Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Education Scholarship Awardees
We are grateful to Mr. Salvatore (“Ted”) Mauro and Mr. Michael McGuigan of M&M Benefits who have generously funded these scholarships since their inception in 2014 to honor the life, dedication, and professional career of Sandy Hook Elementary School Principal Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung who was killed by a lone gunman on December 14, 2012 trying to protect her students, teachers, and staff. Twenty first graders and five professional educators were also killed.
2014
Dylan Marie Burns
Nicholas Lamothe
2015
Jordan Marie Salerno
Nick Tedeschi
2016
Riley Gaudet
Everest Peacock
2017
Everest Peacock
Nathan Tedeschi
2018
Marissa Guzzo
Gabriella Prisco
2019
Marissa Ciccarini
Stephanie DeCarli
Gabriella Prisco
2020
Gianna Guzzo
2021
Alyssa Ciccarini
Sean Wininger
2022
Eliza Austin
Megan Hart
2023
Eliza Austin
Emma Hart