The Santiago Abut Foundation has awarded the 5,000 2018 Santiago Daniel Abut Memorial Scholarship to Hamail Iqbal, a graduating senior at Summit High School who will attend Rutgers University and intends to pursue studies in Biology/Pre-Medicine. Hamail was chosen from among several highly qualified applicants, in recognition of his strong academic achievement and solid record of work with the Summit community.
Santiago Daniel Abut (Santi) was an eight-grade student at Summit Middle School, when he unexpectedly passed away in 2008 from a misdiagnosed health condition. Now in its seventh consecutive year, the Santiago Daniel Abut Memorial Scholarship is awarded every year to a Summit High School graduating senior who demonstrates academic merit, character/citizenship and financial need. The launching of this scholarship in 2012, which would have been Santi’s senior year at Summit High School, adds special meaning to it, as Santi did not get the chance to go to college, but his family would like to think that he attends college, every year, through the students that this scholarship contributes to finance.
