ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The centerpiece of the Greenwich Old Timers Athletic Association’s mission is to support youth sports and provide its annual Scholarship Program. As a result of the generosity of the community in support of the organization, the Old Timers awarded $27,500 toward “needs-based only” scholarships for deserving Greenwich student athletes in 2019. The Old Timers initiated the scholarship program in 1966, awarding a $500 scholarship to our first recipient and this year’s Coach’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Garland Allen.
The scholarships were dedicated to the memory of George M Weiss, an integral figure in the Old Timer's formation and growth following his death in 1972. The scholarships were then re-dedicated to the memory of Old Timers founders Joe & Jim Branca following their deaths in 1994 and 1998 respectively.
The award itself has grown from a one-year $500 grant to four-year renewable grants of $2,000 each. Through 2019, the Old Timers have awarded 95 four-year scholarships to Greenwich young men and women, permitting them to further their educational careers. Our 2019 four-year grants were awarded to: Michael Rincon, University of Rhode Island and Abril Martinez-Arraya, UConn Storrs.
The Michael Sandlock Baseball Scholarship, a one-year award in the amount of $1,500, was given to Andrew Frost, who is attending Drexel University. This scholarship is in honor of Michael Sandlock, a Greenwich native, Old Timers board member, and past President, who played for the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Old Timers also administers funds raised by the Joseph Piro Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament in the form of a one year scholarship. Through the success of that tournament, the Old Timers were able to grant two graduating seniors scholarships. The 2019 recipients are Andrew Nanai, UConn Stamford and Tom Pastore, James Madison University.
In 2015 the Old Timers initiated a four-year scholarship in memory of David Theis who was a Selectmen of Greenwich and fellow Old Timers board member for many years. The recipient is a student with both an athletic background and a history of community service. This year’s Dave Theis Scholarship Award went to Julian Ribushoski who is attending Quinnipiac University.
Old Timers Scholarship Recipients
Branca Brothers
Four-Year Scholarships
Garland Allen, Kent State
Anthony Latch, New York University
John Meeker, Oregon State
Frank Angelastro, Loyola of Baltimore
William Boles, Rutgers
John Chute, Notre Dame
Kevin Coupe, Princeton
Timothy Dirgins, William & Mary
Floyd Dugas Jr., Connecticut
Jaime Ehret, New Hampshire
Eneas Freyre, Richmond
Kelly Haughs, Bucknell
Neal Kavanagh, Iona
James Kovac, Gettysburg
Nicholas LeRose, Duke
Matthew Lutz, Bucknell
John Meeker, Michigan Tech
Albert Morano, Hamilton
Louis Orlando, Yale
Enrique Puebla, UConn
Jerry Silver, University of Rhode Island
William Vizzo, Sacred Heart
Brian Whyte, Delaware
Michael Hannigan, Middlebury
Cara Jones, Skidmore
Elizabeth Cannone, Cornell
Zachary Ostrowski, Dickinson
Tyler Stewart, Western New England
Steven Sanchez, Connecticut
Frank Angelastro, Loyola
Theodore S. Brosko, Richmond
Kaitlin Conroy, Babson
Frank DeSalvo Jr., Franklin & Marshall
Charles Dobbs, M.I.T.
Jana Jagodzinski, Wheaton College
James Ebzery, Notre Dame
Chester Forman, Holy Cross
Richard Futia, Connecticut College
Thomas Griffen, M.I.T.
Edwin Holden IV, Johns Hopkins
Brian Kelley, Boston College
John Lach, NYU
Joseph Loparco, Boston College
Edward McGeary, Allegheny
Branca Brothers
Four-Year Scholarships
Matthew Migliardi, Bentley
Christopher Moxhay, Bowdoin
Jeffrey Price, Central Conn.
Gary Texiere, University of Maryland
Bradley Wallace, Springfield
Michael Futia, Providence
Tara Jagodzinski, Villanova
Michael Ceci, Central Conn.
Dean Capparelle Jr., Salve Regina
Lauren Ambrogio, Towson
Taryn Sechi, Johnson & Wales
Andrew Marullo, Southern Conn.
Erica Tillinghast, Villanova
Rebecca Blake, Bryant
Chris Marullo, Southern Conn.
Reggie Gatchelin, Nassau CC
John Kavanagh, Washington & Lee
Kelly Garafalo, Boston College
Laura Ng, New York University
Andrew Diddel, Villanova
Rich Riscica, Marist
Jamie Ehart, James Madison University
Michael Lefflbine, St. Lawrence University
Camryn Ferrara, St. Lawrence
Phillip Silbereisen, St. Lawrence
Tori Dobson, Brandeis
Timothy Frazier, Western Conn.
Mary Margaret Koester, Maryland
Daniel Lombardi, Northern Illinois
Michael Daly, Elon University
Alessandra Herrera, Rhode Island
Laura Thron, New Hampshire
Jack Corrigan
Cameron Fennell
Eric Stoltenhoff
Tim Swaby
Elias Frank, Bentley University
Tyla Taylor, Weslyan University
Erin White, Univ. of Mary Washington
Ryan Pasquali, University of Richmond
Christopher Fischer, Univ. of Alabama
Alex Nanai, UConn
Jyla Faison, Roanoke College
Hoyt Memorial Scholarship
William Ostruska, Salve Regina
David Gamble, Eastern Conn. State College
Jonathan Garneski, Eastern Conn. State College
Christopher Monick, Northeastern University
Michael Mattera, University of Maryland
Timothy Mahoney, Rhode Island College
Michael Stempien, University of Maryland
Doug Leftbine, Western New England University
Jeffrey Carino, Quinnipiac University
Tyler Hermann, UMass-Amherst
Christian Marchand, Norwalk CC
Matthew Zohdy, Connecticut College
Kevin Collins, High Point University
Michael DeGiorgio, Marist
Timothy Mahoney, Rhode Island
Andy Anderson Award 2003
Karen Caruso, Iona
Robert Haugen Memorial Award 2012
Christopher Daly, Lehigh University
David Theis Memorial Award
Wanran Angela Ri, Bucknell University
Robert Lombardi, Cornell University
Stephen Banks, Univ. of New Haven
Joes Orellana, Eastern Connecticut State Univ.
Sandlock Baseball Scholarship
Robert Gelcius, Loyola
Liam O’Neil
Matthew Pignatero, Seton Hall University
Mathew Strati, Iona College
Daniel Pastore, Elon University
Nick Pignataro, Fordham University
Andrew Frost, Drexel University
Joseph Piro Jr. Memorial Award
Joseph MaGuire, Lassel College
Casey Gaynor, Elon University
Marcus Cavini, Universal Technical Institute
Freddy Criollo, Fordham University
Matthew Delima, Norwalk CC
Kyle Herman, Norwalk CC
Trevor Kelly, UConn
Benjamin Orszulak, SUNY Cobleskill
Andrew Scholosser, Manhattanville College
Daniel Fontes, UConn Stamford
Alex Nanai, UConn
Luke Kaiser, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Evan Madrid, Fordham University
Andrew Nanai, UConn Stamford
Thomas Pastore, James Madison University
