LHS Grad Awarded Kevin J. Fitzgerald Scholarship

The following was provided on behalf of Cambridge Savings Bank.

Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB) announced last week that the Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation awarded $65,000 in scholarships to local high school seniors from 14 different Eastern Massachusetts high schools. One high school senior from Lexington was among 26 graduating seniors recognized with a 2013 Kevin J. Fitzgerald Scholarship award.

“Cambridge Savings Bank is dedicated to supporting local education by helping provide resources for students to continue their post-secondary education,” said Wayne Patenaude, president and CEO. “I am impressed by the quality of applicants and the accomplishments of this year’s winners.”

Now in its 22nd year, the Kevin J. Fitzgerald Scholarship program has awarded $880,000 to graduating seniors.

The program awards $2,500 scholarships to local graduating seniors pursuing a traditional four-year program, or a two-year technical/vocational or community college program. 

The 2013 scholarship winners are (by high school):

• Acton-Boxborough: Lucy Dawson & Sarah Ma
• Arlington: Megan Foley & Thomas Sulahian
• Bedford: Sarah Cowles & Kelley Williams
• Belmont: Benjamin Johnson & Johny Li Situ
• Burlington: Nafisha Khalifa & Brian O’Connell
• Cambridge: Rout Asefa, Ashley Correia & Dennis Garcia
• Concord-Carlisle: Rose Paleologos & Jamie Wallen
• Lexington: Ashley Vernet
• Minuteman: Rashmi Guilmette & Lisa Willms
• Newton North: Adrita Arefin
• Newton South: Jie Zhao
• Shawsheen: Nicole Doyle & Kaitlyn Gordon
• Somerville: Edwin Cruz & Tory Govan
• Watertown: Julia Patsios & Francesca Zegarelli

The Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation was founded by Cambridge Savings Bank as its primary charitable contribution vehicle. The Foundation's objective is to provide grants to local non-profit organizations for the benefit of people who live or work in Cambridge Savings Bank's Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) communities - Acton, Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Medford, Newton, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown, Winchester and Woburn.

Kevin J. Fitzgerald, former chairman of the board for CSB, began working at the Bank while in college through a cooperative education program and started his full-time banking career upon graduating in 1967. During his career, Mr. Fitzgerald served as the Bank’s president, COO and CEO.