Intact awards 16 students for annual scholarship program

Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions has awarded $3,000 college scholarships to 16 students connected to its employees and distribution partners.

The annual program recognizes students for academic achievement, leadership, and involvement in their schools and communities. This year’s recipients are preparing to attend colleges and universities across the US, with one student still undecided on where to enroll this fall.

Since 2003, the scholarship program has awarded scholarships to nearly 400 students. It is funded by the Intact Charitable Trust and administered by Scholarship America, a nonprofit scholarship program administrator.

"We're continually inspired by the passion and determination of our applicants. We're proud to recognize this year's recipients for their achievements and support them as they pursue their academic goals,” said Lynn O'Leary, EVP and chief operating officer, Global Specialty Lines at Intact.

The 2026 scholarship recipients are:

• Aleece Anglese, whose parent or grandparent works for Cottingham & Butler Insurance Services, Inc., will attend the University of Iowa.
• Alexis O' Brien, whose parent or grandparent works for Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, will attend Marist College.
• Ava Sanderson, whose parent or grandparent works for Alera Group, Inc., is undecided.
• Brooke Woeslaw, whose parent or grandparent works for Hylant Group, Inc., will attend Grand Canyon University.
• Hailey Diaz, whose parent or grandparent works for Specialty Program Group, LLC, will attend Mount Saint Mary College.
• Ian Graves, whose parent or grandparent works for Intact, will attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Isabelle Drayer, whose parent or grandparent works for HUB International New England, LLC, will attend American University.
• Katie Guest, whose parent or grandparent works for Intact, will attend the University of Vermont.
• Kristen Janiak, whose parent or grandparent works for Intact, will attend Northern Illinois University.
• Kylie Amaro, whose parent or grandparent works for Intact, will attend Salve Regina University.
• London Guth, whose parent or grandparent works for IMA, Inc., will attend Brigham Young University.
• Marcella Hoffman, whose parent or grandparent works for Dolliff, Inc., will attend Marquette University.
• Mary Hajduk, whose parent or grandparent works for Intact, will attend Bethel University.
• Meredith Garvey, whose parent or grandparent works for Intact, will attend Bethel University.
• Rachel Baker, whose parent or grandparent works for Intact, will attend Providence College.
• Sabrina Fons, whose parent or grandparent works for Intact, will attend the University of Dayton.