Scranton Celebrates its Maguire Scholars

The University of Scranton celebrated its 16 current Maguire Scholars at a gathering on campus recently.

Maguire scholarships are funded by The Maguire Foundation, founded by philanthropists James J. and Frances Maguire. The scholarship program provides graduates selected from 41 Philadelphia-area high schools (many of which are Catholic schools) with “last-dollar” financial support for four years of college at one of 28 partner institutions. Scranton has been a partner school since 2015.

Maguire Scholars, selected by their respective institutions, must maintain a G.P.A. above 3.0, be an active participant in school and/or community volunteer extra-curricular activities, and meet other requirements of the program.

The following students are current Maguire Scholars at Scranton (listed alphabetically by academic year):

Christiana Cruz-Council, Philadelphia, a senior communication major;

Daniel McNulty, Havertown, a senior marketing major;

Brian Price, Glenside, a senior accounting major;

Catherine Stapf, Warrington, a senior neuroscience major;

Kimberly Baxter, Philadelphia, a junior political science major;

Sonni Rose Mazzone, Philadelphia, a junior counseling and human services major;

Stas Postowski, Philadelphia, a junior marketing major;

Zachary Thomas, Philadelphia, a junior journalism - electronic media major;

Braden Francis Hood, Abington, a sophomore physics major;

Cianna Noelle Kisailus, Wyndmoor, a sophomore nursing major;

Sothea Nari Grace MacBain, Philadelphia, a sophomore health administration major;

Alex Sebastian Vallejo, Upper Darby, a sophomore criminal justice major;

Patrick Joyce, Glenside, a freshman undeclared major in the College of Arts and Sciences;

Jakob Hodlofski, West Chester, a freshman business administration major;

Madison Nord, Bryn Mawr, a freshman finance major;

Andrew Wisniewski, Southampton, a freshman nursing major.