HomeMy WebLinkAboutTown of Nantucket Scholarship Committee Minutes July 19, 2010_201402041605295491Town of Nantucket Scholarship Committee Minutes
July 19, 2010, 4:15 PM
Town and County Building Conference Room
16 Broad Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
Present: Pamela Bartlett, Michael Cozort, David Fronzuto, Philip Gallagher, Erika
Mooney, Dr. John O’Neill, Jeanette Topham, and Mark Voigt. Chairman Topham called
the meeting to order at 4:23 PM.
1. Election of Officers. Ms. Mooney nominated Mrs. Topham as chair; Mrs. Topham
accepted the nomination and was appointed chair by acclimation. Ms. Mooney
volunteered to continue as secretary and was appointed secretary by acclimation.
2. Approval of minutes of December 14, 2009. Ms. Bartlett moved to approve the
minutes of December 14, 2009; Dr. O’Neill seconded. All in favor, so voted.
3. Scholarship funds available. Ms. Mooney reported there is $7,619.47 available for FY
2010 for the Town of Nantucket Scholarship. Ms. Mooney said the current Thomas F.
Curley Scholarship fund balance is $22,373.43.
4. Determination of number of scholarships to be awarded. The committee discussed the
Curley Scholarship, the criteria used to award the scholarship, and the applicant pool. A
discussion followed on the number of Town of Nantucket scholarships to award and the
amount of each scholarship. Chairman Topham recommended awarding eight $800
scholarships. Mr. Voigt moved to award eight Town of Nantucket Scholarships at $800
each; Dr. O’Neill seconded. All in favor, so voted.
5. Evaluation of applicants. It was agreed that Samantha Tennant and Sean Donnan’s
applications would be excluded from review as they are incomplete. The committee
discussed going forward in executive session or open session to review the applicants. It
was agreed to continue in open session. The committee used a rating system to
evaluate the remaining Town of Nantucket Scholarship applications.
6. Selection of scholarship recipients. Ms. Mooney moved to award the $1,000 Curley
Scholarship to Eli Fischer; Mr. Voigt seconded. Discussion followed. So voted 7-0. Ms.
Bartlett abstained. The committee came to a tie for the eighth Town of Nantucket
Scholarship award. Ms. Mooney moved to award the scholarship to Taylor Murphy;
Chairman Topham seconded. All in favor, so voted. The remaining seven Town of
Nantucket Scholarships were awarded to: Katherine McInerney, Kristie Flaherty,
Maureen Malavase, Gabrielle LaFavre, Georgina Morley, James Rhodes, and Eric
Roberts. Ms. Mooney will prepare a list of scholarship recipients for the Town Treasurer
and draft letters to scholarship recipients, as well as those who were not awarded
scholarships.
7. Other business. It was agreed that a press release will be prepared and be placed on
an upcoming Board of Selectmen agenda under announcements. The press release will
also be sent to the Inquirer and Mirror. A brief discussion followed on fundraising and
getting the word out to the community to increase donations to the Town of Nantucket
Scholarship Fund.
8. Adjournment. The meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:18 PM.