{"id":8379,"date":"2026-01-08T15:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=8379"},"modified":"2026-02-11T08:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:25:47","slug":"pef-division-357-awards-25-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-44-no-1\/pef-division-357-awards-25-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF Division 357 awards 25 scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5557 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/PEF-Union-Scholarships.jpg\" alt=\"PEF Union Scholarships\" width=\"237\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/PEF-Union-Scholarships.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/PEF-Union-Scholarships-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/PEF-Union-Scholarships-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/>February 6, 2026 &#8212;<\/em> The union\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>The PEF members (<strong>bold<\/strong>) and the scholarship recipients (parentheses) are: \u00a0<strong>Todd Lee<\/strong>\u00a0(Larissa Lee), <strong>Lioubov Mikhailova <\/strong>(Lidia Krylova), <strong>Kim Heimburg<\/strong>\u00a0(Abigail Heimburg), <strong>Cevahir Ozmusul<\/strong>\u00a0(Kerem Ozmusul), <strong>Smitha Variserry Sreevalsan<\/strong>\u00a0(Shreya Mudavangattil Sajan), <strong>Jose G. Rodriguez<\/strong>\u00a0(Jeremiah Rodriguez), <strong>Michelle Peltier<\/strong>\u00a0(Patrick Graham), <strong>Nicole Unser<\/strong>\u00a0(Gabriel and Vincent Unser), <strong>Jennifer Fitzpatrick<\/strong>\u00a0(Austin Fitzpatrick), <strong>Anjana Devi Valiveti<\/strong>\u00a0(Abhinav Gudapati), <strong>Jerry Nestleroad<\/strong>\u00a0(Bryce Morin), <strong>Min Li<\/strong>\u00a0(Catherine and Christina Cheng), <strong>Heather Craven<\/strong>\u00a0(Teagan Craven), <strong>Abdus Salam<\/strong>\u2002(Nafisa and Sabrina Salam), <strong>Matthew P. Carey<\/strong>\u00a0(Simon J. Carey), <strong>Jacquelyn Bohlke<\/strong>\u00a0(Morgan Bohlke), <strong>David Duval<\/strong>\u00a0(Laura Duval), <strong>Amy Geleta<\/strong>\u00a0(John Geleta), <strong>Yun Zhang<\/strong>\u00a0(Anthony Zhang), <strong>James Kavanagh<\/strong>\u00a0(Lillian Kavanagh), <strong>Moazzem Shikder<\/strong>\u00a0(Arfan Shikder), <strong>Uttam Singha<\/strong>\u00a0(Hrik Singha).<\/p>\n<p>Division leadership thanks the 2025 Scholarship Committee, chaired by Tony LaPointe, for his work in bringing this year\u2019s program to members, and extends congratulations to all the winners.<\/p>\n<p>Scholarships can only be awarded once per student, but there is no limit on the number of awards per family. 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