BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro branch of the American Association of University Women recently awarded four college scholarships of $1,000 each to Windham County students, three to high school graduates and one to a female student of nontraditional age continuing work toward a college degree.
The awards were presented at the branch's 93rd annual dinner held at the Brattleboro Country Club.
Brattleboro Union High School graduating senior Ashley Dierkes of Dummerston will enroll at the University of Vermont to study education and speech pathology.
Maria Page of Halifax, a Twin Valley High School senior, plans to study nursing at Castleton University.
Emily Wunderle of Rockingham, who is graduating from Bellows Falls Union High School, will attend Rider University and major in musical theater.
Recipient of the Mature Woman scholarship is Jessica Weiner of Brattleboro, who is working toward a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing at Vermont Technical College's Brattleboro campus, with a goal of working in hospice care.
Also attending the dinner was former Mature Woman scholarship recipient Susan Cooper Daigneault of Newfane, who graduated from Mount Holyoke College this year.
Norma Shakun, Karen Davis, Margo Neale, and Michelle Delhaye served as members of this year's scholarship selection committee.
The scholarships were funded by the branch's annual fundraising, including the Newfane yard sale and two Guilford Welcome Center hospitality days.