Borsa di Studio Criteria

The purpose of the Borsa di Studio is to recognize the excellent scholastic achievement of full-time students of Italian studies, and encourage them to continue the pursuit of study of Italian language and culture at an educational institution.

Eligible are those students who are currently taking upper level Italian courses at an accredited school of learning and who have achieved an intermediate proficiency level or higher in the four skills areas: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Course levels are to be interpreted according to the ACTFL guideline.

Recipients
1981     Lisa Gasbarre,  John Carroll University
1983     Connie Schick, Lake Erie College
1985     Dania Lucrezi and Pier Lucrezi, Lake Erie College
1986     Mauro S. Cotagno, CCC-West
1987     Marino Nerici,  John Carroll University
1988     Jen Morgo, Institute of Music
1990     Marian F. Messina, Cleveland Institute of Art
1991     Tina Salvaggio Beltavski, Institute of Music
1992      Dawn M. Drnek, Lake Erie College
1993      Evonne Verbos, Ursuline College
1995     Daniel di Filippo,  CWRU
1996/1997  Anthony D’Amico, John Carroll University
1998     Laura G. Liviola
1999     Angelina Spencer
2000     Samantha Caspio
2001     Montessori School at Rosary, Nicholas
2002     The Bishop Pilla Italian American Studies
2004    Francesca Di Fiore, Staphanie Cucchiarelli
2005    Matthew Hebebrand, Peter Nero
2006    Analise Kramer, Rayna M. Costanzo
2007    Veronica Miniello, Vana Grinblat
2008    Yana Steklova, Chris Hughes, Franco Di Liberto
2009    Natascia Zullo, Olivia Morris, Gabriella Rakoczy
2010    Beth Vitale, Anita Fini
2011    Alexandra Miranda, Michael Hosey
2012    Biagio Niro, Solomiya Zborovska
2013    Austin, Curtin, Christina Di Franco
2014    Andrew Sasala, Grianfranco Rolando, Anna Rothstein
2015    Thomas Kan, Tyler Dosen, Ron Fornaro
2016    Carmen Iammarino, Alan Trester
2018    Alan Shvartsman, Marie Pinzone