NEW JERSEY COPS n JULY 2014
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N J S t a t e P BA 2 0 1 4 S c h o l a r s h i p Awa r d s
The best and the brightest
n BY JOSHUA SIGMUND
Boys: Vincent Banek, Union County
Sheriff’s Office 108; Robert Challice,
Paterson 1; John Dando, Jr., Middlesex
County Prosecutor’s Office 214; Evan
Finnerty, Bedminster Township 366; Sean
Graham, State Corrections 105; Sean
Guthrie, Eatontown 305; Aaron Henry,
Belleville 28; John Horre Ii, Linden 42;
Donald Irons, Harding Township 340;
Charles Knepper, Hawthorne 200; John
Korin, Wood-Ridge 313; Michael Kravanja, Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
214; Jake Lucas, Denville 142; Kyle Malek,
Irvington 29; Teighler Matty, Woodbridge
38; Jacob McClaskey, Brigantine 204;
Kevin Moran, Vernon Township 285;
Ryan Sosnak, State Parole Officers 326;
Anthony Storrow, Howell Township 228;
Julio Tavarez, Paterson 1.
The State PBA meeting in Atlantic City
kicked off on June 24 by focusing on the
futures of 42 high school graduates, each
of whom has proven his or her merits in
academia. The 2014 scholarship ceremony presented children of PBA members
with $1,000 awards based on their grades,
SAT scores and an essay submission.
“This year was one of the most highly
competitive years,” noted Atlantic City
Local 24 Delegate Keith Bennett, who
serves on the State PBA Scholarship
Committee. “It’s astounding to me to see
all these high grades and SAT scores. So
many smart kids applied that it was difficult to choose the winners.”
Alas, winners were chosen, and this
year, it was the girls who flexed the bigger
brain muscles.
“The girls are always way smarter than
the guys,” joked PBA Scholarship Committee Chairman and Totowa Local 80
Delegate Jerry Tolomeo, noting that while
the boys’ group’s highest SAT score was
2030, the girls’ group reached a brainy
max of 2250.
“All that means is that our cutoffs g