Father Jozef Murgaš Scholarship

   

The 2018 Father Jozef Murgaš Scholarship at King’s College - awarded to a first-year college student from an area Catholic, private, or public high school - ceremony was held on October 25th. The ceremony was held in the Father Jozef Murgaš Room located at King’s on the Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

The 2018 recipients are Jo Anna Cox of Forty Fort and Madison Dunlow of Wilkes-Barre. Ms. Cox plans on majoring in exercise science and Ms. Dunlow plans on majoring in education. Congratulations, ladies.

This year's donors are Mrs. Mary Sullivan Murphy '81 and Mr. Brian Murphy, Mrs. Dorothy Sullivan, and First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association, Senior Branch 615, Ms. Ann M. Kwak. Thank you, donors.

Mr. Frederick A. Pettit, Esq. '96, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement, welcomed everyone to the ceremony. The invocation and thank you was given by Rev. John J. Ryan, C.S.C., PhD., President of King's College. Remarks were offered by Mrs. Elaine Palischak.

Pictured seated, from left, is Dorothy Sullivan, vice chair of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA and donor for one of this year’s scholarships; Madison Dunlow and Jo Anna Cox, scholarship recipients; and Father John Ryan. C.S.C., president of King’s.

Pictured standing, from left, is Anna Hudock, secretary of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA; Elaine Palischak, chair of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA; Ann Kwak, donor for one of this year’s scholarships on behalf of the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association Senior Branch 615; and Pat Bryk, treasurer of the First Slovak Ladies Association Senior Branch 615.

 

 

To obtain further information about supporting the Murgaš Scholarship or to arrange a tour of the Murgaš Room at King’s on the Square, contact Magdalen Benish, board member of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA, at (570)823-1222.

 

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In 2017, the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA established the Father Jozef Murgaš Scholarship at King’s College, which will be awarded annually to a first-year student from an area Catholic, private, or public high school. 

On October 25, 2017 the first recipient was announced; Tyler Herbinko, a resident of Harleigh, graduate of the Hazleton Area STEM School and a management major at King’s was formally presented with the scholarship at a ceremony. The ceremony was held in the Father Jozef Murgaš Room located at King’s on the Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

SHSNEPA is grateful to Anthony '68 and Elaine Palischak, who are the donors of the initial year of the scholarship. Mr. and Mrs. Palischak attended the scholarship ceremony. Mr. Frederick A. Pettit, Esq. '96, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement, welcomed everyone to the ceremony. The invocation and thank you was given by Rev. John J. Ryan, C.S.C., PhD., President of King's College. Remarks were offered by Dr. Magdalen Benish.

Left Photo:

Pictured seated, from left, is Anthony and Elaine Palischak, Tyler Herbinko, and Father John Ryan. C.S.C.

Standing are board members of the Slovak Heritage Society of NEPA, from left, Midge Malshefski, Magdalen Benish, Dorothy Sullivan, and Anna Hudock.

 

 

 

Right Photo:

Father John Ryan. C.S.C., Tyler Herbinko, Elaine and Anthony Palischak, and Frederick A. Pettit, Esq.