August 1, 2023

Program Includes All Pittsburgh Public Schools and Allegheny County

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Penguins Foundation have selected 10 high school graduates to honor with 2023 Penguins Foundation Scholarships.

In partnership with UPMC, the Penguins Foundation has awarded 10 educational-based scholarships for the 2022-23 school year.  Since 2014, the Penguins Foundation has awarded a total of 158 first-year scholarships.

To be eligible, students must attend a Pittsburgh Public School or an Allegheny County high school that provides substantial aid to students for reduced-cost or free lunch programs per the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), which is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education – Division of Food and Nutrition.

Each scholarship is valued at $3,000 for the student’s first year of college, and an additional $2,000 is awarded for the student’s second year of college if a 3.0 GPA is maintained and a minimum of 24 credit hours are earned.

Penguins Foundation scholarship recipients for 2022-2023 are as follows:

Grace Baldauff, Hope College

Abby Blank, University of Delaware

Silas Davidson, University of Pittsburgh

Jason Garland Jr., Duquesne University

Keyawnee Green-Clark, Robert Morris University

Adriana Montemurro, Slippery Rock University

Addison Schussmann, Kent State University

Etienne Strandberg-Houze, Washington University @ St. Louis

Autumn Tavaglione, Seton Hill University

Brendan Werries, Colgate University

 

In addition, the Penguins created a new Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) All-Stars NEED Scholarship this year with seven students earning awards in the scholarship’s inaugural year.  The 2023 NEED Scholarship winners are as follows:

Norra Alston, Howard University

Khiya Amey, University of Pittsburgh

Ahvionce Moon, Washington & Jefferson College

Rayvin Threet, Indiana University of PA

Monica Bynum, Cheyney University

Shanell Banks, Penn West California University

Raemire Boyd, University of Pittsburgh

The Penguins organization also supports two additional scholarship programs focusing on athletics and hockey – the Penguins/Bob Johnson Memorial Scholarship and the Penguins Alumni Scholarship.  Both are valued at $5,000 and will be awarded in late August.

The Penguins organization also supports two additional scholarship programs focusing on athletics and hockey – the Penguins/Bob Johnson Memorial Scholarship and the Penguins Alumni Scholarship.  Both are valued at $5,000 and will be awarded in late August.