
Back row from left: Essex Rotary Scholarship Committee Chair Scott Nelson, Kyle Connor, Kathryn D’Amico, Kevin Dunn, Glenn Holmes, Emma Meeks, Essex Rotary President-elect Diana Harbison; Front row: Chris Pacileo, Jessica Alvarado, Griffin Burrows
ESSEX, CT – Eight outstanding Essex students are receiving a total of $22,000.00 to assist with their college education bill in the upcoming academic year.
First time recipients Emma Meeks and Glenn Holmes, both of Ivoryton, will be entering their freshman year at American University in the fall.
Kyle Connor from Ivoryton will return to Endicott College as a sophomore concentrating in sports management. Griffin Burrows from Essex will begin his sophomore year majoring in liberal arts at Wheaton College.
Ivoryton resident Kevin Dunn will return to Marist College where he majors in English/ Education. Jessica Alvarado who now has an Associates’ Degree in accounting from Middlesex Community College is transferring to Bryant University to complete her Bachelors degree.
Ivoryton residents Chris Pacileo and Kathryn D’Amico will enter their senior years; Pacileo at UConn where he majors in chemical engineering and D’Amico at URI where she majors in nursing and may have set her sights on emergency room care.