Academy of Food Marketing Scholarships

Bruno V. Garisto died unexpectedly at the age of 45 years. He left behind many unfinished family dreams and professional goals. He was greatly dedicated to the industry that he spent his life making fuller and richer for those he worked for and with.

Bruno was a first-generation American-born child of Italian immigrants who worked extremely hard to give their children a better life filled with countless opportunities. Bruno understood the value of his parent’s labors and dedicated himself to an education that would enrich his life and allow him the opportunity to give back and make a difference every day. A fiercely dedicated family man, Bruno spent any downtime as a scout leader, soccer coach, church lector, family vacation planner and avid hot dog consumer. He went to the office early every day to get ahead on his responsibilities so he would have time to listen to and encourage his employees during the work day. He was sitting down to dinner by 6 p.m. most nights to listen to and encourage his family at home.

At the time of his death, Bruno was Weis Markets’ Vice President of Center Store Merchandising and Sales. He had day-to-day oversight of the company’s center store, dairy, health and beauty, and general merchandise departments along with its private brand program. Prior to being promoted to vice president, he was the company’s Director of Private Brands. One of his proudest professional achievements was to represent Weis Markets on Saint Joseph’s University of Academy of Food Marketing Board of Governors.

Titles and organizational charts were of little importance to Bruno. His goal was to help his employees reach their full potential and grow their skill sets so that they could all benefit from the depth of character he knew they had. In turn, he worked as hard to demonstrate his ability and dedication to his employers.

During his career, Bruno worked in supply chain management, merchandising, marketing, procurement and sales in the United States and abroad. Earlier in his career, he worked for Giant Food Stores, Ahold Indonesia, Ahold USA, Daymon Worldwide, and Hillandale Farms. He brought the same stellar work ethic and personal attributes to each office.

The decision to create a scholarship in his name was not a hard one. Bruno would be continuing to physically “give” to Saint Joe’s if he were alive. His family is funding this scholarship privately because they understand how far-reaching a quality education based on solid foundations can be in the life of an individual. It is their hope that the appropriate candidate will recognize the importance of this gift and use it to carry on the professional values that Bruno held so dear in life.

Bruno V. Garisto Scholarship – $5,000

The Garisto Family is pleased to provide financial support for students enrolled in the Food Marketing Co-op Program at Saint Joseph’s University. Applications for this scholarship are now being accepted based on the following requirements.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Full-time undergraduate students entering their sophomore year in fall 2024.
• Students enrolled in Saint Joseph’s University’s Food Marketing Co-op Program.
• Students with a minimum GPA of 2.8 (on a 4.0 scale).
• Completed application form (including short answer responses) submitted by the deadline.
• All applications must be submitted online.
• Essay length is 300-500 words.

Application Form:

Click here to access the Scholarship Application Form.

One scholarship is available for a rising sophomore FMK Co-op student.

Deadline:

Submit the completed application (including short answer responses) by April 5, 2024.

The winner will be notified by May 1, 2024.

The Cherry Foundation was established in 1977 by Joseph Cherry who devoted his professional life to creating three successful Philadelphia food companies, and his personal life to his family, many friends and countless good deeds.

During the mid-1930s, he and his partner, Al Levis, sold smoked meats and invented what would become an iconic American snack, the Slim Jim. In 1949, after the partners split, Joe Cherry founded Great American Foods, Inc., a North Philadelphia company that manufactured salad dressings and mayonnaise, and sold those products, under the Gourmay and Chef’s Pride labels, to wholesale food distributors throughout the Northeastern United States.

Joe Cherry, who played semi-professional baseball and football in 1930 and 1931 and was a low single-digit handicap golfer into his late 60s, died in 1981, leaving the business and the Foundation in the hands of his son, Robert. Great American Foods was bought by Holsum Foods in 1995 and is now part of Ventura Foods. Ventura’s tasty salad dressings — many of them the original recipes created by Joe and Robert Cherry — are still available in Delaware Valley and New Jersey restaurants and bars, university and hospital dining halls, and too many mom and pop pizza and hoagie places to count.

