UniBank Awards $18,000 in Scholarships

Each year, UniBank offers scholarships to support the educational endeavors of exceptional students in the Blackstone Valley.  A total of nine scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, financial need, character and involvement in school or community activities.

The 2008 scholarship winners are:

• Araba Amonu, a graduate of Blackstone-Millville Regional High School, will attend Brown University where she will major in Liberal Medical Education.

• Sarah Bird, a graduate of Northbridge High School, will attend Boston University where she will major in International Business Management.

• Matthew James Carr, a graduate of Sutton High School, will attend the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he will major in Business.

• Farrah Griffin, a graduate of Uxbridge High School, will attend the University of Vermont, where she will major in Social Work.

• Kaitlin Henault, a graduate of Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, will attend Worcester State College where she will major in Physical Therapy.

• Michelle Massey, a graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School, will attend Salve Regina University where she will major in Nursing.

• John Michael Picard, a graduate of Whitinsville Christian High School.

• Christine Renzoni, a graduate of Grafton High School, will attend the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where she will major in Wildlife Biology.

• Emmalee Small, a Graduate of Douglas High School, will attend The College of the Holy Cross where she will major in Pre-Medicine.