Granite Edvance awards $750,000 in scholarships to NH students

Concord, NH – Granite Edvance is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 scholarship program. Increasing its support for NH students once again this year, the NH nonprofit is awarding over $750,000 to a record 290 students representing a wide range of backgrounds, achievements, and career aspirations.  

“Our scholarship program is at the very heart of our mission, and these students absolutely inspire us with their stories of overcoming challenges, giving back to their communities, and achieving lofty goals,” said Granite Edvance President and CEO Christiana Thornton. “We are proud to be able to help fund their journeys while demonstrating that we believe in them and their future contributions to their communities and our workforce.” 

Granite Edvance, formerly known as the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) Network, has provided scholarships to hundreds of NH college students since the scholarship program began in 2005. Since 2020, the organization has funded over $2.5 million in scholarships to New Hampshire students. The scholarship is one of the ways the organization, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, supports NH students in discovering and achieving their education and career goals. 

Scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 were awarded to NH residents studying at two- and four-year colleges and Title IV-eligible trade schools. In total, $652,500 was awarded to four-year students, and $100,500 was awarded to two-year and trade school students. This year’s recipients included 114 first-generation college students and 142 students studying at NH’s four-year and two-year colleges.  

“This scholarship is a huge thing for me,” said Elizabeth Hastings of Grantham, an environmental science and policy major at Plymouth State University and recipient of a Leadership and Community Service Scholarship. “I wouldn’t be able to go to school and get my degree so I could give back to my community without this.” 

For Olivia Annunziata Blaisdell of Portsmouth, a Life Experience Scholarship recipient and incoming first-year student at Cornell University, the scholarship will help her save more money for graduate school so she can realize her dream of helping underprivileged people access dental care. “It’s really such a big help now and in my future planning,” she said.  

 

Here are the 2025 Granite Edvance Scholarship recipients:  

Sandra Abaloo-Tei, Manchester, Manchester Community College

Alec Adorno, Meredith, University of New Hampshire

Evan Ahnert, Westmoreland, Concordia University

Raekwon Albert, Nashua, Nashua Community College

Xiorangelys Alicea, Manchester, Simmons University

Joseph Alie, Northwood, The Landing School of Boat Building and Design

Tim Allaire, Tilton, Lakes Region Community College

Bahjat Alrais, Manchester, Manchester Community College

Olivia Annunziata Blaisdell, Portsmouth, Cornell University

Samuel Assantha, Manchester, Saint Anselm College

Kaylee Ayers, Milford, Lakes Region Community College

Emerson Babyak, Hampton, Oregon State University

Fariji Badesile, Manchester, Manchester Community College

Enock Bangasimbo, Manchester, UMass Amherst

Emily Barrett, Hudson, University of New Hampshire

Cameron Bastien, Rochester, Plymouth State University

Alexander Batchelder, Hampton, University of South Carolina

Elizabeth Batten, Center Ossipee, Cedarville University

Soeren Baughman, Grantham, University of Utah

Kaitlyn Beaulieu, Wolfeboro, Eckerd College

Meryam Belhassad, Rochester, University of New Hampshire

Nadia Belhassad, Rochester, Babson College

Taylor Bell, Claremont, Curry College

Emillia Bibeau, Raymond, University of New Hampshire

Nyresh Bol, Manchester, University of Houston

Sophie Bordelon, Nashua, Endicott College

Krista Boyce, Franklin, NHTI

Courtney Boylan, Brentwood, Manchester Community College

Jeffrey Boyle, Milton, Great Bay Community College

Belinda Brackett, Farmington, NHTI

Isabel Braley, Alexandria, Lipscomb University

Lily Breton, Rochester, Colby-Sawyer College

Taylor Brien, Goffstown, NHTI

Jourden Briggs, Milford, Rivier University

James Brower, Barrington, University of Chicago

Caleb Brower, Mont Vernon, University of New Hampshire

Norah Brown, Ossipee, Florida Atlantic University

Seth Brown, Barrington, University of Georgia

Mia Brown, Keene, University of Vermont

Thomas Bullimore, Danbury, Plymouth State University

Walden Bunzey, Grantham, Nashua Community College

Taylor Burwen, Manchester, NHTI

Sydney Byrne, Charlestown, Saint Anselm College

Katie Campbell, Wentworth, University of Richmond

Zhafirah Candra, Somersworth, University of New Hampshire

Albert Candra, Somersworth, University of New Hampshire

Isabella Cannon, Dunbarton, University of New Hampshire

Hannah Capsalis, Barnstead, Endicott College

Matthew Carbonneau, Nashua, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Grace Cardin, Nashua, University of New Hampshire

