The Middletown Community Foundation, a nonprofit supporting the Middletown Township community, recently announced the recipients of its annual scholarships.
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This year, the Middletown Community Foundation carefully reviewed a pool of 26 applicants and selected eight deserving recipients for the prestigious scholarships.
Among the recipients, two scholarships were endowed by members of the community. Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia honored her late daughter Becky’s memory by establishing the Becky Marseglia Scholarship, while former Middletown Township Supervisor Tom Tosti established the Richard Tosti Scholarship in memory of his late father.
The winners of the 2023 Middletown Community Foundation scholarships were formally recognized during the supervisor’s meeting last month. The recipients and their intended fields of study are as follows:
- John Spina, Entrepreneurship, Syracuse University
- Grace Irving, Biology, Washington College or UVM
- Maggie Murphy, Psychology, Rider University
- Grace Kussay, Pharmacy, University of South Carolina
- Katie Weiner, Elementary Education & Special Education, Slippery Rock University
- Hannah Yeager, Accounting or Criminal Justice, Kutztown University
- Becky Marseglia Scholarship Recipient: Susan Getz, Chemistry, University of Delaware
- Richard Tosti Scholarship Recipient: Giavanna Martin, Automotive Collision, Automotive Training Center
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“The Middletown Community Foundation is a remarkable organization that makes a profound impact in the community,” said Supervisors Chairperson Anna Payne. “It’s our honor as the Board of Supervisors to have the scholarship winners at our meeting.”
Since 2002, the foundation has awarded a total of 188 scholarships, amounting to over $198,000, to graduating seniors residing in Middletown Township.
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The scholarships are granted based on the students’ community service contributions during their high school years.
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