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Massport Awards Annual Memorial Scholarships
Scholarships honor memory of longtime employees
(BOSTON, MA; Sept. 5) – The
Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) announced the recipients of the
Authority’s annual memorial scholarships honoring longtime employees Donna
Rauseo and Lowell Richards III. Scholarships are awarded to graduating high
school students who have shown an interest in community service, have been
accepted to an accredited college or university and have submitted essays
describing their career interests or how community service has affected their
outlook on life. Scholarship essays are judged by a committee of Massport
employees and family representatives.
“I would like to congratulate this year’s memorial scholarship awardees and wish
them luck in their future studies,” said Massport CEO Thomas P. Glynn. “We look
forward to seeing where their education takes them. It is fitting that we
remember our friends and colleagues with a living memorial to their memory – and
one that also carries on their important work.”
The $5,000 Donna Rauseo Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a female
student who resides in East Boston. Ms. Rauseo was a graduate of East Boston
High School and for more than 20 years was the executive assistant to Thomas J.
Kinton, Jr. when he served as Aviation Director of Logan Airport and later as
CEO and Executive Director for Massport.
The 2014 Donna Rauseo Memorial Scholarship was awarded to East Boston resident
Alexa Amato. Alexa is an East Boston resident, a graduate of East Boston High
School, a member of the National Honor Society, played on the Girls Varsity
Basketball Team and volunteers at Eastie Pride Day. In her essay, Alexa wrote
that her aunt told her, “you have a responsibility to your community and you
need to show it.” Amato will be attending Lasell College in the
Communication-Sports Communication Program.
The $5,000 Lowell Richards Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a student who
resides in the City of Boston. Mr. Richards was responsible for Massport’s
strategic and master planning activities, including the airports and the
seaport, as well as the agency’s private commercial and residential real estate
development in South Boston, East Boston, and Charlestown. He joined Massport in
1999. Mr. Richards previously was an Assistant Secretary of Administration and
Finance and Chief Development Officer for the Commonwealth and Deputy Mayor for
Fiscal Affairs and Collector-Treasurer in the City of Boston.
The 2014 Lowell Richards III Memorial Scholarship was awarded to South Boston
resident Vivian Morris. Morris is a graduate of the Boston Collegiate Charter
School where she held 4.42 GPA. Morris will be attending Smith College and she
is interested in studying Government. As a member of the Mayor’s Youth Council,
Vivian coordinated several Youth Fitness Challenges to get young people excited
about fitness opportunities and healthy lifestyles. She also spearheaded a
project called Youth Lead the Change: Participatory Budgeting in Boston, the
first youth focused democratic process of its kind in the nation. Vivian worked
hard to get young people in the community to buy in, submit ideas, and
eventually vote on how $1million of the city’s capital budget would be spent to
make Boston even better for youth and residents.
To be considered for a Massport Memorial Scholarship students must meet the
following eligibility requirements:
· Residency requirements;
· High school senior with a minimum 3.0 GPA;
· Letter of acceptance to an accredited college or university;
· Involvement in community service;
· Obtain two letters of recommendation, one of which MUST be from the community
service agency where the applicant has volunteered
Students interested in applying for a Massport Memorial Scholarship must submit
an essay of 1,000 words describing their interest how their community service
has affected their outlook on life. Students interested in applying for the 2015
scholarship should visit www.massport.com/scholarships for eligibility
requirements.
Alexa Amato awarded Rauseo Scholarship
The 2014 Lowell Richards III Memorial Scholarship
was awarded to South Boston resident Vivian Morris.
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) owns and operates Boston Logan
International Airport, public terminals in the Port of Boston, Hanscom Field and
Worcester Regional Airport. Massport is a financially self-sustaining public
authority whose premier transportation facilities generate more than $8 billion
annually, and enhance and enable economic growth and vitality in New England. No
state tax dollars are used to fund operations or capital improvements at
Massport facilities. For more information please visit massport.com |
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