NAJEE WALKER By NAJEE WALKER

October 7, 2025 — Division 196 at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo selected 22 recipients for $500 scholarships. 

The winners are: 

  • Kathleen Beck, dependent of Amy Beck, attending RIT. 
  • Lilliam Bromstead, dependent of Shiloh Bromstead, attending Penn West Edinboro. 
  • Gavin Caruana, dependent of Matthew Caruana, attending Niagara U. 
  • Angela Daniels, dependent of Lyubov Daniels, attending UB. 
  • Landyn Desmarais, dependent of Bryan Desmarais, attending UB. 
  • Cheyenne Gilinger, dependent of Christina Gilinger, attending Daemen. 
  • Joshua Gleason, dependent of Denise Gleason, attending Clarkson U. 
  • Carson Guise, dependent of Lynne Guise, attending RIT. 
  • Hannah Hiscock, dependent of Melissa Hiscock, attending UB. 
  • Erik Ronald Holtz, dependent of Michele Holtz, attending Hilbert. 
  • Xiyuan Li, dependent of Yandong Chen, attending D’Youville. 
  • Gianni Malizia, dependent of Jennifer Malizia, attending UB. 
  • Ryan Moran-Vaughn, dependent of Courtney Kelchlin, attending Hilbert. 
  • Riley O’Donnell, dependent of Kristen Sikora, attending SUNY Fredonia. 
  • Zachario O’Neill, dependent of Colleen LoFaro-O’Neill, attending UB. 
  • Shafin Rahman, dependent of Nazia Rahman, attending UB. 
  • Glenn Rath, dependent of  Cathryn Rath, attending UB. 
  • Owen Redfern, dependent of Jill Redfern, attending Niagara U. 
  • Paige Venohr, dependent of Kimberly Venohr, attending Buff State. 
  • Hannah Walter, dependent of Ashley Williams, attending UB. 
  • Benjamin Wypij, dependent of Heather Wypij, attending UAlbany. 
  • Jonathan Wypij, dependent of Heather Wypij, attending Alfred State. 

Congratulations to all the winners and a reminder to check our Scholarships page often, where we list the latest opportunities available for PEF members and their dependents. If you are a Council Leader with a scholarship to share, please contact us at Communicator@pef.org.