Joli Carlson, Pittsburg, University of Maine

Ariana Carter, Dover, Saint Anselm College

Ella Caterini, Hanover, The New School

Oishik Chakraborty, Londonderry, Cornell University

Elizabeth Champagne, Manchester, Boston University

Fiona Chau, Littleton, Boston College

Bailey Chislett, Concord, University of New Hampshire

Lilyana Cloutier, Bristol, NHTI

Rebecca Colby, Littleton, University of New Hampshire

Amelia Cole, Manchester, Emmanuel College

Aubrie Connelly, Merrimack, Gordon College

Peyton Connelly, Merrimack, Advanced Welding Institute

Kaitlyn Cooper, Wolfeboro, Berklee College of Music

Kendal Cote, Charlestown, New England College

Sarah Cote, Barrington, Great Bay Community College

Victoria Cowser, Center Barnstead, Colorado College

Rosemary Jo Lunetta Crooker, Francestown, Union College

Mia Cunningham, Manchester, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Ava Curato, Littleton, Plymouth State University

Lucilene Da Rocha, Nashua, St. Joseph School of Nursing

Samantha Dahl, Hill, Colby-Sawyer College

Mallory Daley, Belmont, Suffolk University

Alyse Damato, Sanbornton, Western New England University

Seth Danen-Lucier, Lebanon, Carnegie Mellon University

Maryann Daniels, East Wakefield, New England College

Isaak Davis, Loudon, UMass Amherst

Jayna Davis, Holderness, Furman University

Taylor Davis, Loudon, University of Arizona

Jacob Dearth, Salem, University of New Hampshire

Kendall Deihle, Candia, New England College

Stephen Denio, Manchester, Gordon College

James Dooley, Londonderry, Colby College

Margaret Dowd, Alton, University of New Hampshire

Anya Downing, Nashua, University of Pittsburgh

Hailey Dubois, Jaffrey, University of Connecticut

Keira Duddy, Nottingham, NHTI

Genesi Dumesle, Manchester, University of New Hampshire

Alannah Durica, Loudon, Empire Beauty School

Leah Edgecomb, Derry, Saint Anselm College

Eleanor Edson, Hanover, University of Richmond

Izabela Eitapence, Claremont, Emmanuel College

Brooke Ells, Keene, Endicott College

Sophie Fagerquist, Portsmouth, Great Bay Community College

Abdalla Faiad, Pembroke, Colby-Sawyer College

William Fauth, Keene, Hamilton College

John Federico, Durham, Bates College

Taylor Fellows, Croydon, Colby-Sawyer College

Lincoln Fendiana, Dover, Bentley University

Greta Fenn, Alstead, University of New Hampshire

Heather Fontaine, Stoddard, River Valley Community College

Kasen Fox, Amherst, University of South Carolina

Iris Freeman, Hanover, Colby College

Emeline Friend-Gray, Nottingham, Syracuse University

Liberty Frink, Lancaster, Keene State College

Calista Fuller, Springfield, River Valley Community College

Oren Gallagher, Hancock, University of New Hampshire

Lashmirenuga Ganeshbabu, Nashua, Northeastern University

Aleksy Garcia, Hudson, University of New Hampshire

Danielle Gardiner, New Boston, Southern New Hampshire University

Sara Gaspard, Claremont, Dartmouth College

Brynn Gianferrari, Keene, San Diego State University

Sierra Gianini, Canaan, University of New Hampshire

Nicole Gionet, Derry, Manchester Community College

Bonnie Goodman, Conway, River Valley Community College

Zoe Gouin, Portsmouth, Dalhousie University

Jenna Graf, Manchester, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Grace Grand, Hudson, Quinnipiac University

Lydia Grant, Strafford, Southern New Hampshire University

Tallis Guthrie, Barrington, New York University

Sierra Halligan, Durham, University of New Hampshire

Tyler Harris, Concord, Cedarville University

Madyson Haskins, Northfield, Saint Anselm College

Elizabeth Hastings, Grantham, Plymouth State University

Lola Hayes, Jaffrey, San Diego State University

Melody Heacock, Newport, University of New Hampshire

Liam Heberley, Hampton Falls, University of California at Berkeley

Mikayla Hebert, Weare, NHTI

Amber Hebert, Laconia, Lakes Region Community College

Arissa Hendrarto, Dover, Marist University

Kevin Hennet, Dover, UMass Amherst

Ryan Hilliard, Somersworth, University of New Hampshire

Elliana Howard, Peterborough, Wheaton College

Jackson Huot, Manchester, University of New Hampshire

Chelsey Ioia, Newmarket, Great Bay Community College

Logan Jacques, Hudson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Alisa Janollari, Concord, University of New Hampshire

