The Richard Gorecki Scholarship
2024 Award Recipients
Brianna Burg
University of Colorado
Demeter Burns
St. John Fisher University
Stephanie Chmielewski
Xavier University
Lidia Cwalina
University of Pittsburgh
Stefanie Cwalina
University of Pittsburgh
Aleksandra Dudek
University of Michigan
Jacob Gasior
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Maya Jablonowski
Barry University
Victoria Jedruszko
Wayne State University
Daria Komeza
National Louis University
Victoria Konicki
Russell Sage College
Konrad Kozlowski
University of Miami
Amelia Lach
University of San Francisco
Marcel Lata
Pennsylvania State University
Lilianna Matala
State University of New York
Kent Maximilian Ninomiya
Columbia University
Dominika Orwat
Baruch College
Jakob Papiez
The College of New Jersey
Thomas Robaczewski
Illinois State University
Kamila Skalska
Champlain College
Daniel Sobczak
Dakota State University
Alexandra Stanczak
University of Southern California
Julia Wenderska Cook
Texas Tech University
Alexandra Wnuk
Lehigh University
Timothy Wnuk
Pennsylvania State University
Abigail Wrzesinski
Oakland University
The Richard Gorecki
Scholarship Distribution
1997-2000 | 63 Students | $69,020
2001-2005 | 16 Students | $13,500
2006-2010 | 40 Students | $66,100
2011-2015 | 163 Students | $164,000
2016-2020 | 108 Students | $199,250
2021-2024 | 80 Students | $112,000
Grand Total: $623,870
What our Recipients are Saying
“Thank you and once again I am truly grateful for your support. I have already been accepted into medical school and will be attending Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2025. This scholarship is helping me get one step closer to my future success. I deeply appreciate the support and generosity of PACC.”
- Demeter B.
“Thank you for the scholarship! I am truly honored to be a recipient of the Richard C. Gorecki Scholarship and grateful am for your support towards my educational journey. Dziękuję Bardzo!”
- Lydia C.
“I really appreciate the scholarship that the foundation has rewarded me with.”
- Marcel L.
“Thank you for the incredible news! I am deeply grateful for all the work you and the PACCF do for us students. I humbly accept this award!
- Kent M.N.
“That’s a fantastic news. Thank you so much! I’m extremely grateful.”
— Dominika O.
“Thank you for supporting my academic goals and investing in my future.”
— Jakob P.
“Thank you for the wonderful news! I am tremendously grateful for the Polish American Congress Charitable Foundation's support in my academic career and professional endeavors. This scholarship will be extremely helpful as I continue my undergraduate studies this year. Thank you for supporting me and many other Polish American students every year!”
— Alexandra S.
“Once again I wanted to thank you, the PACCF, and the selection committee for considering me and awarding me this scholarship.”
— Julia W.
“I am extremely honored to receive the Richard C. Górecki Scholarship! Once again, thank you so much for awarding me this scholarship!”
— Alexandra W.
“Thank you so much for awarding me the scholarship as it well be a great financial help for my sophomore year.”
— Timothy W.
“Thank you so much for selecting me as one of the recipients of the PACCF Richard Gorecki Scholarship! I’m so excited and grateful! It will help me more than you could ever know!”
— Abigail W.