Since 1982 the Cherry Foundation has given scholarships, through the Academy of Food Marketing, to scores of Saint Joseph’s students — eager, bright, ethical, and hard-working, just like the man for whom the scholarship is named.

Cherry Foundation Scholarship – $2,000

The Cherry Foundation is pleased to provide financial support for students studying Food Marketing at Saint Joseph’s University. Applications for this scholarship are now being accepted based on the following requirements.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Full-time undergraduate students entering their sophomore year in fall 2024.
• Students majoring in food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University.
• Completed application form submitted by the deadline.
• All applications must be submitted online.

Application Form:

Click here to access the Scholarship Application Form.

One scholarship is available for a rising sophomore.

Deadline:

Submit the completed application by April 5, 2024.

The winner will be notified by May 1, 2024.

The Frozen Food Industry Scholarship was established in 1965 with the important mission to provide financial assistance to students pursuing careers in the food industry. The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association and the American Frozen Food Institute have worked with the frozen food industry to raise over $1.3 million providing aid to over 1,100 deserving students.

Frozen Food Industry Scholarship – $2,000

The Frozen Food Industry is pleased to provide financial support for students studying food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University. Applications for this scholarship are now being accepted based on the following requirements.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Full-time undergraduate students entering their sophomore year in fall 2024.
• Students majoring in food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University.
• Completed application form submitted by the deadline.
• All applications must be submitted online.

Application Form:

Click here to access the Scholarship Application Form.

One scholarship is available for a rising sophomore.

Deadline:

Submit the completed application by April 5, 2024.

The winner will be notified by May 1, 2024.

Lawrence J. Ferolie was a Lieutenant with the U.S. Navy. He served as an attorney with the Judge Advocate General staff (J.A.G.) before becoming an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York with Robert Morgenthau. He earned his law degree from Brooklyn Law School and capped his studies with a master’s degree in taxation (L.L.M.) from New York University. Larry left civil service to join his Father, A.J., in the management of Ferolie Corporation, a Manhattan-based Food Brokerage Company serving the Tri-state area. Leveraging his legal and leadership skills, L.J. grew his father’s company from one local office to a best-in-class regional organization — ESM Ferolie, responsible for almost two billion dollars in sales.

ESM Ferolie, an organization with strong traditions of excellence in each respective area of operation, has provided its valued clients with customized sales and marketing solutions since 1948. Each company is staffed with disciplined people with a commitment to service, leading-edge technology and superior management to meet the challenges of the highly competitive consumer products environment. The business is family-owned and operated with a tradition of professional representation — a new level of excellence in human resources and training, and innovative local, regional and national marketing strategies. ESM Ferolie maintains the highest levels of honesty and integrity resulting from partnerships based on trust and commitment.

Lawrence and Jeanne were married for many years and had five children.

Lawrence and Jeanne Ferolie Scholarship – $5,000

Antony Ferolie is pleased to provide financial support, in honor of his parents, for students studying food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University. Applications for this scholarship are now being accepted based on the following requirements.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Full-time undergraduate students entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year in fall 2024.
• Students majoring in food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University.
• Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
• Completed application form (including essay response) submitted by the deadline.
• All applications must be submitted online.
• Essay length is 300-500 words.

Application Form:

Click here to access the Scholarship Application Form.

One scholarship is available for a rising sophomore. Three additional scholarships are available for a rising junior or senior. The application is the same for all classes.

Deadline:

Submit completed application (including the essay response) by April 5, 2024.

The winner will be notified by May 1, 2024.

Wawa, Inc., a privately held company, began in 1803 as an iron foundry in New Jersey. Toward the end of the 19th Century, owner George Wood took an interest in dairy farming and the family began a small processing plant in Wawa, Pa., in 1902. The milk business was a huge success, due to its quality, cleanliness, and “certified” process. As home delivery of milk declined in the early 1960s, Grahame Wood, George’s grandson, opened the first Wawa Food Market in 1964 as an outlet for dairy products.