Andrew Jewell, Laconia, NHTI

Ryleigh Johnson, Northwood, Warren Wilson College

Nishimwe Joise, Concord, Wellesley College

Matthew Jolin, Ashland, Plymouth State University

Evangelina Jordan, Claremont, River Valley Community College

Santiago Juarez-Wiley, Littleton, Colorado College

Drew Kantor, Lebanon, North Carolina State University

Sophia Kelly, Salem, University of Southern Maine

Corinne Kelly, Pelham, Regis College

Samara Kern, Brooklyn, Baruch College

Mackenzie Kingsbury, Woodsville, University of Southern Maine

Landon Kingsbury, Woodsville, Central Maine Community College

Graecen Kirby, Rindge, Keene Beauty Academy

Alexandra Kirk, Barrington, Great Bay Community College

Jackson Kolb, Hollis, Westfield State University

Suzanna Kostka, Lebanon, River Valley Community College

Gregory Kotlyarsky, Hooksett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Julianna Lampman, Dunbarton, NHTI

Luna Landers, New London, Colorado State University

Isaac Langlois, Gorham, Plymouth State University

Ethan LaRose, Littleton, University of New Hampshire

Aimee Lavoie, Northumberland, White Mountains Community College

Wyatt Lawton, Franconia, Middlebury College

Liam Leavitt, Salem, Plymouth State University

Raelen Leonard-Solis, Stoddard, Bennington College

Stephanie Livingston, Manchester, Rochester Institute of Technology

Justin Louis, Littleton, Southern Maine Community College

Shawna Lupoli, Milford, NHTI

Ashley Lyle, Center Barnstead, Central Maine Community College

Callie MacIntyre, Eaton, University of Michigan

Jonathan Markey, Epping, NHTI

Camryn Marquis, Concord, University of Rhode Island

Brooke McCafferty, Nashua, Manchester Community College

Eleora McCay, Bedford, University of New Hampshire

Heather McCurdy, Manchester, Manchester Community College

Grace McHugh, Concord, University of New Hampshire

Jason McIntosh Jr., Goffstown, NHTI

Sya McKay, Somersworth, Plymouth State University

Kailyn Medina, Pembroke, Saint Anselm College

Briana Medina, Pembroke, Saint Anselm College

Rebeca Medina, Manchester, NHTI

Bristol Messer, Newbury, Plymouth State University

Emily Mitton, Lyman, Fordham University

Sophia Mladek, Lebanon, Cornell University

Amalia Mladek, Lebanon, Cornell University

Gabriella Molin, Hinsdale, River Valley Community College

Rachel Montroy, Contoocook, NHTI

Madeline Mousseau, Laconia, La Salle University

Zoe Mueller, Hampton, University of Vermont

John Murphy, Grantham, Gettysburg College

Samantha Murray, Laconia, Lakes Region Community College

Malik Nasir, Sunapee, Northeastern University

Abigail Ndung’u, Nashua, University of Connecticut

Tariku Neunaber, Raymond, University of North Florida

Peggy Ni, Salem, Bentley University

Vickie Ni, Lebanon, Plymouth State University

Jaden Nicolas, Hudson, Rivier University

Aavarika Niroula, Lebanon, Saint Anselm College

Karina ODonnell, Nashua, University of New Haven

Madison O’Donnell, Bedford, Elon University

Brianna Ohlund, Manchester, University of New Hampshire

Mackenzie Oprea, Kingston, Simmons University

Isabelle Orrell, Rochester, Lakes Region Community College

Michael Pantano, Contoocook, Brown University

Hailey Peaslee, East Wakefield, Colby-Sawyer College

Broc Pelchat, Tilton, Emmanuel College

Paxten Perley, Laconia, Gordon College

Elizabeth Petrov, Peterborough, University of New Hampshire

Ashley Pineau, Hooksett, Manchester Community College

Eden Pressman, Jaffrey, University of New England

Camryn Prunier, Nashua, Boston University

Elizabeth Pyle, Rochester, Skidmore College

Jolene Read, Campton, Bryn Mawr College

Rosella Rentas-Ubeda, Plymouth, Plymouth State University

Emily Richard, Nashua, University of New Hampshire

Shania Richards, Colebrook, Champlain College

Cadence Richey, Lisbon, University of Southern California

Yesenia Rivera Cortes, Manchester, Harmony Health Care Institute

