PATRIOT AWARD OVERVIEW
The Seaford 9/11 Memorial Committee annually honors the memory of our fallen alumni by granting the Patriot Award,
along with a monetary scholarship, to deserving graduating seniors of Seaford High School.
These awards are distributed in accordance with criteria established by the Patriot Award Committee and
recognize the characteristics of Service, Character and Commitment
that were embodied by our five graduates who perished on September 11, 2001.
They were Tommy Haskell, Timmy Haskell, John Perry, Robert Sliwak, and Michael Wittenstein.
PATRIOT AWARD RECIPIENTS 2002- Present
2002
Joseph Bulone, Allison Chemick, Michael Kern, Emily Marchesiello, Heidi Roll
2003
Jessie Balter, Stephen Hillman, Jennifer McDermott, Steven Sheng, Dustin Tamsen
2004
Abby Rohm, James Santulli, David Schachner, Gina Vivona, Joseph Zubel
2005
Ashley Asquino, Kaitlyn Butler, Daniel Gorman, Donald Paulson, Lisa Thornell
2006
Patrick Donaldson, Victoria Garafola, Marissa Golub, Traci Landy, Heather Merkis
2007
Anthony Chieco, Matthew DiTaranto, Blaine Griffin, Tyler Kempner, Tami Telford
2008
Nicole Block, Francesco DiPalermo, Hilary Di Silvio, Sarah Klein, Kimberly Schachner
2009
Ryan Hanrahan, Julianne LoStrappo, Katherine Maffetone, Nicholas Maffetone, Christopher Wink
2010
Michelle Bernshteyn, Lenny DiBono, William Kempner, Stephanie Lebitz, Jennifer Rodriguez
2011
John Cleary, Ryan Harding, Michael Lemkan, William Papadimas, Scott Ruona
2012
Meaghan Curley, Rebecca DelGiudice, Alexis Geiger, Rachel Goldberg, Nicolas Interrante, Jacquelyn Meyer
2013
Peter Adorno, Emma Bausert, Courtney Carbone, Anthony George, Kylie Zubel
2014
Katherine Butler, Nicole Cupo, Adam Doniger, Sean McAleese, Mackenzie Meyer
2015
Elena Alberti, James Irwin, Jessica Lodispoto, Cassidy Meyer, Ellen Schleyer
2016
Colleen Digney, Dana Duggan, Nicholas Liuzzi, Sarah Sass, Kelly Wolfson
2017
Christopher Barreiros, Kenneth Haskell, Patrick Kern, Allison Palermo, April Pensa
2018
Melanie Cascio, Andrew Chirico, Anthony Cuchel, Tiffany Lin, Jillian Padavan
2019
Alexis Frintzilas, Julianne Hilcken, Brian Rodriguez, Christopher Schneider, Eric Schneider
2020
Erica Albert, Jessica Kofod, Christopher Surace, Logan Masters, Matthew Karounos
2021
Craig Ackerman, Anna Butler, Giana Cesario, Sarah Keane, Kathleen Tuohy
2022
Alexandra Leggio, Annarose Romanelli, Brooke Surace, Parker Surace, Bryant Wong, Ryan Haskell
2023
Ryan Baldwin, William Cascio, William Kind, Nicole Nietsch, Jamie Young
2024
Amanda Beadle, Angelina Fernandez, Jillian Gross, Alexandra Podesta, Daniella Stek, Michael Wittenstein