February 6, 2026 — The union’s statewide division at the Office of Information Technology Services, PEF Division 357, recently awarded $360 scholarships to 25 students who were enrolled in higher education during the Fall 2025 semester.
The PEF members (bold) and the scholarship recipients (parentheses) are: Todd Lee (Larissa Lee), Lioubov Mikhailova (Lidia Krylova), Kim Heimburg (Abigail Heimburg), Cevahir Ozmusul (Kerem Ozmusul), Smitha Variserry Sreevalsan (Shreya Mudavangattil Sajan), Jose G. Rodriguez (Jeremiah Rodriguez), Michelle Peltier (Patrick Graham), Nicole Unser (Gabriel and Vincent Unser), Jennifer Fitzpatrick (Austin Fitzpatrick), Anjana Devi Valiveti (Abhinav Gudapati), Jerry Nestleroad (Bryce Morin), Min Li (Catherine and Christina Cheng), Heather Craven (Teagan Craven), Abdus Salam (Nafisa and Sabrina Salam), Matthew P. Carey (Simon J. Carey), Jacquelyn Bohlke (Morgan Bohlke), David Duval (Laura Duval), Amy Geleta (John Geleta), Yun Zhang (Anthony Zhang), James Kavanagh (Lillian Kavanagh), Moazzem Shikder (Arfan Shikder), Uttam Singha (Hrik Singha).
Division leadership thanks the 2025 Scholarship Committee, chaired by Tony LaPointe, for its work in bringing this year’s program to members, and extends congratulations to all the winners.
Scholarships can only be awarded once per student, but there is no limit on the number of awards per family. The 2026 Scholarship Chair is Dana Caswell and information on the 2026 scholarships will be available on PEF’s scholarships page and in the Division 357 newsletter emailed to members this summer.