(above) Michael T. Naya, Jr., with Dr. Walter E. Boright, historian, who announced Naya being awarded the Peter Anthony Boright Memorial Scholarship for History.
Michael Naya Awarded History Scholarship
Michael T. Naya, Jr. has been awarded the Peter Anthony Boright Memorial Scholarship for “exceptional interest and achievement in documenting history.” A 2020 graduate of David Brearley High School, he is a life-long Kenilworth resident descended from three old-time Kenilworth families: the Cardellas, Raimondis, and Givens. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Naya, Sr., he will begin his freshman year this September at Kean University, Union. Admitted to its College of Liberal Arts, Mr. Naya will major in history with a goal of becoming a history teacher.
Walter E. Boright, Ed. D., historian and president of Historic Signs, Inc., indicated that the committee “was impressed with Mr. Naya’s scholastic achievements at Brearley, particularly in history courses, and for his pursuit of documenting history through those who lived it.” Mr. Naya is the youngest member of the Kenilworth Historical Society, and was a presenter at its Four Centuries in a Weekend program. Among his many ongoing accomplishments are that he has documented his interviews with people who lived during WWI; are veterans of WWII; and are Holocaust survivors, among others. Mr. Naya appeared on NEWS 12 television for its Memorial Day 2019 program.
