Shown from left are Rebecca Friend, CEO of BBB Serving New Hampshire, Deanna (Brodeur) Rochette, manager of Rochette Funeral Home, Nashua resident Isabella Rioux and Eric Rochette, owner of Rochette Funeral Home. Rioux, a student at North Shore Community College, was the recipient of a $1,000 Trade School Scholarship. Courtesy photo

CONCORD – Eight students pursuing post-secondary educational opportunities recently received scholarships from the Better Business Bureau Serving New Hampshire.

The Robert M. Shomphe Student Integrity Scholarships are awarded annually to outstanding students who personify ethics as demonstrated through leadership, community service and overall personal integrity as well as academic history. Shomphe, for whom the scholarships are named, was a past president of BBB Serving New Hampshire and advocated for advancing marketplace trust in New Hampshire.

Scholarship winners were selected from a pool of applicants and are family members of BBB-accredited businesses in New Hampshire who are pursuing further education after high school.

In 2023, five $1,000 scholarships were awarded to students attending trade schools and three $5,000 scholarships were given to students attending colleges and universities.

The recipients and affiliated accredited businesses of the Collegiate Scholarship include:

-Ryan Dodge of Manchester, a student at Bentley University

-Universal Windows Direct of Manchester

-Myles Leatherman of Rye, a student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

-Jai Institute on Parenting

-Peyton Trento of Concord, a student at Northeastern University

-The Rumford Stone.

Recipients and affiliated accredited businesses of the Trade School Scholarship include:

-Isabella Rioux of Nashua, a student at North Shore Community College

-Rochette Funeral Homes and Cremation Services

-Darsy Morgrage of Manchester, a student at Manchester School of Technology

-Cote Electric

-Alex Williams of Merrimack, a student at Granite State Trade School

-Laurie Williams, CPA

-Hayden Robinson of Raymond, a student at Iowa Central Community College

-Palmer Gas and Oil

-Matthew DeRoche of Boscawen, a student at Lakes Region Community College

-Lovering Volvo Cars Meredith

“We’re thrilled to be able to support this impressive group of students who have already grasped and embraced a commitment to ethics and responsibility that they are carrying forward through their education and into the workplace,” said BBB Serving NH CEO Rebecca Friend.