPED |
Spring |
$ 500.00 |
|
Darlyn Pacheco |
Joanne Blumin Endowment Award |
HPED |
Spring |
$ 500.00 |
|
Rabiah Naeem |
Joseph Geist Endowment Award - CUNY Investment Pool |
History |
Spring |
$ 423.85 |
|
Rosmery Jaikaran |
Joseph Geist Endowment Award - CUNY Investment Pool |
History |
Spring |
$ 423.85 |
|
Keller Villalobos |
Joseph Geist Endowment Award - CUNY Investment Pool |
History |
Spring |
$ 423.85 |
|
Tony Capasso |
Joseph Geist Endowment Award - CUNY Investment Pool |
History |
Spring |
$ 423.85 |
|
Marissa Amaya |
Joseph Geist Endowment Award - CUNY Investment Pool |
History |
Spring |
$ 423.85 |
|
Kymaera-Faith Newcastle |
Sheila Polishook Endowment Award |
History |
Spring |
$ 505.00 |
|
Hafiz Tariq |
Sondra Farber Memorial Award |
Math & Comp Sci |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Martina Hove |
Sidney Arak Memorial Endowment Award |
Math & Comp Sci |
Spring |
$ 129.00 |
|
YuanHong Yu |
OUR SUN Endowment |
Math & Comp Sci |
Spring |
$ 500.00 |
|
Xiaolin Huang |
Math and Computer Science Program |
Math & Comp Sci |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Ho Martin Yuen |
Math and Computer Science Program |
Math & Comp Sci |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Edwin Geng |
Burt Kleinman Award |
Math & Comp Sci |
Spring |
$ 200.00 |
|
YiLong Xiao |
Allen Barnes Award |
Math & Comp Sci |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Fernando Sanchez |
H.E. Steele Excellence in the Arts Endowment |
ARTS DEPTS |
Spring |
$ 673.50 |
|
George Waller |
H.E. Steele Excellence in the Arts Endowment |
ARTS DEPTS |
Spring |
$ 673.50 |
|
Maria Ihnatiuk |
Norman L. Hill Excellence in STEM Endowment |
STEM DEPTS |
Spring |
$ 599.00 |
|
Jonathan Janeke |
Norman L. Hill Excellence in STEM Endowment |
STEM DEPTS |
Spring |
$ 599.00 |
|
Elijah Bernard |
Norman L. Hill Excellence in STEM Endowment |
STEM DEPTS |
Spring |
$ 599.00 |
|
Anthony Falco |
Abbey Passariello Endowment Award |
Music |
Spring |
$ 300.00 |
|
Tenazae Thompson |
Julius Pomann Memorial Award |
Music |
Spring |
$ 150.00 |
|
Christine Pak |
Kurzweil Memorial Award |
Music |
Spring |
$ 300.00 |
|
Shaquille Brown |
Tatyana Shvartsblat Memorial Award |
Music |
Spring |
$ 200.00 |
|
Jose Vasquez |
Tatyana Shvartsblat Memorial Award |
Music |
Spring |
$ 300.00 |
|
Lorenzo Zorrilla |
Music Scholarship |
Music |
Spring |
$ 200.00 |
|
Fernando Sanchez |
Matthew Barbiere Award |
Music |
Spring |
$ 500.00 |
|
Denielle Campbell |
Matthew Barbiere Award |
Music |
Spring |
$ 500.00 |
|
Harpreet Kaur |
Alumni Association Account - Blumenthal |
Nursing |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Huini Xia |
Alumni Association Account - Humanity |
Nursing |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Evandale Ruby Sajo |
Doris Werner Endowed Scholarship |
Nursing |
Spring |
$ 575.00 |
|
Avrille Hall |
Joanna and Bridget Brady Excellence in Nursing Endowment |
Nursing |
Spring |
$ 575.00 |
|
Aslim A. Amile |
Maryellen Matthews Memorial Endowment Award |
Nursing |
Spring |
$ 575.00 |
|
Vicky M. Martinez |
Raoul Wallenberg Endowment Award |
Nursing |
Spring |
$ 393.00 |
|
Amer Alsaidi |
Sylvia Stitzel Weinstock Endowment Award |
Nursing |
Spring |
$ 575.00 |
|
Logan Rinsler |
Arlene Check Memorial Scholarship Endowment |
Accessibilty Services |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Vincent Rodriguez |
Services for Student with Disabilities Award |
Accessibilty Services |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Daniel Liriano |
Services for Student with Disabilities Award |
Accessibilty Services |
Spring |
$ 50.00 |
|
Kahnu Green |
Services for Student with Disabilities Award |
Accessibilty Services |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Malkeet Singh-Gill |
Services for Student with Disabilities Award |
Accessibilty Services |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Ariana Zelaya |
Services for Student with Disabilities Award |
Accessibilty Services |
Spring |
$ 250.00 |
|
Emanuel Figetakis |
Services for Student with Disabilities Award |
Accessibilty Services |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Peter Hoffmann |
John Bevilacqua Award (Presidential Commencement Award) |
President's Office |
Spring |
$ 1,000.00 |
|
Raheem Popley-Carvey |
John F. Kennedy Memorial Award (Presidential Commencement Award) |
President's Office |
Spring |
$ 850.00 |
|
Hafiz Tariq |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award (Presidential Commencement Award) |
President's Office |
Spring |
$ 850.00 |
|
Ho Martin Yuen |
Salutatorian Award (Presidential Commencement Award) |
President's Office |
Spring |
$ 850.00 |
|
Raheem Popley-Carvey |
Valedictorian Award (Presidential Commencement Award) |
President's Office |
Spring |
$ 850.00 |
|
Emmanuel Ford |
Dr. Choong-Shick Hong Memorial Scholarship |
Social Sciences |
Spring |
$ 500.00 |
|
Yunsang Cho |
Dr. Choong-Shick Hong Memorial Scholarship |
Social Sciences |
Spring |
$ 500.00 |
|
Charles Hedlund |
Dr. Mary McDougall Memorial Endowment Award |
Social Sciences |
Spring |
$ 460.00 |
|
Esther Dahan |
Dr. Mary McDougall Memorial Endowment Award |
Social Sciences |
Spring |
