Union Scholarships

Aiden Caron, recipient of the Paul Normandeau Scholarship, is pictured with Barbara Stransky, the PEF Region 7 Coordinator, and Carly Gagnon, the Region 7 Scholarship Committee Chair.
Aiden Caron, recipient of the Paul Normandeau Scholarship, is pictured with Barbara Stransky, the PEF Region 7 Coordinator, and Carly Gagnon, the Region 7 Scholarship Committee Chair.

July 16, 2024 — The Region 7 Scholarship Committee announced the 2024 winners of the Region’s two scholarships. 

Luke Dalton was awarded the Ellen Mainville Scholarship and Aiden Caron received the Paul Normandeau Scholarship. 

The Ellen Mainville Scholarship honors the memory of Ellen Mainville who was employed by the Department of Corrections as a teacher at Barehill Correctional Facility. She was also a published writer, poet, artist, and was an active leader at the New Covenant church in Malone. Mainville tragically lost her battle to COVID.  

Dalton, the dependent of Joshua Perkins, a vocational instructor at Franklin Correctional Facility, is furthering his education at Clarkson University, majoring in Chemistry. He aspires to teach the science after graduation. He has been in involved in many extracurricular activities including National Honor Society, 4-H, varsity baseball, ski club, youth group, band and LaValley Aviation. Dalton also had a short story published in the Wild Words: Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology.  

The Paul Normandeau Scholarship honors Mr. Normandeau, who worked for the New York State Department of Transportation as a Traffic Systems Technicians Supervisor. He was also a member of the Sons of Legion Post 219, worked at Titus Mountain Ski Patrol, and was also involved with Boy Scouts Troop 61. Normandeau loved boating, woodworking, carpentry and excavation work. He lost his life to COVID.  

Caron, the son of Trudy Boyea and Rick Caron, a plant supervisor at Adirondack Correctional Facility, is furthering his education at SUNY Polytechnic with a major in

Luke Dalton, awarded the Ellen Mainville Scholarship, stands with Barbara Stransky, the PEF Region 7 Coordinator.
Luke Dalton, awarded the Ellen Mainville Scholarship, stands with Barbara Stransky, the PEF Region 7 Coordinator.

Mechanical Engineering. He was the lacrosse varsity team captain from 2022-2024 and will be joining the men’s lacrosse team at SUNY Polytechnic. Caron is involved in the Epsilon Honor Society and spends his free time refereeing/coaching the local youth lacrosse club in Malone. 

This year’s Scholarship Committee members were Committee Chair Carly Gagnon, Sharon Lamb, Sedona Runyons, Dave Mosier, Desirae Goodspeed, and Sandy Derr, Region 7 Retiree Representative.