2024 SCHOLARSHIP Open

The North East Roofing Educational Foundation (NEREF) has established a scholarship program to assist 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. Scholarships will be offered each year for full-time study at any accredited post-secondary institution of the student’s choice.

Fourteen scholarships will be awarded this year in the amount of $3,000 each. Payment is made in August and checks will be mailed to the bursar of the school where the scholarship winner will do his or her undergraduate work.

Interested students must complete the attached application and either mail or email it along with a current and complete transcript of grades to NEREF postmarked no later than May 15, 2024. Applications may be reproduced as needed.

Applicants are responsible for gathering and submitting all necessary information. Applications are evaluated on the information supplied; therefore, answer all questions as completely as possible. All information received is considered confidential.

NEREF SCHOLARSHIP 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 24th 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 22nd 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 21st 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 20th 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 19th 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 17th 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 13th 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 11th 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 9th 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 5th 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 4th 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 4th 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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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Chairman
Mark Puleo
Eastern Architectural Reps
Woburn, Massachusetts

Vice Chairman
Christopher Sears
John F. Shea Co., Inc.
Mattapan, Massachusetts

Treasurer
Skip Gentile Jr.
SRC Inc.
Quincy, Massachusetts

TRUSTEES

Richard N. Jenkins
Weston, Massachusetts

James D. McAdam
FJ Dahill Co. Inc.
New Haven, Connecticut

James MacKimm
Beacon Sales Company
Peabody, Massachusetts

Robert W. Therrien Jr.
The Melanson Co., Inc., a TECTA America Company LLC
Keene, New Hampshire

Stephen P. McBrady
SMR Inc.
Portland, Maine

NEREF FOUNDATION FRIENDS PROGRAM

The trustees are extremely grateful for these donations and are hopeful for the future of this program. For further information on the Foundation Friends Program please contact Patsy Sweeney at the association office at 781/849-0555.

SCHOLARSHIP

Andrew Logie, Beacon Sales Company, Somerville, Massachusetts

Dan Chalifour, Eastern Architectural Representatives, Woburn, Massachusetts

Mike Vall, Firestone Building Products Inc, Nashville, Tennessee

McKie Family, Lincoln Equipment Associates Inc., West Medford, Massachusetts

Robert W. Therrien Jr., The Melanson Company, A Tecta America Company, LLC Keene, New Hampshire

Stephen P McBrady, SMR Inc, Portland, Maine
Angelo Gentile, SRC Roofing Inc, Quincy, Massachusetts

TITANIUM

Steve Field, Heritage Wholesalers, Malden, Massachusetts

Robert W. Therrien Jr., The Melanson Company, A Tecta America Company, LLC Keene, New Hampshire

Christopher Sears, John F. Shea Co., Inc., Avon. Massachusetts

DIAMOND

Michael K. Meyer, Canopy Roofing Systems, Briarcliff Manor, New York

James D. McAdam, F.J. Dahill Company Inc., New Haven, Connecticut

PLATINUM

Brad Segal, Bradco Supply Corp, Avenel, New Jersey

Norman Elvin, G&E Roofing Corporation, Augusta, Maine

James McDermott, GAF Materials Corporation, Sweedesboro, New Jersey

Brian C. Hurley, Hurley Construction & Roofing Co., Inc., Malden, Massachusetts

Richard Jenkins, Weston, Massachusetts

GOLD

Charles Hallenbeck, Soprema, Inc. – East Region, Wadsworth, Ohio

Gary Wolfe, Wolfe Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc., Reading, Pennsylvania

SILVER

James MacKimm, Beacon Sales Company, Peabody, Massachusetts

Ray Gorman, Gorman Roofing Inc, Cumberland, Rhode Island

Thomas J. Gunning, North/East Roofing Contractors Association, Braintree, Massachusetts

Anne Hassin, OMG Roofing Products, Agawam, Massachusetts

Angelo Gentile Jr., SRC Roofing Inc., Quincy, Massachusetts

BRONZE

Michael Ambrose, MJ Ambrose Enterprises Inc, Dedham, Massachusetts

Paul T. Cappello, C&C Cornice Co. Inc., Newton, Massachusetts

Clark Chase IV, Constructions Collaborative Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts

Charles Gorman, CMG Roofing Co., LLC, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Doug Klein, H. Klein & Sons Inc., Mineola, New York

Robert Marshall, Marshall Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., Inc., Peabody, Massachusetts

COPPER

Norman Elvin, G&E Roofing Corporation, Augusta, Maine

Todd Rotti, NorthStar Construction Services Corporation, Shirley, Massachusetts

Robert Dunn, R&S Construction Services Inc., Middlebury, Connecticut

Gary Wolfe, Wolfe Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc., Reading, Pennsylvania