Today, Wawa is your all-day, everyday stop for fresh, built-to-order foods, beverages, coffee, fuel services, and surcharge-free ATMs. A chain of more than 850 convenience retail stores (over 600 offering gasoline), Wawa stores are located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, and Washington, D.C. The stores offer a large fresh food service selection, including Wawa brands such as built-to-order hoagies, freshly brewed coffee, hot breakfast sandwiches, built-to-order specialty beverages, and an assortment of soups, sides, and snacks.

Wawa Scholarship – $1,000

Wawa is pleased to provide financial support for students studying food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University. Applications for this scholarship are now being accepted based on the following requirements.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Full-time undergraduate students entering their sophomore year in fall 2024.
• Students majoring in food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University.
• Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
• Completed application form submitted by the deadline.
• All applications must be submitted online.

Application Form:

Click here to access the Scholarship Application Form.

One scholarship is available for a rising sophomore.

Deadline:

Submit the completed application by April 5, 2024.

The winner will be notified by May 1, 2024.

Bruno V. Garisto died unexpectedly at the age of 45 years. He left behind many unfinished family dreams and professional goals. He was greatly dedicated to the industry that he spent his life making fuller and richer for those he worked for and with.

Bruno was a first-generation American-born child of Italian immigrants who worked extremely hard to give their children a better life filled with countless opportunities. Bruno understood the value of his parent’s labors and dedicated himself to an education that would enrich his life and allow him the opportunity to give back and make a difference every day. A fiercely dedicated family man, Bruno spent any downtime as a scout leader, soccer coach, church lector, family vacation planner and avid hot dog consumer. He went to the office early every day to get ahead on his responsibilities so he would have time to listen to and encourage his employees during the work day. He was sitting down to dinner by 6 p.m. most nights to listen to and encourage his family at home.

At the time of his death, Bruno was Weis Markets’ Vice President of Center Store Merchandising and Sales. He had day-to-day oversight of the company’s center store, dairy, health and beauty, and general merchandise departments along with its private brand program. Prior to being promoted to vice president, he was the company’s Director of Private Brands. One of his proudest professional achievements was to represent Weis Markets on Saint Joseph’s University of Academy of Food Marketing Board of Governors.

Titles and organizational charts were of little importance to Bruno. His goal was to help his employees reach their full potential and grow their skill sets so that they could all benefit from the depth of character he knew they had. In turn, he worked as hard to demonstrate his ability and dedication to his employers.

During his career, Bruno worked in supply chain management, merchandising, marketing, procurement and sales in the United States and abroad. Earlier in his career, he worked for Giant Food Stores, Ahold Indonesia, Ahold USA, Daymon Worldwide, and Hillandale Farms. He brought the same stellar work ethic and personal attributes to each office.

The decision to create a scholarship in his name was not a hard one. Bruno would be continuing to physically “give” to Saint Joe’s if he were alive. His family is funding this scholarship privately because they understand how far-reaching a quality education based on solid foundations can be in the life of an individual. It is their hope that the appropriate candidate will recognize the importance of this gift and use it to carry on the professional values that Bruno held so dear in life.

Bruno V. Garisto Scholarship – $5,000

The Garisto Family is pleased to provide financial support for students studying Food Marketing at Saint Joseph’s University.  Applications for this scholarship are now being accepted based on the following requirements.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Full-time undergraduate students entering their junior or senior year in fall 2024.
• Students majoring in food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University.
• Students with a minimum GPA of 2.9 (on a 4.0 scale).
• Completed application form (including short answer responses) submitted by the deadline.
• All applications must be submitted online.
• Essay length is 300-500 words.

Application Form:

Click here to access the Scholarship Application Form.

One scholarship is available for a rising junior. 

Deadline:

Submit the completed application (including the short answer responses) by April 5, 2024.

The winner will be notified by May 1, 2024.