Teagan Roach, Windham, University of New Hampshire

Rebecca Robison, Alstead, Colby-Sawyer College

Abbey Rokel, Windham, University of New Hampshire

Cecilia Rosa, Hollis, University of Connecticut

Vanessa Rose, Salem, Tufts University

Alyssa Rose, Salem, Johnson and Wales University

Elianna Roulston, Hampton, University of New Hampshire

Tory Rudolph, Franklin, Plymouth State University

Watson Saint-Martin, Nashua, Nashua Community College

Fernando Sandoval, Methuen, Quinnipiac University

Caroline Savage, Exeter, University of New Hampshire

Neil Savage, Jefferson, White Mountains Community College

Amy Schwab, Bow, NHTI

Sophia Scribner, Nashua, Brandeis University

Julia Secor, Rumney, Plymouth State University

Laura Shaw, Merrimack, Nashua Community College

Nicole Sherepera, Hampton, Northeastern University

Samantha Sidoti, Madison, Bates College

Cameryn Simpson, Unity, White Mountains Community College

Nicholas Sinotte, Plaistow, Lakes Region Community College

Ella Smith, East Kingston, University of New Hampshire

Madison Smith, Belmont, Saint Lawrence University

Zoe Smith, Haverhill, University of Southern Maine

Evan Smith, Northfield, Saint Anselm College

William Sneddon, Somersworth, New England College

Yasmin Soares, Nashua, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Pooja Soni, Winchester, Bentley University

Deja Souvannasy, Laconia, NHTI

Moriah Spreitzer, Concord, NHTI

Joshua Stamatis, Candia, Southern New Hampshire University

Lorrie Stevens, Derry, University of New Hampshire

Emory Stevens, Derry, University of New Hampshire

Troy Stoddard, Sandown, University of New Hampshire

Anneliese Strong, Antrim, Bryn Mawr College

Lily Szulc, Manchester, University of New Hampshire

Brooke Tasker, Wolfeboro, Colby-Sawyer College

Lydia Taylor, Manchester, Vanderbilt University

Zachary Telge, Manchester, Saint Anselm College

Caitlin Terry, Hampton, University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies

Kiera Therrien, Littleton, Saint Anselm College

Jacob Thomas, Kingston, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Diane Thomas, Lebanon, NHTI

Brianna Thorburn, Orford, River Valley Community College

Natalie Tremblay, Peterborough, Plymouth State University

Heisha Trilla Rodriguez, Manchester, Manchester Community College

Anthony Troila, Canterbury, Lakes Region Community College

Linnea Trudell Pokropowicz, Lisbon, The University of Vermont

Mariella Tsitsonis, Walpole, Keene State College

Jennifer Turell, Nashua, Southern New Hampshire University

Amaya Vaughn, Manchester, University of New Hampshire

Emma Veazie, Laconia, NHTI

Helen Velko, Manchester, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Sean Venator, Manchester, Bridgewater State University

Sean Vincent, Newmarket, University of New Hampshire

Serena Vitorino, Pelham, University of New Hampshire

Trista Voisine, Bow, University of New Hampshire

Abigail VonDette, Hillsboro, Plymouth State University

Jack Wagoner, Dover, Northeastern University

Isabella Washburn, Concord, NHTI

Makenzie Waterman, Keene, Gordon College

Avery Waterman, Keene, Bentley University

Abigail Waterman, Manchester, University of New Hampshire

Abram Weil-Cooley, Sandwich, Middlebury College

Makayla West, Loudon, Cairn University

Katie Westcott, Laconia, Quinnipiac University

Bryan Wheeler, Nashua, University of Rochester

Maria Wheeler, Epping, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Friedrich Wilcox, Moultonborough, NHTI

Joseph Wiley, Farmington, Great Bay Community College

Emily Wilkens, Deering, Saint Anselm College

Emmett Wilson, Laconia, Grove City College

Meredith Winterburn, New Boston, University of Massachusetts

Aleksander Witt, Concord, Purdue University

Rebecca Wittenberg, Tilton, University of New Hampshire

Nabah Yahya, Concord, Thomas College

Ryan Yanuszewski, Litchfield, NHTI