Washington, D.C. – Nineteen students were awarded the Dr. Elemér and Éva Kiss Scholarship Awards for the 2017-2018 academic year. The winners are:
Anna Biczó, studying International Business and Trade Law at Fordham University – The School of Law in New York, NY; Kinga Enikő Bíró, a student in Human Services at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, CA; Máté Bögi, attending New York University Tisch School of the Art’s Graduate Film Department in New York, NY; Zoltán Csikós, enrolled at the University of North Texas School of Music in Denton, TX; Dorottya Demszky, pursuing a PhD Program in Linguistics at Stanford University in Stanford, CA; Anikó Gál, studying Graphic Design at the University of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC; Vivien Kocsis, enrolled in University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School & Lauder Institute’s MBA program in Philadelphia, PA; Attila Lendek, admitted to Purdue University Northwest studying Electrical Engineering in Hammond/Westville, IN; Attila Dávid Melegh, pursuing undergraduate studies in Aerospace Engineering at Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science in Syracuse, NY; Veronika Zsófia Németh, a freshman studying Early Childhood and Elementary Education at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA; Nino Obanor, an undergraduate student in Computer Information Systems at the University of Missouri St. Louis in St. Louis, MO; Dorottya Pedryc, pursuing Master of Laws at Notre Dame Law School in Notre Dame, IN; János Perczel, a PhD student in Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA; Krisztina Sárközi, attending Dordt College studying Business Administration in Sioux Center, IA; Tímea Sipos, enrolled in University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ M.F.A. program in Creative Writing and Fiction in Las Vegas, NV; Noémi Szabó, admitted to Medaille College pursuing graduate studies in Organizational Leadership in Buffalo, NY; Enikő Tóth, studying Psychology at Los Angeles City College in Los Angeles, CA; Domonkos Vámossy, a PhD student in Economics at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA; and Anikó Viktória Varga, pursuing a PhD in Psychology at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH.
The Dr. Elemér and Éva Kiss Scholarship Program was established as a special memorial scholarship by the family and friends of Dr. Elemér and Éva Kiss, of Chevy Chase, MD. Dr. and Mrs. Kiss, members of the Coalition since its founding in 1991, left Hungary after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, and settled with their family in Maryland. They demonstrated a life-long commitment to education both in Hungary and in the United States.
The Hungarian American Coalition first established the Scholarship Fund in 1997, in response to requests from a large number of Hungarian students who had gained acceptance to American colleges and universities, but needed additional financial assistance to complete their studies. Since then, the Coalition has provided partial scholarships each year to outstanding Hungarian students who pursue full-time studies in the United States. The scholarship is given to those who have already won admission to a U.S. university. For more information, visit our website at www.hacusa.org.