2024 Scholarship Awards

The Litchfield Hills Audubon Society recently awarded $2,000 scholarships to two area young women who are planning to major in environmental studies or a related field.

 

Danielle Syrotiak, who graduated from Nonnewaug High School and currently attends UConn in Storrs, has received the Paul A.Gros Memorial Scholarship. Danielle, who is from Bethlehem, is majoring in natural resources.

 

Dana Sue Baccardi, a graduate of Housatonic Valley Regional High School, has received the Litchfield Hills Audubon Scholarship. She will be heading to UConn, where she will also participate in the natural resources program.Dana, who hails from Cornwall Bridge, hopes to get a degree in water and soils.

 

Congratulations, winners! And thank you to our Scholarship Committee members, Harry Schuh, Carol Kearns, Marie Kennedy, Janet Baker, and Vickie Dauphinais.

From left: LHAS Scholarship Committee Co-chair Harry Schuh, Danielle Syrotiak, Dana Sue Saccardi, and LHAS President Diane Edwards.

Scholarships

The Litchfield Hills Audubon Society (LHAS) offers two $2,000 academic scholarships for those students who have been accepted in college programs specializing in environmental studies or a related field.

The LHAS Higher Education Scholarship is open to a graduating high school senior or a graduate of a high  school who resides in the LHAS chapter area (Litchfield County and some surrounding towns). Eligibility requirements are listed on the front page of the application.

Applicants can obtain an application from their respective high school guidance office, by downloading the application from the link provided or by contacting Harry Schuh at 860.485.9018 or email: hschuh@charter.net.

Completed applications must be received no later than Friday, April 26, 2024, for the upcoming college semester year commencing in August/September.

A special scholarship committee will choose recipients based on qualifications and needs.

LHAS wishes all high school graduates success and the very best in all future endeavors. Education is the key to unlocking your potential.