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


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.

The Terry C. Tessein Memorial scholarship is administered by the Cape Cod Foundation. Instructions for applying can be found at: 

Cape Cod Foundation


 

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


Terry C. Tessein Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Year   Recipient   High School   Attending   Field of Study
 2025   Jessie Swain   Nauset Regional High   University of California Santa Cruz   Marine Biology
 2024   Scott LaFleur   Bourne High
  Eckerd College
  Marine Biology
 2023   Elizabeth Litton   Falmouth High
  University of Vermont
  Environmental Science and Parks, Recreation, & Tourism
 2021   Joseph Beaudoin
  Falmouth High
  Paul Smith College
  Fish & Wildlife Science
 2020   Tyler McKay
  Sagamore Beach
  Unity College
  Conservation Law
 2019   John Daigneault
  Mashpee High
  UMass Amherst
 
 2018   Benjamin Bohnenberge
  Mashpee High
  Colgate
  Environmental Economics, Environmental Science
 2017   Erin O’Malley
  Falmouth High
  Keene State
   

 


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


Stanley Daggett Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Year   Recipient   High School   Attending
Field of Study 
2025   Brodie Boulette
  D-Y High
  Massachusetts Maritime Academy 
  Marine Science and Environmental Protection 
2023   Stephanie Astimbay Calle 
  D-Y High
  Simmons University    
2022   Brent O'Hearn
  D-Y High
  Northeastern University
  Physics
2021   Eric Carder
  D-Y High
  University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  Physics
2020   Sydney Bailey
  D-Y High
  University of Massachusetts, Boston
  Biology
2018   Kevin Liu    D-Y High
  University of Massachusetts, Lowell
  Physics
2017   Thien Nguyen
  D-Y High
  University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
   
2016   Philson Naquines
  D-Y High
  University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  Chemical Engineering
2015   Hannah Davies
  D-Y High
  Suffolk University
  Marketing Art and Design 
2014   Samantha Terasconi
  D-Y High
  Bridgewater State University
  Teaching (Mathematics
2013   Rebecca Feeney
  D-Y High
  Boston College
   
2010   Megan Barry
  D-Y High
  University of Hartford
  Biology (Pre-Veterinary Studies)

 


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.
 The Al Brewster Memorial Scholarship is administered by the Cape Cod Foundation. Instructions for applying can be found at:

Cape Cod Foundation



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


Al Brewster Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Year   Recipient   High School   Attending   Field of Study
2025   Kaia Phillips
  Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical
  Bowdoin College
  Environmental Studies
2023   Ryan Christensen
  Barnstable High
  Northeastern University
  Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science
2022   Gunnar Bennett
  Middletown High
  University of Rhode Island
  Ocean Engineering
2020   Gunnar Bennett
  Middletown High
  University of Rhode Island
  Ocean Engineering
2020   Liam Joseph Chach
      Landing School
   
2013   Micheal Pallotta
  Arlington Catholic High
  Roger Williams University
  Biology
2010   Brian Dickson Jones
  Upper Cape Cod Regional Voc Tech
  University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
  Writing, Rhetoric & Communication