BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) has awarded six college scholarships of $1,000 each to Windham County students - five to high school graduates and one to an older student continuing work towards a college degree, according to a news release.
Susan Francy and Ashley Hescock, both of Wardsboro, graduated from Leland & Gray Union High School and plan to attend Lawrence University and Franklin Pierce University, respectively. Francy hopes to become a neuroscientist, musician/composer, or computer programmer, while Hescock's sights are set on teaching at the elementary school level.
Twin Valley High School graduates Kirra Courchesne and Maya Holshuh, both of Wilmington, will enroll at Simmons College and Keene State College, respectively. Courchesne hopes to become a high school English teacher and coach basketball. Holshuh's goal is to be an elementary school teacher.
Brattleboro Union High School graduate Kimberly Bau lives in Brattleboro and will be heading to Carnegie Mellon University to study mathematics.
Recipient Susan Daigneault of Newfane will attend Mount Holyoke College as a Frances Perkins Scholar in a program designed for older students, with the goal of becoming a teacher.
Norma Shakun and Ann Wright-Parsons co-chaired the scholarship committee, with Carol Corwin, Karen Davis, Margo Neale, and Joy Hayes serving as members.
The scholarships were funded by a generous contribution from Brattleboro Subaru and by the branch's annual fundraising used book sale and Guilford Welcome Center hospitality day. This year's book sale will be held Sept. 29 and 30 and Oct. 1. The hospitality day is Friday, Sept. 22.