The Eden Charitable Foundation, which is based in Wayne, PA, was established in 1955 by William Eden and subsequently directed by his children Franklin “Bud” Eden and Helen Eden until their passing in 1992. The organization provides financial assistance for “the betterment of health and welfare, religion, education, wildlife and our environment,” according to Foundation Trustee Brooks Eden.

Eden Charitable Foundation Scholarship – $5,000

The Eden Charitable Foundation is pleased to provide financial support for students studying Food Marketing at Saint Joseph’s University. Applications for this scholarship are now being accepted based on the following requirements.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Full-time undergraduate students entering their junior year in fall 2024.
• Students majoring in food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University.
• Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
• Completed application form (including essay response) submitted by the deadline.
• All applications must be submitted online.
• Essay length is 300-500 words.

Application Form:

Click here to access the Scholarship Application Form.

Deadline:

Submit the completed application (including the essay response) by April 5, 2024.

The winner will be notified by May 1, 2024.

The Genuardi Family Foundation believes that creating opportunities for students to excel academically prepares them for success in their careers and lives, so that they may be inspired to enrich their own communities. Thus, it is with pride that the Foundation annually partners with Saint Joseph’s University’s Academy of Food Marketing to fund three (3) two-year scholarships to rising juniors pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Food Marketing.

Scholarship History at Genuardi’s Family Markets

Over the next three decades, the Genuardi Brothers opened supermarkets throughout the Greater Philadelphia suburbs, actively engaging their own children in the business. By 1990,
Genuardi Family Markets was a $220 million business with 23 supermarkets, 5 discount retail outlets, and 2 wholesale facilities. They had built the largest independent supermarket chain in the Philadelphia region and one of the most respected in the entire industry.

The Genuardi’s history of providing scholarships began at their supermarkets. When the cousins purchased the business from their fathers in 1990, they created the Genuardi Brothers’ Scholarship to honor their fathers’ hard work and success. The scholarship was originally comprised of five (5) $2,000 grants awarded annually to eligible employees of Genuardi Family Markets to apply toward their education. The program was extremely well received and eventually grew to ten (10) $2,500 awards annually. Over 13 years, more than 100 scholarships
were awarded to Genuardi’s employees.

Scholarship’s History at the Academy of Food Marketing

Once family members sold the business to Safeway and formed the Genuardi Family Foundation, they sought a way to continue their support of academic achievement through a targeted scholarship program. The Foundation’s partnership with Saint Joseph’s University’s Academy of Food Marketing (AFM) was a natural next step.

The Genuardi Family Foundation is honored to offer this opportunity to the outstanding students enrolled in SJU’s Food Marketing Program. To date, 48 scholarships totaling $860,000
have been awarded to well-deserving SJU students.

The scholarship process is fully administered by Saint Joseph’s University’s Academy of Food Marketing, including application review, student interviews and scholarship recipient selection.

Genuardi Family Foundation Scholarship – $20,000

In 2004, the Foundation and SJU partnered to offer the Genuardi Family Foundation Scholarship (In Honor of the Genuardi Brothers), comprised of two (2) two-year scholarships annually
awarded to sophomores (or co-op students in the third year of the then five-year program) studying in the Academy of Food Marketing. In 2022, the Foundation added a third scholarship
recipient.

This $20,000 scholarship is applied over the recipient’s final two years. Scholarship recipients retain their eligibility to receive the second year of the scholarship by maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or better and staying in the Academy of Food Marketing program for the remaining 2 years of their education.

Application Materials:

• Cover Letter
• Application Instructions and Information
• Application
• Essay Question - Essay length is 300-500 words.

Deadline:

Submit the completed application (including the essay response) by April 5, 2024.

Interviews will be conducted in person or via Zoom the week of April 22-29, 2024.

The winners will be notified on or before May 1, 2024.

