Some $21,000 in scholarships were awarded Tuesday night (May 24) at the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education meeting. The annual event is a time when Monroe Public Schools awards scholarships to its top students in what is believed to be the only program of its kind in a public school in Monroe County. Besides the MPS scholarships, two other types of scholarships were awarded Tuesday night. Three students each were awarded $1,000 Chris Butler scholarships to honor the former MPS administrator who died earlier this year. In addition, seven students received $1,000 Sean Brady Memorial Scholarships, named after the MHS grad who was killed in a vehicle accident last year while he was working a summer internship.
The students who received the various scholarships and the schools they plan to attend are: Alyssa Bukovitz, Michigan State University; Cassie Complo, Grand Valley State University; Noah Dawn, Oakland University; Cameron Delben, Bowling Green State University; Madyson Farris, Bowling Green State University; Sloane Lynch, University of Michigan; Natalie Maas, University of Michigan; Eryka Pancone, University of Kentucky; Nick Schmidt, University of Michigan; Anna Tartarian, Siena Heights University; Taylor Thompson, Central Michigan University; Sidney Towalski, University of Findlay; Connor Tullis, University of Michigan; Travis Turner, University of Toledo; and, Anthony Wohfiel, University of Michigan.