TOP SCHOLARS: Recipients of this year’s Women’s College Club of Princeton scholarships include, from left, Alexis Davis, Michelle Mendez-Castro, Lourdes Zamora, Fia Miller, Maria Servis, Isabel Roemer, Anna Cincotta, Jamaica Ponder, Katherine Bristol, and Alexxa Newman.

The Women’s College Club of Princeton held its annual Awards Tea in May. Now in its 101st year, the club has continued to help outstanding young women obtain higher education and this year awarded $29,000 in scholarships.

There were twelve recipients from four Princeton high schools. The Ramona S. Peyton Award in honor of a former member was presented to Katherine Bristol of the Hun School, who will attend The College of William and Mary. The Marjory White Memorial Scholarship in honor of a former member was granted to Alexis Davis of Princeton Day School, who will attend Ithaca College. The Luna Kayser Scholarship was given to Molly Rodas of Princeton High School, who will attend Kean University. The Harriet Peterson Award was given to Anna Cincotta of Princeton High School, who will attend Gettysburg College; and the Molly Updike Award was given to Isabel Roemer of Princeton High School, who will attend Georgetown University. 

The Women’s College Club of Princeton Scholarships were given to Michelle Mendez-Castor of Princeton Day School, who will attend Villanova University and to Alexxa Newman of Stuart Day School, who will attend the University of Texas at Austin.

Recipients of The Women’s College Club Scholarships from Princeton High School are Fia Miller, who will attend Parsons School of Design; Jamaica Ponder, who will attend Northwestern; Maria Servis, who will attend Rowan University; and Lourdes Zamora, who will attend Marymount Manhattan College. The Florence Bell Hillier Prize was awarded to Winona Guo of Princeton High School, who will attend Harvard University.