2024 Henry J. Sherlock Scholarships awarded.
CIRI provides six students with $5K grants toward college studies.
Marking the 13th year of its scholarship program, CIRI has awarded $5,000 to each of six students to apply to their college studies. Since its inception in 2011, the program has awarded a total of 67 scholarships.
This year’s awards were presented at the CIRI Annual Spring Dinner Meeting on May 29 at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. The scholarships were renamed in 2014 in honor of Henry Sherlock, executive director of CIRI for 37 years and a lifelong advocate for the pursuit of higher education.
CIRI Spring Dinner scholarship attendees were John Wayland, Owen Klein, Juliana Bostock and Jake Cappelletti.
Any senior high school student graduating in 2024 who is the child or grandchild of a present employee of a CIRI member company — and will be enrolling in a two-year or four-year accredited college or university — was eligible to apply for consideration. The winning 2024 graduates who received this year’s scholarship grants are:
Juliana Bostock • A graduate of North Attleboro High School, Juliana resides in North Attleboro, MA. Beginning a four-year BS program at University of Connecticut, Juliana is pursuing an engineering degree. Her ultimate goal is to become a civil engineer. Juliana’s father, Jeffrey Bostock, is employed by Aetna Bridge Company.
Jake Cappelletti • A graduate of Whitman Hanson Regional High School who resides in Whitman, MA, Jake is beginning a four-year program at Syracuse University in chemical engineering. He hopes to work for a major company such as Exxon Mobil or BP to help further the understanding and usage of alternative renewable fuels. Jake’s father, Paul Cappelletti, is employed by John Rocchio Corporation.
Ryan Hill • A graduate of Attleboro High School, Ryan resides in Attleboro. He is beginning a four-year engineering program at University of Arizona, which includes specialized studies in fluid and soil mechanics, technical drawing and planning. His father, Lance Hill, is employed by Pare Corporation.
Owen Klein • A Ponaganset High School graduate who resides in Coventry, Owen is beginning a four-year course of study in mechanical and aerospace engineering at University of Hartford. He is looking to become an aerospace engineer, ideally working on the advancement of electric aircraft for the betterment of our global climate. Owen’s father, Jeffrey Klein, is employed by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin.
Brooke Piziak • A graduate of St. Mary’s High School in Westfield, MA, Brooke resides in Easthampton. She is beginning a four-year program in finance or accounting at the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. Brooke’s mother, Ashley Piziak, is employed by All States Construction.
John Wayland IV • A graduate of North Providence High School who lives in North Providence, John is beginning a four-year mechanical engineering program at University of Rhode Island — with the possibility of minoring in either electrical engineering or accounting. His father, John Wayland, is employed by GM2 Associates.