$ 460.00 |
|
Cheyenne Belias |
Theresa Singer Endowment Award |
Social Sciences |
Spring |
$ 971.00 |
|
Aral Kahraman |
Leroy Paves Endowed Scholarship Award |
SCTA |
Spring |
$ 500.00 |
|
Brittni Galindo |
Leroy Paves Endowed Scholarship Award |
SCTA |
Spring |
$ 1,000.00 |
|
Logan Rodriguez |
Speech Communication and Theatre Arts Award |
SCTA |
Spring |
$ 100.00 |
|
Anisa Napier |
Thomas Smith Memorial Award |
SCTA |
Spring |
$ 173.27 |
|
Yuriko Hiroura |
Dr. Sarah Papier Scholarship |
Student Affairs |
Spring |
$ 127.99 |
|
Kezia Prince |
Ray Ricketts Memorial Award |
Student Affairs |
Spring |
$ 250.00 |
Appendix 2. Essay Description for Continuing Academic Merit scholarship and Sample Essay.
Essay Description:
Please submit a well-written formal essay describing yourself, your career goals and inform the Awards and Scholarship Committee about how this scholarship will help you continue your studies at QCC.
Applicants with poorly written essay will be rejected. The QCC Writing Center is available for assistance with essay preparation.
Sample Essay:
Your name and address
John Smith
4336 Park PL
Brooklyn, NY 11213
The recipient name and address
Awards and Scholarship Committee
Queensborough Community College
222-05 56th Avenue
Bayside, NY 11364
To Selection Committee,
My name is John Smith and I am a second semester student, majoring in Theater Arts, at Queensborough Community College. My high academic standing, service to the community, and theatrical accomplishments make me the ideal candidate to receive this award. I am writing this letter to express my interest in receiving the Academic Merit Scholarship for Spring 2022. This award will eliminate financial hardship and will be important to my future academic success.
I currently volunteer as an afterschool tutor at The School for Success, the middle school I attended, and I serve as a mentor to young men from my community church. In addition, I am a member of the ABC Theatre company where we create, develop and present local theatrical productions. This experience has not only provided insight into what it takes to put on a theatrical production from the front of the stage, but also from the backstage. It too has allowed me to visualize what my future could look like. Looking forward, I see my future is bright, and this award will allow me to pursue my goals and dreams.
I aspire to be an actor. Unfortunately, at this time of my college career, my family is experiencing financial hardship. The scholarship will be very useful because it will allow me to continue my study in theater arts without the financial problems that would have prevented me from continuing at Queensborough. Please be assured, I will not disappoint the Awards and Scholarship Committee and the decision to award me the scholarship.
Sincerely,
John Smith
Committee recommendations for upcoming year
Challenges
- A large number of the fall 2023 application essays for the Academic Merit scholarship were written by AI rather than students. This is an unprecedented problem that we need to address in the coming year.
- The window for application review is very small and aligns with finals week, which makes it difficult to assess 100+ applications for all members.
Recommendations / To Do
- Consider how to address AI-generated application essays.
Individual member contributions and thanks
Acknowledgements
Thank you to all members for their time and commitment to the work of the committee. This was my first year as chair, and my fellow committee members made the new responsibilities much easier.
Ryan Brannon served as secretary of the committee. Ryan was a dutiful secretary, recording all meetings, providing useful input on all application reviews, and being a helpful colleague all around.
Ewa Stelmach helped to make the transition to chair smooth. Ewa stepped down before completing full service on the committee to help with the new responsibilities. But Ewa went beyond, guiding the new chair through the process throughout the year.
We would like to acknowledge the outgoing members Ewa Stelmach and Benjamin Miller for their productive service on the committee over the years. Their timely applicant reviews and valuable input will be missed.
We would also like to acknowledge the hard work of new committee members Keba Sylla and Christine Pagano. They joined during the busy and overwhelming spring semester application review but excelled.
Ari Fulton and Stephen Atkins resigned in the fall semester due to demands in their teaching/administrative roles conflicting with the tight deadlines for scholarship application review. We appreciate their work on the committee over the years and the respect they afforded the committee when it was time to review the applications.
The committee would like to give special thanks to Veronica Lukas for keeping the committee abreast of all scholarship updates and helping the chair navigate the application review process. Thank you to the staff, Sophia Mackey and Michele McLoughlin, for creating new accounts for new members and sharing students’ applications digitally on a rolling basis via Teams, which helps to evaluate the applicants in a timely matter.
