NEW JERSEY CEREMONYRecognizing initiative, service, and achievement in youthSeptember 8, 2018 | Celgene Corporation | Summit, NJ

CONGRESSIONAL AWARD

Congratulations to this year’s 92 Congressional Award Recipients!

with special guest

CONGRESSMAN LEONARD LANCEU.S. REPRESENTATIVE (NJ-07)

PROGRAM

MASTER OF CEREMONIESKatie Kyros

News 12 New Jersey

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

KEYNOTE & AWARD PRESENTATIONU.S. Representative Leonard Lance

New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District

New Jersey Medalists at the 2017 state ceremony.

2018 CEREMONYSeptember 8, 2018

INVOCATIONChaplain Gary Holden

CEO, The Police Chaplain Program

WELCOME FROM TITLE SPONSORRich Bagger

Executive Vice President ofCorporate Affairs & Market Access

Celgene Corporation

Elected to Congress in 2008, Congressman Lance is currently serving in his fifth term. Lance represents New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, which includes parts of Essex, Morris, Somerset, Union, and Warren counties as well as all of Hunterdon County.

Prior to Congress, Lance served as a member of the New Jersey State Senate where he represented the 23rd Legislative District. He held the position of Minority Leader from 2004-2008.

In 2009, Lance was appointed to the House Financial Services Committee, where he worked on a wide range of issues relating to the financial services sector and the American economy.

Congressman Lance is now a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he will play a greater role in protecting and expanding jobs in New Jersey’s energy, life sciences, and telecommunication sectors.

Before his election to the State Senate Lance served in the New Jersey General Assembly for 11 years (1991-2002), where he chaired the Budget Committee and led the fight against borrowing without voter approval.

Born and raised in Hunterdon County, Lance attended North Hunterdon Regional High School. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University, law degree from Vanderbilt University, and master’s degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University.

He is married to Heidi A. Rohrbach and they have a son, Peter Frank, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. The Lances reside in Clinton Township.

CONGRESSIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER

CLOSING REMARKS

REP. LEONARD LANCE (NJ-07)

STEM STARS PRESENTATIONU.S. Representative Leonard Lance

& Celgene Corporation

AWARDEESBR

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Nikhil AggarwalOzlem AkilliLoulia Al BitarSamantha ArdBerenika BelenkiyJustin BillmanCydney BlackAshley BurkeyEmily CareyEdward CarringtonNikhil ChoudharyTiffany Cruz

Declan DavisLuke DavisKatie DiCarloColin EvoyRebeca FomichAlyssa GriecoKendall HagemanMelissa HicinbothemShannon IgoAnanya IyerAnushka IyerHezekiah Jenkins

Gabriella AliceaEunice BaeTanvi BekalNishay BhatnagarNora FaverzaniJames ForanJoshua GeldreichZachary GillRobert GreeleyAlexandra Hsueh

Vidhi JainJulia JeongSofia KwonRaelynne MillerMalvika NarayanJeremy NugentAlexis OliverAnthony OlivioSakshi ParikhSasanka Pitta

Zachary AsseltaAndre BiehlWoo-Young ChoRobert CuffCory GorczyckiShane JonesKunal KanwarNathanial KimEashan KrishnamoorthyAlexandra Kukal

Jacqueline LeeJingyuan LuSaniya NagaliIshika PatelKrishant PutrevuCharis ShinAmanda SlaterKatherine SunAriel TonneJohn Trombetta

GOLD

Richard RiveraCraig ScharmannHeli ShahRiya ShahNicolette Traa

Edward KachinskiKaitlyn KingDaniel LairdMandy LinTatiyanna MingoLe’Santha NaickerMatthew NewmanJohn RinaldiElias RiosAnesha SanthanamKevin SheppardIlana Sheykhet

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The Congressional Award is the United States Congress’ only charity and the highest honor bestowed upon young Americans. The program is open to all young people ages 13 1/2 to 23. Participants earn Bronze, Silver, and Gold Certificates and Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medals. Each level involves setting goals in four program areas: Voluntary Public Service, Personal Development, Physical Fitness, and Expedition/Exploration.

Learn more at www.congressionalaward.org.

New Jersey remains one of the most active states in The Congressional Award’s national portfolio, ranking within the top ten states in both the number of enrolled participants and number of awards earned.

The Garden State has produced 6,306 awardees all-time. There are currently 3,335 participants pursuing the award. The 92 New Jersey Congressional Award Medalists being honored this year have contributed 25,770 hours of voluntary public service to their communities.

ABOUT THE AWARD THE IMPACT IN NEW JERSEY

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P R O G R A M A R E A SVOLUNTARY PUBLIC SERVICE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL FITNESS EXPEDITION / EXPLORATIONSharing time and talentsfor the benefit of others

Pursuing new interests or advancing in ongoing interests

Improving one’squality of life

Immersion in an unfamiliar environment or culture

Through The Congressional Award, Congress challenges youth to take action in developing their community and their own future.

EVENT SPONSORCelgene is proud to partner with The Congressional Award to support youth development in New Jersey.

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