The Eugene Atwood Fund Announces Award Winners and Interest Free Loan DisbursementThe Eugene Atwood Fund Announces Award Winners and Interest Free Loan Disbursement
STONINGTON – The Eugene Atwood Fund, a private non-profit foundation located in Stonington, CT, has been providing interest-free loans to New London County area students for over one hundred years. Programs include their annual awards as well as interest-free loans for college, trade/tech school or to obtain certification/licensing. Nineteen (19) senior high school students were awarded a total of $35,612 in funding and twenty-one (21) students were approved interest-free loans totaling over $78,000 for the 23-24 school year.
The Eugene Atwood Award is provided to senior high school students nominated by their principals and awarded for academic achievement. The Board of Trustees voted to award a total of $22,750 to the following students:
2023 Eugene Atwood Award
Benjamin Nave Wheeler High School
Student Name Withheld East Lyme High School
Addie Concascia Montville High School
Helen Gross Stonington High School
2023 Eugene Atwood Recognition Award
Brooke Rodgers Bacon Academy
Jenaliz Cordero Grasso Technical High School
Kendall Larkin Griswold High School
Ronan Allison Ledyard High School
Lauren Pinkerton Lyman Memorial High School
Shaelin McMunn Marine Science Magnet High School
John Podziewski Norwich Technical High School
Isaiah Anderson Robert E. Fitch High School
Luca Muscarella Saint Bernard School
Anika Gard The Williams School
Briana Smith Waterford High School
The Eugene Atwood Innovation Award provides funding for the purchase of tools/equipment for senior high school students pursuing a career in a trade related profession. The Eugene Atwood Fund’s Trade and Technology Committee awarded a total of $12,862 to the following students:
2023 Eugene Atwood Innovation Award
McKenzie Wolicka Bacon Academy
Kathrine Buckley Grasso Technical High School
Benjamin Petersons Ledyard High School
Student Name Withheld Norwich Technical High School
For more information about programing or to apply, please visit www.eugeneatwoodfund.org or contact Stacey Haskell at admin@eugeneatwoodfund.org.
The Eugene Atwood Fund
Stacey Haskell Director