In 2024 the Greater Wayne Area branch was pleased to award three $3500 scholarships to women over age 25 returning to college to attain their first bachelor’s degree.
The recipients were Oscaterin Bautista, a student at Montclair University majoring in Child Advocacy and Public Policy, Lakai Thompson, a music major at William Paterson University and Erica Williams, a nursing student at Felician University.
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Oscaterin Bautista
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Lakai Thompson
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Erica Williams