News from the Navy League Foundation

Navy League Foundation Announces 2014-2015 Scholarship Recipients

ARLINGTON, Va. – May 21st, 2014

The Navy League Foundation Scholarship Program awarded four promising students academic scholarships.  The Foundation received over 380 applications from students all over the country, and was tasked with making the difficult decision of selecting four winners for the scholarships up for awarding this year

Congratulations to our new scholarship recipients:

RADM William A. Sullivan, USN (Ret) Scholarship

Recipient: Aaron Parisi of San Diego, Calif.

Aaron will be attending California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.   He plans to study electrical engineering, and would like to minor in physics and computer science.  Aaron hopes to make his lifelong dream of designing and building robots a reality.  Aaron’s mother, Georginne Parisi, served in the U. S. Navy as an intelligence officer for 20 years. 

Rockwell Collins Scholarship

Recipient: Savannah “Sage” Dunne of Gulf Breeze, Fla.

Sage will be attending Auburn University where she will study Industrial Engineering, to pursue her passion of mathematics and strong desire to improve her surroundings and the lives of others. She would like to establish a firm base as an engineer and then take her skills internationally to work in third world countries and help the less fortunate. Sage is the daughter of two former naval officers, LT Mary Dunne, USN, and CAPT Michael R. Dunne, USN (ret.), who served on the USS Enterprise.

CAPT Ernest G. “Scotty”Campbell, USN (Ret) and Renee Campbell Scholarship  

Recipient: Ian Ryman of Brandon, Fla.

Ian plans to attend Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, in Daytona Beach, FL.  His knack for calculus and physics, combined with his love of flying inspired him to pursue an aerospace engineering major.  Ian would like to become an aerospace engineer for either a major airline company or for a military contractor.  Ian is the son of Jeffrey William Ryman, who was an Operations Specialist in the U.S. Navy. 

Subic Bay-Cubi Point Scholarship

Recipient: Tyler Grant of Simpsonville, S.C.

Tyler will be attending the University of Miami in the fall where he plans to major in neuroscience.  After college, Tyler anticipates attending medical school to become a Navy physician.  Tyler is the son of CDR Douglas Grant, USNR (Ret.), and Cynthia Grant, and his brother, Andrew, is a midshipman 4/C at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis Md.

Continuing Navy League Foundation Scholarship Recipients:

Jack and Eileen Anderson Scholarship: Alexander Dickinson of Dupo, Ill.

Planning Systems Incorporated and Engineering Scholarship: Megan Wood of Austin, Texas

Subic Bay-Cubi Point Scholarship: Kyle Abernathy of Norfolk, Neb.

RADM William A. Sullivan, USN (Ret) Scholarship: Rhoda Sabtachi of San Diego, Calif.

USS Mahan Scholarship: Samantha Gray of Green Cove Springs, Fla.

CAPT Winifred Quick Collins, USN (Ret) Scholarship: Patrick Devine of Eagle River, Ark.

Gladys Ann Smith Greater Los Angeles Women’s Council Scholarship: Sara Minor, Abingdon, Va.

RADM William A. Sullivan, USN (Ret) Scholarship: Timothy Kinsey of San Diego, Calif.

Jack and Eileen Anderson Scholarship: Bethany Michalski of Odenton, Md.

John G. Brokaw Scholarship: Katherine Christovich of Woodbridge, Va.

Wesley C. Cameron Scholarship: Michael Merwin of Hoosick Falls, N.Y.

Ann E. Clark Foundation Scholarship: Devin Platte of Eaton Rapids, Mich.

Albert Levinson Scholarship: Emily Parks of Silverdale, Wash.

United Armed Forces Association Scholarship: Danielle Kerr of Suffolk, Va.

Jewell H. Bonner Scholarship: Donald W. Conner, III of Hubert, Okla.

RADM William A. Sullivan Scholarship: Rhona Sabatchi of San Diego, Calif.

Harold Wirth Scholarship: Candyce Pettinari of Clark, N.J.

John J. Schiff, Sr. Scholarship: Tyler Downs of Bend, Ore.

About the Navy League Foundation

The Navy League Foundation awards scholarships to high school seniors who will attend college in the fall.  Navy League Foundation Scholarships are available only to Sea Cadets and children and grandchildren of former members of the sea services and those currently serving.  Presently, the Foundation has twenty five endowed scholarships.   Scholarships are awarded for four years and provide an award of $2,500.00 per year, with the exception of the Rockwell Collins Scholarship, which is a one-year scholarship funded annually by the corporation. 

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The Navy League Foundation exists through the generous donations of people like you helping to defray the cost of college educations for the children of Sea Service families.  The Navy League Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non- profit organization, for which your donations and support are tax deductible.

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Navy League of the United States

For more information, please contact:

 Stacy McFarland

Staff Vice President, Development and Programs

800-356-5760 or 703-528 1775 

development@navyleague.org