Lawrence J. Ferolie was a Lieutenant with the U.S. Navy. He served as an attorney with the Judge Advocate General staff (J.A.G.) before becoming an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York with Robert Morgenthau. He earned his law degree from Brooklyn Law School and capped his studies with a master’s degree in taxation (L.L.M.) from New York University. Larry left civil service to join his Father, A.J., in the management of Ferolie Corporation, a Manhattan-based Food Brokerage Company serving the Tri-state area. Leveraging his legal and leadership skills, L.J. grew his father’s company from one local office to a best-in-class regional organization — ESM Ferolie, responsible for almost two billion dollars in sales.

ESM Ferolie, an organization with strong traditions of excellence in each respective area of operation, has provided its valued clients with customized sales and marketing solutions since 1948. Each company is staffed with disciplined people with a commitment to service, leading-edge technology, and superior management to meet the challenges of the highly competitive consumer products environment. The business is family-owned and operated with a tradition of professional representation — a new level of excellence in human resources and training, and innovative local, regional and national marketing strategies. ESM Ferolie maintains the highest levels of honesty and integrity resulting from partnerships based on trust and commitment.

Lawrence and Jeanne were married for many years and had five children.

Lawrence and Jeanne Ferolie Scholarship – $5,000

Antony Ferolie is pleased to provide financial support, in honor of his parents, for students studying food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University. Applications for this scholarship are now being accepted based on the following requirements.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Full-time undergraduate students entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year in fall 2024.
• Students majoring in food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University.
• Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
• Completed application form (including essay response) submitted by the deadline.
• All applications must be submitted online.
• Essay length is 300-500 words.

Application Form:

Click here to access the Scholarship Application Form.

One scholarship is available for a rising sophomore. Three additional scholarships are available for a rising junior or senior. The application is the same for all classes.

Deadline:

Submit the completed application (including the essay response) by April 5, 2024.

The winner will be notified by May 1, 2024.

Lawrence J. Ferolie was a Lieutenant with the U.S. Navy. He served as an attorney with the Judge Advocate General staff (J.A.G.) before becoming an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York with Robert Morgenthau. He earned his law degree from Brooklyn Law School and capped his studies with a master’s degree in taxation (L.L.M.) from New York University. Larry left civil service to join his father, A.J., in the management of Ferolie Corporation, a Manhattan-based Food Brokerage Company serving the Tri-state area. Leveraging his legal and leadership skills, L.J. grew his father’s company from one local office to a best-in-class regional organization — ESM Ferolie, responsible for almost two billion dollars in sales.

ESM Ferolie, an organization with strong traditions of excellence in each respective area of operation, has provided its valued clients with customized sales and marketing solutions since 1948. Each company is staffed with disciplined people with a commitment to service, leading-edge technology and superior management to meet the challenges of the highly competitive consumer products environment. The business is family-owned and operated with a tradition of professional representation — a new level of excellence in human resources and training, and innovative local, regional and national marketing strategies. ESM Ferolie maintains the highest levels of honesty and integrity resulting from partnerships based on trust and commitment.

Lawrence and Jeanne were married for many years and had five children.

Lawrence and Jeanne Ferolie Scholarship – $5,000

Antony Ferolie is pleased to provide financial support, in honor of his parents, for students studying food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University. Applications for this scholarship are now being accepted based on the following requirements.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Full-time undergraduate students entering their sophomore, junior or senior year in fall 2024.
• Students majoring in food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University.
• Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
• Completed application form (including essay response) submitted by the deadline.
• All applications must be submitted online.
• Essay length is 300-500 words.

Application Form:

Click here to access the Scholarship Application Form.

One scholarship is available for a rising senior. Three additional scholarships are available for a rising sophomore or junior. The application is the same for all classes.

Deadline:

Submit the completed application (including the essay response) by April 5, 2024.

The winner will be notified by May 1, 2024.

Four Philadelphia-based trade organizations, with long and successful histories, merged to create MAFTO: the Association of Manufacturers Representatives (AMR), the Tri State Dairy Deli Association, the Philadelphia Food Trades Organization and the Mid Atlantic Frozen Foods Association.

