The Catskill Chronicle

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (June 27, 2012) – The Professional Women of Sullivan County (PWSC – formally Catskill Mountain Business and Professional Women) held their annual Scholarship Dinner on June 20 at Mr. Willy’s Restaurant in Monticello, NY. 

This year 10 scholarships were presented, five to mature women returning to school, and five to young women graduating from local high schools. 

All recipients will be attending college in the fall of 2012. 

The recipients, pictured are (l-r): Front row:  Rachelle Walker, Rebecca Corcillo, Ann Finneran, Audra Everett, and Bonnie Carnell.  Back row: Kaitlyn Fisher, Shanna Caffery, and Paige E. Maxwell. Not pictured are April White and Nadine Ramdhany.

Ann Finneran, Audra Everett, April White, Kaitlyn Fisher (Monticello HS) and Rebecca Corcillo (Sullivan West HS) received the Professional Women of Sullivan County Award. Bonnie Carnell received the Jean Rosenheck Memorial Award; Paige E. Maxwell, the Reverend Martha Finn Award; and Shanna Caffery, the Selma Green Memorial Award.   Nadine Ramdhany (Sullivan West HS) received the Cooper-Neiman Award, which is presented to a student entering the field of accounting.

Rachelle Walker (Monticello HS) received the Margaret Hazen Memorial Award. This is the inaugural award of this scholarship. Margaret was a board member of United Way of Sullivan County. PWSC worked together with United Way to raise funds and pick the award winner. The organization is very excited about this cooperative effort and is looking forward to developing more in the future.

For more information about the Professional Women of Sullivan County send an email to professionalwomenofsc@gmail.com.