Italian American Society Announces Scholarships

The IAS is proud to award $1,500 scholarships for academic excellence, good citizenship, school involvement and commitment to their Italian heritage and preserving their Italian family traditions and values. Ella Marino was awarded the Dr. Charles J Pineno Memorial Scholarship. Marino will attend Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada, to pursue her nursing degree. Joseph Vinci was awarded the Italian American Society of Marco Island Scholarship for undergraduates. Vinci was accepted at the University of Notre Dame and was enrolled at 17 years old, while still in high school. He graduated high school six months early and started college in January. He is a snapper for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame football team.