This merger became official on January 1, 2005. MAFTO’s goal is to raise money to promote the retail food industry through education and scholarships and to donate to those in need. Money is raised through our social and trade-related events: General Membership Dinners; Annual Golf Outing; Christmas for All Kids Holiday Party/Monte Carlo Night and our Signature Gala Weekend held in early November in Atlantic City, NJ.

MAFTO is the most influential and relevant food trades organization in the Greater Philadelphia Market. With the merger of the four different groups, it has served the retail and foodservice industries in one form or another for more than 100 years. In addition, at the end of 2018, MAFTO became a 501c3 organization.

The MAFTO board is comprised of approximately 25 directors all donating their free time to make all this happen. They work extremely hard at their full-time jobs and then give their free time to support MAFTO so that we can provide scholarships and charitable benefits to those in need. This organization would not be in existence without these generous people.

With the many changes facing our industry, the need for an organization like MAFTO has never been greater. We are in a unique position to bring together manufacturers, brokers, wholesalers, distributors, service providers and retailers for meaningful dialog at a variety of networking events throughout the year. I can think of no better way to stay abreast of the industry than to hear firsthand from its key leadership over cocktails and dinner.

In addition, MAFTO awards college scholarships to qualified members, their families and dependents regardless of their field of study. Over the years, we have awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships. We also organize and execute several community service projects during the year, which have included serving dinner at Hope Lodge for cancer patients, volunteering at Philabundance and providing toys to needy children at Christmas. We encourage all our members to participate in these initiatives. The Sunshine/Save-A-Life committee reaches out to people in our industry experiencing challenging circumstances or tragedy with words of encouragement, a helping hand and financial assistance. Our charity is always offered discreetly and with love.

Membership to MAFTO is free and open to anyone in the retail food industry or supporting industries employed in a professional, management or leadership capacity. We fund our organization and charitable efforts through the several events we hold and therefore ask that our members attend as many of our events as they can each year.

For more information, please visit www.mafto.org.

MAFTO Scholarship – $10,000

The Mid-Atlantic Food Trade Organization is pleased to provide financial support for students studying food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University. Applications for this scholarship are now being accepted based on the following requirements.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Full-time undergraduate students entering their senior year as of fall 2024.
• Students with a minimum GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale).
• Completed application form (including essay response, employer recommendation form, and professor recommendation form).
• Essay length is 300-500 words.

Application Form:

Click here to access the Scholarship Application Form.

One scholarship is available for a rising senior.

Application Materials:

Click here to download a copy of the Employer Recommendation Form.
Click here to download a copy of the Professor Recommendation Form.

Deadline:

Submit the completed application (including essay response, employer recommendation form, and professor recommendation form) by April 5, 2024.

Interviews:

Interviews will be conducted in person or via Zoom the week of April 22-29, 2024.

The winner will be notified by May 1, 2024.

Robert (Bob) Higgins graduated from Saint Joseph’s University in 1968. Higgins devoted his entire business career to the grocery industry, working for Scott Paper and Irving Tissue. At Scott Paper, he started as a District Manager and left the company as Vice President of U.S. Consumer Sales. He then went on to hold the position of Senior Vice President/General Manager of U.S. Business at Irving Tissue. During this time, he served on the Food Marketing Educational Foundation’s Board of Governors. After leaving Irving Tissue, he went on to manage the Academy of Food Marketing from 2005 to 2017. Much of his time was spent on recruitment, placement and expansion strategies for the Academy. In honor of his service, the Academy of Food Marketing and the Food Marketing Educational Foundation’s Board of Governors created the Robert R. Higgins Scholarship upon Robert’s retirement from Saint Joseph’s University.

Robert R. Higgins Scholarship – $1,500

The Academy of Food Marketing at Saint Joseph’s University is pleased to provide financial support for students studying Food Marketing at Saint Joseph’s University, in honor of Bob Higgins. Applications for this scholarship are now being accepted based on the following requirements.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Full-time undergraduate students entering their senior year in fall 2024.
• Students majoring in food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University.
• Completed application form submitted by the deadline.
• All applications must be submitted online.

