Bridgewater Today - Scholarship Recipients Recognized for Their Outstanding Achievements Scholarship Recipients Recognized for Their Outstanding Achievements From left, President Adrian Tinsley and Steve Tocco, chairman of the Board of Higher Education, congratulate Tsongas Scholars Emily Harrison, Kelly Famolare and Jennifer Grunin at a luncheon held at the State House. This is the third year the scholarships have been awarded. Bridgewater State College students Dawn E. Brooder, Kelly A. Famolare, Molly M. Gilmour, Jennifer D. Grunin, Emily J. Harrison, and Jamie C. Tanguay are this year's recipients of the scholarship created to honor the life and work of the late U.S. Senator Paul E. Tsongas. Tsongas Scholars receive a full, four-year scholarship to a state college.
Students selected are among the most academically talented students in the state.
The program is designed to further Sen. Tsongas' belief in the need for an educated citizenry and the role public higher education plays in meeting that need. Sen. Tsongas served as chairman of the state Board of Regents, a predecessor body for the Board of Higher Education. Those speaking at the luncheon focused on the achievements of the man for whom the scholarship is named as well as those of this year's recipients. I would like to congratulate all of this year's recipients. You are the cornerstone to the future of our economy and the Commonwealth.