Applications will be available January 4, 2009. Application deadline is April 15, 2010.

The Frances Drake Scholarship Fund was established in 1982 by Katherine Drake to provide scholarships to students of the Stonington Community based on their achievements in the community and their qualities of citizenship. The Frank Turek Scholarship Fund was established to honor Mr. Turek who retired in 1984 after serving as the COMO’s Executive Director for almost 40 years. Donations were received from many of Mr. Turek’s friends and the membership to establish a scholarship fund in his name. The Robert and Doris Ramsbotham Scholarship Fund consists of a bequest made in 1994 administered by the COMO to provide scholarships to students of the Stonington community based on their involvement in the community. The Mary Howard Boatwright Scholarship Fund was established by the Boatwright family to provide scholarships to students of the Stonington community based on their involvement in the community. The COMO periodically recognizes a young staff member who has assisted the COMO as a volunteer and has become a regular employee. Drake: Dylan Buckley, Amanda Calobrisi, James Ceil, Nicole Ceil, Sarah Holman, Matthew Keemon, Edesse Lamb, Tara Lloyd, Jenna Moore, Elyse Stewart, M. Hannah Stewart, Julie Taylor, Connor Toole, David Wagner, Stephanie Wuenscher

Turek: Megan Sullivan

Ramsbotham: Timothy Steinhoff

Boatwright: Peter Raffo

Special Staff Recognition: Kyle Berg

The COMO distributed over $15,000 to the 2009 recipients.