Application Form:

Click here to access the Scholarship Application Form.

One scholarship is available for a rising senior.

Deadline:

Submit the completed application by April 5, 2024.

The winner will be notified by May 1, 2024.

William (Bill) Kane was killed in an automobile accident while driving home following a day of taking inventory at the Oaks Warehouse of Fleming Foods.

Kane was in his mid-thirties at the time of the accident. He had graduated from Villanova University and had worked for A & P prior to joining Fleming. He was a buyer/merchandiser for Fleming and was a very popular individual with his colleagues and the many representatives that had occasion to call on him at Fleming.

During his time with Fleming, he was the center of a social gathering of many people who would meet at local pubs after work to unwind and enjoy good fellowship. He organized tailgate parties at Eagles Football games and made the everyday work of doing business something that one looked forward to, especially if that work took you to Fleming Foods and Bill Kane’s desk.

Following his untimely death, a group of five men met at the offices of Genuardi Markets to discuss the creation of a lasting memorial to their fallen friend. What they created was the William J. Kane Scholarship at the Academy of Food Marketing of Saint Joseph’s University.

William J. Kane Scholarship – $8,192

One scholarship will be awarded per academic year. 

Eligibility Requirements:

• Full-time undergraduate students entering their senior year as of fall 2024.
• Students with a minimum GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale).
• Completed application form (including essay response).
• Essay length is 300-500 words.

Application Form:

Click here to access the Scholarship Application Form.

Deadline:

Submit the completed application (including the essay response) by April 5, 2024.

Interviews will be conducted in person or via Zoom the week of April 22-29, 2024.

The winner will be notified by May 1, 2024.

A goal of the New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) is to provide scholarships to students, employees and families of NJFC member companies and staff. This program will provide member benefit investment in the future of the food industry and families of NJFC.

Eligibility & Scholarship Award:

The Raymond J. Maniaci Education Scholarship Award is in the amount of $8,000. Those eligible to apply are New Jersey resident students of Saint Joseph’s University who are food marketing majors with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). Graduate students are not eligible to apply for this scholarship. Previous recipients of the Raymond J. Maniaci Education Scholarship Award may not reapply.

Selection of Winners:

A Selection Committee comprised of the Maniaci Family will meet in the spring to select the winner. In evaluating the applicants, the committee considers the applicants’ grades, written essay, letter of recommendation and financial need. Students must be in good standing and free from disciplinary actions. The winner is selected largely on the basis of academic merit with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or better, essay, letter of recommendation and financial need. (Demonstration of special financial need is weighted higher.) All applicants are notified of the results by the end of May.

Program Administration:

To assure complete impartiality in the selection of the winner and to maintain a high level of professionalism in dealing with students and parents, the Raymond J. Maniaci Education Scholarship Program is managed through the oversight of the NJFC Education Scholarship Selection Committee.

Application Form:

Click here to download a copy of the 2024 Raymond J. Maniaci Education Scholarship Application.

Deadline for submission of applications is April 19, 2024.

Scholarship Recipient Responsibilities:

The scholarship recipient must enroll as a full-time college student majoring in food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University in the fall of the year in which the scholarship is awarded and continue in school for the entire academic year without interruption, barring illness, emergency or military service. The scholarship check will be mailed to Saint Joseph’s University for credit to the selected student’s account.

Payment of Scholarship Funds:

The scholarship payment is made in the following way. On or about July 15, the scholarship check will be sent to Saint Joseph’s University for the scholarship recipient for the academic term. Checks are made payable to the college.

For additional information regarding the scholarship program, contact:

New Jersey Food Council
429 Riverview Plaza
Trenton, NJ, 08611
609-392-8899 / 609-396-6571 (Fax)
E-mail: njfc@njfoodcouncil.com