Shanker Scholarship Awards Ceremony 2014

June 9, 2014

Shanker Scholarship Awards Ceremony 2014

One hundred and eighty-eight young people, including nine graduate students, won Shanker scholarships to further their education. Students, families and teachers attended the ceremony at UFT headquarters to celebrate their achievement.

UFT auditorium was packed with the 188 scholarship award winners and families.

The UFT auditorium was packed with the 188 scholarship award winners and their family members, teachers and supporters.

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Award winner Andriy Yuzvyak with his science teacher Steven Kaye.

Steven Kaye, a science teacher at James Madison HS in Brooklyn and his student, award winner Andriy Yuzvyak.

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Scholarship winners (from left), Yunduo Lin and Dyah Swastiningsih.

Marie Theodoropoulou, a college counselor at Newcomers HS in Queens, and the school’s scholarship winners (from left), Yunduo Lin and Dyah Swastiningsih.

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The Bronx winners of the Shanker scholarships pose with UFT officers.

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The Brooklyn winners of the Shanker scholarship awards pose with UFT officers.

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The Queens winners of the Shanker scholarships pose with UFT officers.

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Staten Island winners of the Shanke scholarships

The Staten Island winners of the Shanker scholarships pose with UFT officers and Staten Island Borough Representative Debra Penny (second row, far left).

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The Manhattan winners of the Shanker scholarships pose with UFT officers.

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Anthony Harmon, the director of the Albert Shanker College Scholarship Fund, addresses the students.

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The graduate award winners pose with UFT officers.

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Romain, Shanker, and Mulgrew welcome the scholarship winners.

UFT Assistant Secretary Mona Romain, Eadie Shanker, wife of the late Albert Shanker, and UFT President Michael Mulgrew welcome the scholarship winners.

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Brooklyn teachers Scott Carlson (left) of the Academy for Conservation and the Environment and James E. Duncan of Edward R. Murrow HS stand with other teachers and counselors as they are recognized during the ceremony for their roles in helping their students achieve.

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Liberty HS Academy Chapter Leader Katie Farrell (right) with the Manhattan school’s winners (from left) Xiaoyin Liang, brothers Jia Sheng Ma and Jia Li Ma, and Lei Chen.

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WBLS radio personality Dr. Bob Lee imparts some advice to the honorees.

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The UFT auditorium was packed with the 188 scholarship award winners and their family members, teachers and supporters.

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Steven Kaye, a science teacher at James Madison HS in Brooklyn and his student, award winner Andriy Yuzvyak.

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Marie Theodoropoulou, a college counselor at Newcomers HS in Queens, and the school’s scholarship winners (from left), Yunduo Lin and Dyah Swastiningsih.

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The Bronx winners of the Shanker scholarships pose with UFT officers.

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The Brooklyn winners of the Shanker scholarship awards pose with UFT officers.

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The Queens winners of the Shanker scholarships pose with UFT officers.

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The Staten Island winners of the Shanker scholarships pose with UFT officers and Staten Island Borough Representative Debra Penny (second row, far left).

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The Manhattan winners of the Shanker scholarships pose with UFT officers.

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Anthony Harmon, the director of the Albert Shanker College Scholarship Fund, addresses the students.

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The graduate award winners pose with UFT officers.

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UFT Assistant Secretary Mona Romain, Eadie Shanker, wife of the late Albert Shanker, and UFT President Michael Mulgrew welcome the scholarship winners.

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Liberty HS Academy Chapter Leader Katie Farrell (right) with the Manhattan school’s winners (from left) Xiaoyin Liang, brothers Jia Sheng Ma and Jia Li Ma, and Lei Chen.

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WBLS radio personality Dr. Bob Lee imparts some advice to the honorees.

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