Alum creates scholarship for Voorheesville students

Thanks to the generosity of a Voorheesville Class of 1954 graduate, Clayton A. Bouton High School seniors are now eligible for a new scholarship.

Dr. Douglas Lonnstrom, a Siena College Professor Emeritus, and his wife Christine, have chosen to establish the  scholarship as a way to give back to the schools and community they have been a part of. The scholarship will be granted each year to a Voorheesville high school senior who plans to attend Siena College.

The Lonnstrom Scholarship is a $1,000 award for the first year and an additional $5,000 during the student's second year.

The new scholarship was recently announced at a Dec. 1 ceremony at Siena’s Siena Hall. At the same time, the “Lonnstrom Landing,” a meeting area for students and staff at the college, was dedicated.

Voorheesville Central School District Superintendent Linda Langevin, Middle/High School Principal Mark Diefendorf, and High School Counselor Tim Kelley attended the event to acknowledge the establishment of the endowment and to thank the Lonnstroms for their generosity on behalf of district.

For more information, students and parents should contact the high school guidance office at (518) 765-3314, Ext. 201.

Pictured above: Mary Brizzell, Town of Colonie Supervisor; Cristine Lonnstrom; Fr. Kevin E. Mackin, OFM, President of Siena College; Douglas Lonnstrom; Dr. Linda Richardson, VP for Academic Affairs, Siena College; Mark Diefendorf, Principal, Clayton A. Bouton High School; Linda M. Langevin, Superintendent of Schools, Voorheesville Central School District; Tim Kelley, High School Guidance Counselor, Voorheesville Central School District.