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Albert Shanker College Scholarship Awards 2023

The UFT gave nearly $1 million in scholarships to 196 high-achieving high school seniors and 12 college graduates at the annual Albert Shanker College Scholarship Awards on June 6 at union headquarters in Manhattan.
A woman claps as she arrives to an event
Shanker Scholarship honoree Yoselin Flores of Millennium Brooklyn HS arrives at the ceremony.
Jonathan Fickies
A woman on the left claps as the woman on the right hands her a microphone

UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (right) holds the microphone to allow scholarship winner Mariela Roa of the HS for Environmental Studies in Manhattan to introduce herself onstage.

Jonathan Fickies
A group of award winners pose for a photo with teachers and families

Liberty HS Academy for Newcomers school counselor Suzanne Epstein (left) and Chapter Leader William Russell (third from left) pose for a shot with honorees and family members from the Manhattan school.

Jonathan Fickies
Attendees in the crowd applaud a speaker

The honorees applaud a speaker.

Jonathan Fickies
A group of award winners take a photo on the stage.

The Brooklyn winners with UFT President Michael Mulgrew (top row, center).

Jonathan Fickies
A group of award winners take a photo on the stairs.
The Queens winners with Mulgrew.
Jonathan Fickies
A group of award winners take a photo on the stairs.
The Staten Island winners with Mulgrew.
Jonathan Fickies
A group of award winners take a photo on the stairs.

The Bronx winners with Mulgrew.

Jonathan Fickies
A group of award winners take a photo on the stairs.
The Manhattan winners with Mulgrew.
Jonathan Fickies
A speaker addresses the crowd during a scholarship ceremony
New York State Teacher of the Year Billy Green of A. Philip Randolph Campus HS in Harlem speaks to honorees about the power of community and his path to success.
Jonathan Fickies
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A woman claps as she arrives to an event
Shanker Scholarship honoree Yoselin Flores of Millennium Brooklyn HS arrives at the ceremony.
Jonathan Fickies
A woman on the left claps as the woman on the right hands her a microphone

UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (right) holds the microphone to allow scholarship winner Mariela Roa of the HS for Environmental Studies in Manhattan to introduce herself onstage.

Jonathan Fickies
A group of award winners pose for a photo with teachers and families

Liberty HS Academy for Newcomers school counselor Suzanne Epstein (left) and Chapter Leader William Russell (third from left) pose for a shot with honorees and family members from the Manhattan school.

Jonathan Fickies
Attendees in the crowd applaud a speaker

The honorees applaud a speaker.

Jonathan Fickies
A group of award winners take a photo on the stage.

The Brooklyn winners with UFT President Michael Mulgrew (top row, center).

Jonathan Fickies
A group of award winners take a photo on the stairs.
The Queens winners with Mulgrew.
Jonathan Fickies
A group of award winners take a photo on the stairs.
The Staten Island winners with Mulgrew.
Jonathan Fickies
A group of award winners take a photo on the stairs.

The Bronx winners with Mulgrew.

Jonathan Fickies
A group of award winners take a photo on the stairs.
The Manhattan winners with Mulgrew.
Jonathan Fickies
A speaker addresses the crowd during a scholarship ceremony
New York State Teacher of the Year Billy Green of A. Philip Randolph Campus HS in Harlem speaks to honorees about the power of community and his path to success.
Jonathan Fickies