Jonathan Slusher Memorial Scholarship Foundation

The Jonathan Slusher Memorial Scholarship Foundation would like to announce the 2014 Journalism/Communications awards. The winners are:

• Devany Burke from Hunterdon Central
• Kelly Fleming from North Hunterdon
• Sean Gallagher from Mt. Olive
• Kirsten Eversen from Mendham
• Reid Riccordella from West Morris Central.

The Scholarship Awards are $1,000 and are made possible by the annual Jon Slusher 5K Run/Walk, and by the generosity of donors from many parts of the country. The Foundation is a 501- c-3 charity and all contributions are tax exempt.

The 2014 Jon Slusher 5K Race/Walk will once again take place in Califon as an event within the Califon Street Festival on October 5, 2014.  Jon Slusher’s parents and siblings combined Jon’s love of Journalism and Racing to set up a Foundation to remember him through scholarships, after he succumbed to brain cancer in 2010 during his tenure as the Editor of the Hunterdon Review. The Race/Walk will begin at 1 PM, when runners will gather at the Bartley Bridge, then proceed down River Road, loop left at Hoffman’s Crossing and proceed down the Columbia trail to the Califon Train Station.

This year, the Jon Slusher 5K Race has been added to the USATF-NJ Grand Prix. This means that runners belonging to USA Track and Field, New Jersey, receive a reduced application fee, earn 500 points for running the race, and are eligible for USATF cash prizes.

Last modified: July 21, 2014