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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT MEMBERSHIP MEETING


PITTSBURGH (June 14, 2005) - The Scholarship Committee met last week and selected eight awardees who were announced at the June 13th membership meeting according to Committee Chair, Mark Roberts.

This year's scholarship recipients (followed by their parents) are:

  • Brittany Bouchette - (Ed Bouchette)
  • Patrick Colony - (Jim Colony)
  • Alison S. Cook - (Kate Young)
  • Lia DeStio - (Joe DeStio)
  • Kristin Hayes - (Harold Hayes)
  • Steven W. James - (Dave James)
  • Terrence W. James - (Dave James)
  • Danielle M. Martino - (Paul Martino)

    • The AFTRA/Dan Mallinger Scholarship Fund was established to honor our longtime Executive Director, Dan Mallinger, and now memorializes him as well as many other AFTRA members and executives who cared about and contributed to the Union.

    Scholarships are offered by the Fund to Pittsburgh AFTRAns and their dependent children for academic study in any field including broadcast, journalism and labor relations, or for professional training in the arts.

    Special thanks to this year's Scholarship Committee members: Mark Roberts, David Early, Helena Ruoti, and Don Wadsworth.