History

In 1999, the North East Roofing Educational Foundation was formed as a not-for-profit corporation. NEREF provides financial assistance for employees, immediate family members of employees, or the immediate family of NERCA members who plan to pursue post-secondary education in college and vocational programs.

This spring, NEREF was able to provide fourteen scholarships to members of the roofing industry to assist in furthering their education. Through the generosity of several foundation members and contractors, all fourteen scholarships were completely funded. However, even with their generosity, the Foundation was forced to turn away more than forty deserving applicants. Our goal is to be able to provide additional scholarships to deserving individuals from the roofing industry in the years to come.

The NEREF Trustees met to approve the recipients of the annual NEREF scholarships. The trustees are pleased to announce the following awards:

• The recipient of the Robert W. Therrien Sr., Scholarship is Hannah Redding of Hanover, Pennsylvania. Hannah will be entering her sophomore year at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania.
• The recipient of the Robert W. and Beverly G. Therrien Sr. Scholarship is Victor Canavan of Chicopee, Massachusetts. Victor will be entering his sophomore year at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
• The recipient of the 24^th Robert F. and Marion R. Shea Jr., Memorial Scholarship is Jayden Montagna of Agawam, Massachusetts. Jayden will be entering his sophomore year at Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts.
• The recipient of the 22^nd James A. McBrady Sr. Memorial Scholarship is Zachary Canavan of Chicopee, Massachusetts. Zachary will be entering his freshman year at UMass Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts.
• The recipient of the 21^st Elevate Scholarship is Piper Lewis of Scituate, Massachusetts. Piper will be entering her freshman year at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
• The recipient of the 20^th Logie Family Trust Scholarship is Alexa Hernandez of Succasunna, New Jersey. Alexa will be entering her junior year at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey.
• The recipient of the 19^th North/East Roofing Contractors Association (NERCA) Scholarship is Sofia Dellanno of East Hanover, New Jersey. Sofia will be entering her freshman year at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
• The recipient of the 17^th Eastern Architectural Representatives Scholarship is Noah Santos of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Noah will be entering his freshman year at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts.
• The recipient of the 13^th Lincoln R. McKie Memorial Scholarship is Vyper Latulippe of Webster, Massachusetts. Vyper will be entering his junior year at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
• The recipient of the 11^th Thomas S. Gunning Scholarship is Emma Minicucci of Waterbury, Connecticut. Emma will be entering her senior year at the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
• The recipient of the 9^th James McAdam Scholarship is Anthony DeMarco of Bethel, Connecticut. Anthony will be entering his junior year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts.
• The recipient of the 5^th North East Roofing Educational Foundation (NEREF) is George Horst of Granby Connecticut. George will be entering his freshman year at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.
• The recipient of the 4^th Angelo A. Gentile Sr. Scholarship is Maura O’Connor of West Hatfield, Massachusetts. Maura will be entering her senior year at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont.
• The recipient of the 4^th Richard N. Jenkins Family Trust Scholarship is Malia Lucas of Landsberg, Pennsylvania. Malia will be entering her freshman year at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.

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