Scholarships | Scotch Plains NJ | Student Movement Against Cancer

SMAC is thrilled to announce the following winners of the 2022 SMAC Cancer Fighter Scholarship.

Winners of the SMAC Cancer Fighter Scholarship were selected from around the nation after distinguishing themselves in the classroom, in the community, and, most importantly, as leaders in the fight against cancer. The courage, compassion, and leadership they have demonstrated is an inspiration!

Please join SMAC in congratulating these extraordinary scholarship winners:

Lindsay Edelman

Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
SMAC President
Northeast Regional Campus Leadership Team member of the American Cancer Society on Campus
Relay for Life Team Captain
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Team Captain
National Honor Society member
Inspired to be a ‘cancer fighter’ in memory of her grandfather

Amanda Grace

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Somerville High School
SMAC member
National Honors Society member
Created Patches for Zander (who has Burkitt lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL))

Laney Hunker

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA

Mount Pleasant Area School District Senior High School
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Bereavement Sibling Camp Counselor
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Sibling Bereavement Peer Mentor
American Cancer Society "Fighting Vikings" Relay for Life team member
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Oncology Unit Cure Rock volunteer
National Honor Society member
Spanish National Honor Society member

Noah Katz

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Jamestown High School
Organized a team of peers and hosted multiple spikeball tournaments to raise money for the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Students of the Year Program (SOY) Junior Advisory Team Member

Ashley Newman

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, PA

Palmyra High School
Mini-THON Chair —> donates to Four Diamonds
Aspires to have a career in pediatric oncology
National Honor Society member
Student Government Vice President

Michael Schiffhauer

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Iroquois High School
Caregiver for grandfather during his fight with stage IV lung cancer
National Honor Society member
Student Government member

Colin Sheeley

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Somerville High School
SMAC Co-Founder & President
National Honors Society member

Darien Wilson

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Beacon High School
Cancer survivor (Wilms' tumor)
Participant in Making Strides for Breast Cancer walk

The Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC) was founded in an effort to support a high school friend battling cancer. This group of students empowered their peers to fight back against cancer alongside their friend. In the process, they all had a meaningful impact in the fight against cancer.

SMAC is proud to award the $1,000 Cancer Fighter Scholarship to eight graduating high school seniors who have been leaders in the fight against cancer. Scholarship applications for the 2022-23 year will be announced in the fall.

Have any questions? Email us at scholarship@supportsmac.org

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