The Carmen J. Cognetta, Jr. '68 Scholarship was established by Carmen J. Cognetta, Jr. '68 and his wife, Christine. The scholarship award is given to worthy and needy students with preference for a student from Staten Island, NY. If there is no need for these funds to support students from Staten Island (for example no student from Staten Island is enrolled at Siena, then these funds may be used to support any student with the greatest financial need who is enrolled at Siena at the discretion of the Office of Financial Aid.