Anthony Buggy Richardson Memorial Scholarship

Position Type:
Freehold Boro High School/Anthony Buggy Richardson

Date Posted:
8/25/2016

Location:
FHSANTHONY "BUGGY" RICHARDSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (Freehold High School Students)

One (1) $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior from Freehold High School.

The Anthony "Buggy" Richardson Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Freehold Borough's own, Anthony Richardson. Anthony graduated from Freehold High School in 1987 and passed away from cancer in October 2014. The scholarship and, more importantly, the recipients will serve to honor the memory and legacy of Anthony.

Anthony was a three-sport (football, basketball and baseball) athlete at Freehold High School. He earned eight varsity letters while leading the teams to division titles. As a baseball player, he earned All-District and All-Division honors. As a football player, he earned All-District, All-Division, All-County, All-Shore and All-State honors as the starting quarterback. It was these honors that helped him earn a full athletic scholarship to Temple University. Anthony excelled at Temple as the quarterback of the football team. He was the only quarterback to have a winning record in decades at the University until 2009. Anthony graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing & Education from Temple University in 1991.
After graduating from Temple, Anthony went on to have a highly successful career in sales. He won numerous awards including the prestigious Pinnacle Award while at Bristol Myers-Squibb. Before passing, Anthony worked as a sales representative for Genoptix. Anthony was inducted into the Freehold High School Athletic Hall of Fame in May 2010.

Anthony was a success on and off the field, but above that he was loved and respected by all. He was a true leader. The recipient of this scholarship will need to embody the same qualities as Anthony. They should be a well-rounded athlete and individual, who not only wants to succeed but wants to see others succeed as well. They should be a leader and a protector of others. They should have a positive attitude and be driven to succeed in life no matter what obstacles/challenges they encounter. They should be self-motivated, a hard-worker, ambitious and a people person.

Selection Criteria:

• Applicant must be a Freehold Borough resident and a student of color demonstrating financial need;
• Must be accepted to and attending a college/university in the fall;
• Applicant must have attained an overall B average during his/her attendance in high school; and
• Applicant must be a Varsity letter winner in at least two sports OR Applicant must be a Varsity letter winner in at least one sport and one non-athletic extracurricular activity.

Application Criteria

• Essay about him/herself and their life experiences, his/her goals, any challenges he/she has overcome and why he/she should be considered for this scholarship;
• Letter of recommendation from Varsity sport coach and letter from a teacher or principal;
• High school transcript;