Hall of Fame Scholarship Recipients
2024 Recipient - Aiden Walsh
Aidan Walsh has begun his college career at UConn where he is majoring in Business. During his time at SWHS, he was Vice President of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), Treasurer of DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), and an active member of the Interact Club. He also participated in Investment Club and the South Windsor For The Kids organization. He served as an “Equipment Assistant” for the Hartford Police Department Athletic Director, where he helped to procure sporting equipment and bicycles for the HPD to distribute to underserved youth in Hartford.
2023 Recipient - Olivia Liegl
Olivia created a club at SWHS called Unified for Underprivileged girls in her sophomore year. In this club, members discuss women’s rights issues, pen pal underprivileged female students in Kenya, and fundraise/donate money to help their pen pals in Kenya purchase the tools they need to be successful, including school supplies. Under Olivia’s leadership, the club raised over $2000 in donations for their Kenyan pen pals. Throughout South Windsor, the club spreads awareness about various women’s rights issues such as gender wage gaps, abortion rights, and infantilization. They also hold an annual scarf-making event through which they have donated 80 scarves to St. Elizabeth House & The Friendship Center. Olivia’s club strives to inform and raise awareness about the importance of uplifting women.
2022 Recipient - Anthony Chen
Anthony attended Georgetown University, in the McDonough School of Business where he studied accounting and finance. He was also involved in the Asian American Student Organization (AASA), BUILD, Georgetown Program Board, HoyaBlue, and First Generation Investors.
2021 Recipient - Meghna Mazumdar
Meghna studied at Boston College.
2020 Recipient - Jeeva Shunmugaraja
Jeeva studied statistics and finance at the University of Connecticut.
2019 Recipient - Julian Palladino
Julian studied mathematics and economics at Boston University.
2018 Recipient - Michael DaCosta
Michael attended the University of Connecticut where he majored in Business.
2017 Recipient - Gabriela Silva
Gabriela attended the University of Hartford where she focused on a double major in international studies and economics.
2016 Recipient - Preston Vander Vos
Preston was the first recipient of the South Windsor Hall High School of Fame scholarship. He attended Carnegie Mellon University.