PNA – Protecting families since 1880 :: $47,000 Awarded in Scholarships to Graduate Students

As every year, Polish National Alliance awarded its graduate and doctorate student members with financial support. All candidates demonstrated high academic achievements and strong involvement in the Polish-American communities.

The committee that evaluated 30 applications consisted of: Ewa Koch, President of Polish Teachers' Association, Małgorzata Błaszczuk, Head Editor of Dziennik Związkowy - Polish Daily News, and Alicja Kuklińska, Editor of "Zgoda".

The PNA School Corporation is a special fund presented by the President of PNA to young Poles and Polish-Americans, which aspire pursuing higher education. Here at PNA, we are glad to be in support of their goals and we seek to see them as future leaders in Polish-American communities in the years to come. Congratulations to all recipients!

2015 PNA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

1. Edyta Bula Okemos, MI	Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine
2. Natalia Baran Niles, IL	Governors State University
3. Stefania Elizabeth Dudek Livonia, MI	Schoolcraft College
4. Hannah L. Domaradzki Butler, PA	Slippery Rock University of PA
5. Ellen Marie Dzierzak Perrysburg, OH	Nova Southeastern University
6. Julia Syrek-Jablonowska Chicago, IL	DePaul University
7. Barbara Jedruszczak Orange, CA	Syracuse University
8. Christopher Tadeusz Kasia Glenview, IL	Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
9. Angela Elizabeth Kinnunen Pittsburgh, PA	University of Pittsburgh
10. Emil Leon Klosowiak Glenview, IL	University of Illinois in Chicago: College of Medicine
11. Julian Klosowiak Glenview, IL	Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
12. Matthew Kobeszko Wood Dale, IL	Rosalind Franklin University
13. Ashley Marie Lenihan Washington, DC	The George Washington University, Trachtenberg School
14. Paweł Markiewicz Revere, MA	Uniwersytet Jagielloński
15. Anna Mikulski Addison, IL	Northwestern University School of Law
16. Elissa Monica Moll Munster, IN	Erikson Institute
17. Paul S. Miszczyszyn Prospect Heights, IL	National College of Natural Medicine
18. Tara Nicole Slominski Fargo, ND	North Dakota State University
19. Veronika Opalka Mount Prospect, IL	Midwestern University
20. Katarzyna Anna Orlowska Madison, WI	Wisconsin School of Business - UW Madison
21. Teresa J. Paczuska Weymouth, MA	Wentworth Institute
22. Elaina Jo Polovic South Bend, IN	Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
23. Emily V. Polovick South Bend, IN	Saint Louis University
24. Brian James Rodriguez Chicago, IL	University of Mary
25. Hanna Rachel Sowinski Sarasota, FL	University of South Florida
26. Sarah Diane Schuster Minto, ND	University of South Dakota
27. Christopher Edward Szmurlo Chicago, IL	The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
28. Sharon E. Tylenda Bloomfield Hills, MI	Walden University
29. Maximilian I. Tokarsky Dayton, OH	Wright State University School of Professional Psychology
30. Ann Marie Zielinski Wallingford, CT	Sacred Heart University