Avon Dollars for Scholars Awards over $140,000 at Annual Awards Ceremony

At the annual Awards Ceremony on May 28, 2026, Avon Dollars for Scholars awarded 56 students a total of over $140,000 in scholarships. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of need, merit, or both, covering a wide variety of criteria such as community service, leadership, music, sports, STEM, or an interest in pursuing certain professions such as medicine, engineering, law, social sciences, and environmental science. Avon Dollars for Scholars is a 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 1978, with a mission to raise funds and award scholarships to deserving Avon seniors.

Congratulations to all the 2026 ADFS scholarship recipients:

ADFS Board of Directors Scholarships - Lilah Miura; Alex Schwendemann

ADFS President's Scholarship in Honor of Joanne Beers & Earl Cree - Swapnika Kotra

Amy E. Toyen Memorial Scholarship - Cassidy Hazel

Avon Boys Travel Basketball Scholarship - Thomas Mango

Avon Girls Travel Basketball Scholarship - Ella Godbout

Avon High School PTO Scholarship - Nathan Duong

Avon Land Trust Hugh H. Blanchard Memorial Scholarship - Prisha Jindal

Avon Leo Club Scholarship - Marta Alio Prieto

Avon Lions Charities - Nathan Duong

Avon Lions Charities Raymond Zacchera Memorial Scholarship - Nathan Duong

Avon Little League Brian Collings Memorial Scholarship - Amalia Alexander

Avon Prime Meats Scholarship - Saanika Tipna

Avon Youth Lacrosse Scholarships - Jack Almon; Madison Vanvalkenburgh

Bernard and Rita Cole Memorial Scholarship - Christopher Campbell

Betty Karampelas Memorial Scholarship - Sebastian Horelik

Bradford Scott Geyer '83 Memorial Track & Field Scholarship - Andrew Kim

Carmon Funeral Home & Family Center of Avon Scholarship

• Elizabeth Lagassie

Christine Pappalardo-Grief Scholarship - Varun Srinivasan

Danielle Rothstein Creative Writing Memorial Scholarship - Anaya Sukhera

David & Mardelle Peña Family Scholarship in Honor of the VFW Post 3272 - Olivia Katz

Deborah Goldfarb Community Service Scholarship - Vera Srinivasan

Doreen and James MacNeil Science Scholarship - Mridhulaa Rajagopal

Douglas Shallcross Brown, Jr., & Marilynne Foster Brown Scholarship - Ethan Bisaillon

Dr. Edwin Foley Memorial Scholarship - Matthew Lupis

Dr. Yefim Frenkel Memorial Scholarship - Suhayl Ahmed

Dubiel Family Scholarship - Lidia Kapylova

Elaine Olthuis Memorial Scholarship - Lauren Titone

Garden Club of Avon Scholarship - Ainsley Evans

Gina LaRosa-Finch Memorial Scholarship - Hailey Schuntermann

Haley Gens Memorial Scholarship - Emma Loparco

In Honor of Claire Fisher Bonti '08 Scholarship - Isaac Campbell

Jacobsen Family Scholarship - Omair Athar

James Kearney Memorial Lacrosse Scholarship - Matthew Eckerlin

Jeremiah F. McWilliam's Memorial Scholarship -Marika McCarthy

Jill A. Hopper Memorial Scholarship - Hannah Chiu

John & Linda Carmon Scholarship - Lillian Anderson

Laura Sullivan Honorary Scholarship - Abdullah Mohammed

Leonard G. Fenelon Memorial Scholarship - Harshini Balaji

Leslie Chaput Memorial Scholarship - Chase Henderson

Martinez Children Scholarship - Candace Graves

Matthew R. Griffin Memorial Scholarship - Matthew Richmond

Michael Brighenti '74 Scholarship - Sujith Miriyala

Monte J. and Cynthia R. Hopper Memorial Scholarship - Liya Tang

Moorthy Family Scholarship - Keshav Kamathia

PeoplesBank Scholarship - Benjamin Silverstein

PMP Corporation Scholarship - Lidia Kapylova

Puerto Vallarta Restaurant of Avon Scholarship - Arav Koul

Reiskin Family Social Work Scholarship - Zoe Montminy

Robert J. Gorman Memorial Scholarship - Isaac Nordlund

Rotary of Avon-Canton Bill Noble Service Scholarship - Kyle Platt

Rotary of Avon-Canton Donald B. Studley Memorial Scholarship

• Nishant Jyothi

Rotary of Avon-Canton Nancy Nation Community Service Scholarship - Abigail Stamp

Ruth Hogan Kotler Memorial Scholarship - Olivia Rodriguez

Sandy Jarem Memorial Scholarship - Jenna Hole

ShopRite of Canton / The Joseph Family Scholarship - Bennett Evanko

Thomas and Irma McGuff Memorial Scholarship - Reese Montminy

Thomas Murphy, Jr. Memorial Scholarship - Chase Henderson

Today Magazine Bart + Ann Memorial Scholarship - Aradhana Chetnani