Scholarships

The Cape Cod Salties offers and supports the following memorial scholarships honoring past members.

• Terry Tessein Memorial Scholarships
• Stanley Daggett Memorial Scholarship
• Al Brewster Memorial Scholarship

Terry C. Tessein Memorial Scholarship

Throughout his life, Terry was extremely passionate about the outdoors and conservation. He loved all aspects of the outdoors and also loved sharing and teaching other about it. He was delighted to see people with their own passion for the outdoors and wanted to cultivate that passion in others. He wanted people to not only love and appreciate the outdoors, but also to be good stewards of it.

The purpose of this scholarship is help the future stewards of the outdoors. Terry would have loved to see new generations of those who care about the outdoors the way he did be able to follow their passions.

To be eligible for this scholarship, the recipient must be:

• A graduating senior at a Cape Cod high school and;
• Either:
• Pursuing a college degree in any outdoor-related discipline (including, but not limited to Environmental Science, Marine Biology, Wildlife Management); or
• Intending to pursue a career in Conservation Law Enforcement by attending a school that offers either a major or a concentration in Conservation Law Enforcement. Additionally, those seeking to participate in a Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program may be eligible.

This $1,000 scholarship will be awarded each year by the Cape Cod Salties Fishing Club to one eligible individual as mentioned above. To apply for this scholarship, applicants must submit an essay detailing their passion for the outdoors and why he or she intends to pursue a degree or career as mentioned above. Essays should be no more than 2 typed pages.

Please submit essay to:

Terry C. Tessein Memorial Scholarship Fund

Cape Cod Salties

c/o David Tessein

2 McDevitt Dr.

Woburn, MA 01801

Donations to the Terry Tessein Memorial Scholarship can be made to:

Cape Cod Salties Foundation

Terry Tessein Scholarship

P O Box 1183

South Dennis, MA 02660

or

Donate Online

Stanley Daggett Memorial Scholarship

Stan Daggett was a former DY Math Teacher and Math Department Head who inspired many students in the use and pursuit of mathematics during their lives. He also was a charter member of the Cape Cod Salties Sportfishing Club where he shared his love and great knowledge of the sport, the fish and the Cape Cod environment with members and children for five decades.

This scholarship is coordinated by the Guidance Department and selected by the Math Department of the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School.

Donations to the Stan Daggett Memorial Scholarship can be made to:

Cape Cod Salties Foundation

Stan Daggett Scholarship

P O Box 1183

South Dennis, MA 02660

or

Donate Online

Past Recipients
2023 Stephanie Astimbay Calle, Simmons University
2022 Brent O'Hearn, Northeastern University
2021 Eric Carder, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2020 Sydney Bailey
2018 Kevin Liu
2017 Thien Nguyen, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
2016 Philson Naquines, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2015 Hannah Davies, Suffolk University
2014 Samantha Terasconi
2013 Rebecca Feeney
2010 Megan Barry

Al Brewster Memorial Scholarship

Al Brewster loved to see new generations of those who care about the outdoors the way he did be able to follow their passions. Al was a woodcarver, fly tyer and avid fisherman.

The purpose of this scholarship is to help the future stewards of the outdoors.

To be eligible for this scholarship, the recipient must be:

• A graduating senior at a Cape Cod high school, or a graduating senior who is a family member of a Cape Cod Salties:
• Either:
• Pursuing a college degree in any outdoor-related discipline (including, but not limited to Environmental Science, Marine Biology, Wildlife Management); or
• Intending to pursue a career in Conservation Law Enforcement by attending a school that offers either a major or a concentration in Conservation Law Enforcement. Additionally, those seeking to participate in a Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program may be eligible.

This $1,000 scholarship will be awarded each year by the Cape Cod Salties Foundation, Inc. to one eligible individual as mentioned above. In order to apply for this scholarship, applicants must submit an essay detailing their passion for the outdoors and why he or she intends to pursue a degree or career as mentioned above. Essays should be no more than 2 typed pages.

Please submit essay to:

Cape Cod Salties Foundation, Inc.

C. Randall Sherman Chairman

Box 1183

S. Dennis, MA 02660

Donations to the Al Brewster Memorial Scholarship can be made to:

Cape Cod Salties Foundation

Al Brewster Scholarship

P O Box 1183

South Dennis, MA 02660

or

Donate Online

Past Recipients
2023 Ryan Christensen, Barnstable High School, Northeastern University
2020 Gunnar Bennett, Middletown High School, University of Rhode Island