NEW JERSEY CEREMONYRecognizing initiative, service, and achievement in youthSeptember 21, 2019 | Celgene Corporation | Summit, NJ

THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD

Congratulations to this year’s 98 Congressional Award Recipients!

with special guests

CONGRESSMAN TOM MALINOWSKICONGRESSMAN DONALD PAYNE, JR.

PROGRAM

MASTER OF CEREMONIESAnthony Johnson

WABC-TV

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

AWARD PRESENTATIONU.S. Representative Tom MalinowskiU.S. Representative Donald Payne, Jr.

New Jersey Medalists at the 2018 statewide ceremony.

EARNED. NOT GIVEN.The United States Congress’ highest honor for youth.

INVOCATIONChaplain Wesley KenyonWyckoff Assembly of God

WELCOME FROM TITLE SPONSORRich Bagger

Executive Vice President ofCorporate Affairs & Market Access

Celgene Corporation

CONGRESSIONAL GUESTS OF HONOR

CLOSING REMARKS

STEM STARS PRESENTATIONU.S. Representative Tom MalinowskiU.S. Representative Donald Payne, Jr.

Pat Gliha, Celgene Corporation

REP. DONALD PAYNE, JR. (NJ-10)

Rep. Malinowski is serving in his first term in Congress. He was born in Communist Poland during the height of the Cold War. At the age of six, he and his mother fled to the United States, and he grew up in Central Jersey. Malinowski served as a Senior Director on President Clinton’s National Security Council, a chief advocate for Human Rights Watch, and Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor under the Obama Administration.

A Newark native, Rep. Payne, Jr. has served the people of the 10th Congressional District since 2012. He serves as Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery and is a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Payne began his long career in public service when he founded Newark South Ward Junior Democrats. He also served as an adviser to the YMCA Youth in Government program.

REP. TOM MALINOWSKI (NJ-07)

AWARDEESBR

ONZE

GOLD

Sanmathi Priya Abiram- Lakshmi DeviAlexa AjelloGabrielle AkiatanChristina BeggsRachel BehlingKristen BrineyBrian BurrKaren ChaineyMegan ChanCeline ChuSan’aa Doss

Mary GanTabitha Gonzalez-MorabitoJoseph GuerrieroAlexandra Gulko-HymanSedat GuvercinAlexander HorwedelRoyce JacobsIrene KangSaadet KeskinMaia KrivorukAnthony KukalBrian Looney

Zachary AsseltaAndre BiehlRobert CuffCiara DiMaioloEvan DolisznyCaitlin D’SouzaCory GorczyckiRyan GreffAnushka IyerKunal Kanwar

Kendall KeelenZachary KimAlexandra KukalJames Joseph LabereeShannon LeahyKrishna ParikhIshika PatelKhushi PatelKrishant PutrevuHoon Hee Rhew

Ozlem AkilliJongyun AnNikhit BasineniBerenika BelenkiyJustin BillmanMaxim BrekhmanAshley BurkeyEmily CareyNikhil ChoudharyIlayda Demirdag

Michaela GuoFrancesca HollHannah JonesJueun KwonAlyssa LegoMandy LinSindhu NagarakantiRohan PalleAngela PanSagar Patil

GOLD

Rahul SobtiDaniel SonEliza TagleDavid TakacsVicky TrieuCianna WinklerAmanda Witkowski

Megan MajewskiFelipe MardonesMary MartinezJames McElduffEmily McKennaJennifer MendelMarna MooreAedan MoranGenevieve MorganWill MorrisonDaniele NodariPriscilla Oliveira

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The Congressional Award is the United States Congress’ only charity and the highest honor bestowed upon young Americans. The program is open to all young people ages 13 1/2 to 23. Participants earn Bronze, Silver, and Gold Certificates and Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medals. Each level involves setting goals in four program areas: Voluntary Public Service, Personal Development, Physical Fitness, and Expedition/Exploration.

Learn more at www.congressionalaward.org.

New Jersey remains one of the most active states in The Congressional Award’s national portfolio, ranking within the top ten states in both the number of enrolled participants and number of awards earned.

The Garden State has produced 6,622 awardees all-time. There are currently 4,563 participants pursuing the award. The 98 New Jersey Congressional Award Medalists being honored this year have contributed 22,634 hours of voluntary public service to their communities.

ABOUT THE AWARD THE IMPACT IN NEW JERSEY

Rahul PalleJonathan PridgenShlok RohatagiIsabella SaponaroSage Savoia-Di GregorioLeah ShawJayme SooySiddarth SridharJoshua Whitaker

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Yogesh RamaniAnesha SanthanamKevin SheppardAndrew SwansonMichelle VassilevLindsey WettsteinPavel Zhelnin

P R O G R A M A R E A SVOLUNTARY PUBLIC SERVICE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL FITNESS EXPEDITION / EXPLORATIONSharing time and talentsfor the benefit of others

Pursuing new interests or advancing in ongoing interests

Improving one’squality of life

Immersion in an unfamiliar environment or culture

Through The Congressional Award, Congress challenges youth to take action in developing their community and their own future.

EVENT SPONSORCelgene is proud to partner with The Congressional Award to support youth development in New Jersey.

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