Lillian V. Olstinski Fund

This fund was started as the result of a bequest from the estate of Lillian V. Olstinski, 91, a lifelong Wakefield resident, who died Monday, January 11, 2016. Lillian was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1942 as well as Boston University. She had worked as an advertising Copy Chief at Lechmere Sales from where she retired. She was a member of St. Florence Church and the Women’s Professional Business Club of Boston.

Scholarship Recipients

2025

  • Corrine Mahoney — Bryant University
  • Talia Thomson — Gordon College
  • Jaclyn Woish — University of South Carolina, Columbia

2024

  • Katherine Curran — University of New Hampshire
  • Corrine Mahoney — Bryant University
  • Jason Margerison — Stonehill College

2023

  • Rachel Hatheway — Colby College
  • Anaya Hernandez — Northeastern University
  • Pamela Janielis — University of Massachusetts – Lowell