JAT scholarship committee to present awards July 8

ANSONIA - The Julian A. Taylor Scholarship committee will present 2012 Ansonia High School graduate Stephanie L. Duncan with the $5,000 Julian A. Taylor Scholarship Award at its annual dinner July 8.
The award is given to the highest-ranking African American graduating senior in Ansonia High School accepted by a four-year college/university.
Duncan will attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the fall.

The Julian A. Taylor Scholarship Fund was established in 1981 to honor and continue the ideals of the late Rev. Dr. Julian A. Taylor, former Pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church.
Like the late Dr. Taylor, the committee endeavors to motivate and to foster the importance of education to African-American students in the Ansonia Public School District.
Believing in the importance of reaching students as early as possible in addition to the $5,000 award, 22 students in grades three through 11 will be honored as Julian A. Taylor Scholars receiving awards of $100 each. Over the past 30 years, the committee has provided over $145,000 in scholarships.

J.A.T. Scholar award winners are: John C. Mead School students-–Makayla Edwards, Nadia Gomes-Araujo, Taylor Sherman, Jacklyn Finney, Gracen Ker, Dominique Finney, and Kevin Rascoe; John G. Prendergast School –- Gary Reeves, Stephanie Umeugo, Abba Bestman, Jaylene Harris, Maliqa Mosley-Williams, Amir Dina, Tamille Johnson, and  Milan York; Ansonia Middle School –- Sash-Shawna Rubie, Adreeana Cox, Jahia Owens, and  Kyla Rascoe;  Ansonia High School -– Dequan Thomas, Reaghan Bennett, and Tobechukwu Umeugo.

The award dinner will be held at 2 p.m. July 8 at John J. Sullivan’s Restaurant, 557 Wakelee Ave.  Ticket donations are $35.
For tickets contact Elezena Anderson at 203-735-0421, or Evelyn Lindsey, 203-735-0645.


The above information was provided by Diane Stroman, scholarship committee member.