Congratulations to our 2025 Tom Mooney Memorial Scholarship winners: Santino Diligente and Addison Penny!
Santino Diligente is a student at Brunswick High School whose father is a union member with Cleveland Heights Teachers Union, Local 795. Santino plans to attend Wright State University in the fall majoring in education, with a concentration in math and science.
Addison Penny is a student at Buckeye Senior High School in Medina whose parents are both members with Cleveland Teachers Union, Local 279. Addison plans to attend Ohio University, majoring in special education and American Sign Language.
The Tom Mooney Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in December 2006 to honor late OFT President Tom Mooney's legacy in public education and union work, and to help others pursue his passions for social justice and political action. The Tom Mooney Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee selects an annual Mooney Scholar to receive a $2,000 scholarship. The scholarship is intended to provide an opportunity to a graduating senior from a public high school who plans to pursue a degree in education, history, labor studies or political science. An applicant must be the child of a member (in good standing) of the Ohio Federation of Teachers or the child of any staff person who is employed by OFT or its locals.
Applications for the 2026 Tom Mooney Memorial Scholarship will open in April 2026.