Seventeen college students from Mystic Valley Episcopal churches received scholarships for the upcoming academic year, thanks to the Alice V. Johnson Fund managed by the Trustees of Donations.
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2015-1016 Johnson Fund scholarship recipients at Grace Church in Everett
The trust fund, administered by a scholarship committee of the Trustees of Donations, annually provides about $30,000 in scholarships for college students from Episcopal churches in the Mystic Valley. The trust's provisions give preference to students from Grace Church in Everett.
Grace Church hosted a ceremony for the scholarship recipients on Aug. 16.
This year's recipients are: Karl Afrikian; Thomas Amisano, Teresa Arop, Rosa Colas, Philip Dut, Juer Mawien, Elizabeth Mayen, Taylor Newton, Dau Nun, Atem Yak and Akuol Yout of Grace Church in Everett; Martha DeNatale and Claire Haldeman of Emmanuel Church in Wakefield; Monica Elias of St. Luke's-San Lucas Church in Chelsea; Charles Elledge and Emily Leis of All Saints' Church in Stoneham; and Genita Johnson of Grace Church in Medford.
The Trustees of Donations is the nonprofit corporate entity that manages the Diocesan Investment Trust.