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Mellon Announces 15 Knedler Scholarship Winners
PITTSBURGH, February 6, 2006 — Mellon Financial Corporation today announced 15 recipients of the George and Dorothy Knedler Scholarship for children of Pittsburgh-area Mellon employees. These awards, presented to current high school seniors, are based on academic records, demonstrated leadership abilities, honors received and work/volunteer experience, all qualities the Knedlers deemed key to advancement. Since its inception in 1997, this scholarship has awarded more than
The Knedlers were long-time Mellon employees with more than a half-century of combined service. George, who retired from Mellon in 1985 and passed away in 1993, was preceded in death by his wife. In his will, George designated the bulk of his estate for the creation of the scholarship program, which is administered through The Pittsburgh Foundation.
Knedler scholarships are determined and distributed by an external scholarship selection committee. Under the program, children of qualified Mellon employees living in Allegheny County are eligible to apply for this post-high school scholarship assistance.
The students below, all of whom plan to attend college in the fall, will receive a scholarship for four years. Also listed are their Mellon-employed parent and high school:
- Patrice Anderson, daughter of Corrine Anderson, Schenley High School
- Alan Begly, son of Frances Begly, West Allegheny High School
- Patrick Eshghy, son of Mary Jane Kiska, Baldwin-Whitehall School District
- Daniel Fitzpatrick, son of Edith Rickle, Thomas Jefferson High School
- Minja Gosto, daughter of Amela Gosto, Shaler Area High School
- Katelyn Kieffer, daughter of Cynthia Kieffer, Baldwin-Whitehall School District
- Brady Kroll, son of Nan Kroll, Brentwood Borough High School
- Ivica Lucic-Jozak, son of Mira Lucic-Jozak, Baldwin-Whitehall School District
- Nicole Masucci, daughter of Christina Masucci, Keystone Oaks School District
- Heather McGuire, daughter of Kimberly Spivey, Sto-Rox High School
- Richard Patrick Satryan II, son of Rebecca Satryan, Oliver High School
- Laura Smith, daughter of Diane Smith, Baldwin-Whitehall School District
- Jaslynn Terry, daughter of Anthony Terry, Penn Hills Senior High School
- Jaymie Trower, daughter of Leslie Trower, Schenley High School
- Marvin Wright, son of Lori Wright, Penn Hills Senior High School
Mellon Financial Corporation is a global financial services company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Mellon is one of the world's leading providers of financial services for institutions, corporations and high net worth individuals, providing institutional asset management, mutual funds, private wealth management, asset servicing, human resources and investor solutions, and treasury services. Mellon has approximately $4.7 trillion in assets under management, administration or custody, including $781 billion under management. Its asset management companies include The Dreyfus Corporation and U.K.-based Newton Investment Management Limited. News and other information about Mellon is available at www.mellon.com.