2024 MVCU Scholarship Award

Congratulations to the 18 recipients of MVCU's 2024 College Scholarship!

Scholarship recipients were selected from a competitive pool of nearly 600 applicants. They were selected based on their academic performance in high school, their commitment to both their school and their communities, and their essay describing how they define "success".

We awarded the 3rd Annual Lisa Lewis Goodman Community Spirit Award: A $2,500 award to the student who dedicates themselves to performing good works in their community - both in school and out.

Three students received a James A. Burley Jr. Scholarship Award. The James A Burley Jr Scholarship was founded in 2007 by the former RTN Federal Credit Union. Burley Jr. was a passionate member of the credit union community and served on RTN’s board of directors for 39 years, 33 of which he served as the board chair.

This year's recipients: 

• Sumana Anand – Graduating senior from Pinkerton Academy. Sumana will be attending New England College where she will be studying Politics and Public Policy.
• Dylan DeJesus – Graduating senior from Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School. Dylan will be attending Virginia Tech where he will be studying Mechanical Engineering.
• Kate DeVincent – Graduating senior from Bishop Feehan High School. Kate will be attending Providence College where she will be studying Health Sciences on a pre-surgical Physician’s Assistant track.
• Muhammad Imran – Graduating senior from Plymouth South High School. Muhammad will be attending Brown University where he will be studying Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.
• Alexander Kaneko – Graduating senior from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science. Alexander will be attending Brown University where he will be studying Mathematics.
• Imani Laird – Graduating senior from Newton South High School. Imani will be attending Hampton University where she will be studying Political Science on the Pre-Law track.
• Akshay Manchanda – Graduating senior from Manchester Central High School. Akshay will be attending Harvard College where he will be studying Molecular and Cellular Biology on the Pre-Dentistry track.
• Emma McDonnell – Graduating senior from B.M.C. Durfee High School. Emma will be attending the University of South Carolina where she will be studying Marketing.
• Finn O’Hara – Graduating senior from Manchester Essex High School. Finn will be attending Amherst College where he will be studying Economics.
• Emily Packer – Graduating senior from Andover High School. Emily will be attending Northeastern University where she will be studying Pharmacy.
• Nolan Shinney – Graduating senior from Milton High School. Nolan will be attending Fairfield University where he will be studying History.
• Allishba Syeda – Graduating senior from Ashland High School. Allishba will be attending Boston University where she will be studying Biology, with a specialization in Neurobiology.
• Ava Trinh – Graduating senior from Tewksbury Memorial High School. Ava will be attending Emmanuel College where she will be studying Nursing.
• Srilakshmi Venkatesan – Graduating senior from Hopkinton High School. Srilakshmi will be attending Duke University where she will be studying Neuroscience.

Lisa Lewis Goodman Community Spirit Award

• Sienna Gediman – Graduating senior from Newburyport High School. Sienna will be attending the University of Maryland at College Park where she will be studying Environmental Science and Policy.

James A. Burley Jr Scholarship

• Robert Alpert – Graduating senior from Carver Middle High School. Robert will be attending the Rochester Institute of Technology where he will be studying Mechanical Engineering Technology.
• Sophia Knowles – Graduating senior from Mansfield High School. Sophia will be attending Bridgewater State University where she will be studying Elementary and Special Education.
• Leah Maar – Graduating senior from Concord-Carlisle Regional High School. Leah will be attending Wheaton College where she will be studying Psychology and Neuroscience.