Recent Scholarship Winners

Recently, Ted Rullo Foundation proudly celebrated the accomplishments of many talented individuals. One notable success is Kyle Doyle, who will be attending Villanova University as a Pre-Law major, marking a historic milestone as the first in his family to pursue college education. His dedication and perseverance exemplify the spirit of our organization. We are honored to support Kyle's educational journey and look forward to seeing him thrive. Recognizing our scholarship winners motivates us to continue our work and expand opportunities for others in need.

Peyton Ruggiero was our 2025 Scholarship Award Recipient. Peyton is attending West Chester University and studying biochemistry.  We met Peyton at a restaurant where she was waiting tables and getting ready for the school year.  Her kindness and work ethic were standouts for the Ted Rullo Scholarship Committee which happened to be her guests that evening.  We wish Peyton a ton of success in her academic pursuits.

Ryan Brunet grew up playing all kinds of sports- baseball, golf, lacrosse. football and flag football.  Ryan's true love in sports is golf.   This is what Ryan's coach said about him following a recent tournament. "Ryan is a grinder, played the best players that the Northeastern Conference had to offer, and he played hard. He won some matches, lost some matches but Ryan played great and hopefully he has a future in it. He's got the right attitude."  Ryan shared how important the support of his family has been throughout his life in his essay. We're excited to support Ryan in his next chapter in college.

Francis Meyer has had a stellar soccer career throughout high school and into college. At Wooton Highschool, he totaled three goals and four assists while leading team to 11-1-2 record and sectional finals as a junior and continued a strong career with three goals and 13 assists as a senior.  He led team to 14-2-0 record and state semifinals and earned second team-all-state and second team all-met honors as senior. He has gone onto also play at the College Level at Johns Hopkins starting in all 24 games and totaled five points (2g, 1a).  Francis is a Computer Science major. In 2023, Francis was recruited to play on the Annapolis Blues a semi pro soccer team in Annapolis Maryland. 

Ashley Cruz will be utilizing her 2021 scholarship to further to invest in her knowledge and skills to become an interpreter.  Here's a little bit from Ashley in her own words:

"Ever since I was little my family saw the passion I had to help people. It’s something I truly love doing, so I decided I wanted to become an interpreter. I would like to become an interpreter because I see how so many people including my mom struggle to communicate with people who don’t speak there language. Being able to help others would mean so much to me because I would also be able to facilitate their communication. About a couple of months ago, I took a brief interpreting course but I felt like I barely learned much given we were in the pandemic. I had to do everything online so it was pretty complicated. But I would like to have a chance to expand my knowledge and skills of becoming an interpreter.  I plan to use my interpreting skills in hospitals, courthouses and many other places where there’s a need for interpreters.  I genuinely think it’s a great and fun job and excited for this opportunity. 

Jaden Alexis finished high school with a 4.45 GPA.  He was enrolled in all Honors/AP Classes and maintained a 4.0 throughout highschool. Jaden was junior class President all while playing football and running track.  Excelling at everything he did, Jaden was a very focused and talented young man.

Jaden's college recruiting started in March of his sophomore year. He started off with football scholarship offers from FAU and University of Miami.  He ended with 37 scholarship offers to include Harvard.  He chose University of Texas for their business school and their football program.