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2022 Award Winners

Boys State 2022

Office Holders

State Officials
OfficeNameHometownSchool
Boys Nation SenatorsOwen Bland
Dev Madhavani
Woodstock
Wilton
Woodstock Academy
The Hopkins School
GovernorGeorge Todorovich
Weston
Weston High School
Lt. GovernorDev Madhavani
Wilton
The Hopkins School
Sec. of StateTyler Rogers
Glastonbury
Glastonbury High School
TreasurerBrendan Fant
East Lyme
East Lyme High School
ComptrollerEli Moyse
Fairfield
Fairfield Ludlowe HS
Atty. GeneralRohan Sharma
Glastonbury
Glastonbury High School
Nationalist Party ChairmanJack Kulpa
Wethersfield
Wethersfield High School
Federalist Party ChairmanTomas Jasson
Greenwich
The Brunswick School

Boys State Supreme Court
NameHometownSchool
Grant Bogardus
North Branford
No. Branford High School
Daegan Connolly
Longmeadow, MA
Longmeadow High School
Ewan Dignan
Fairfield
Fairfield Ludlowe HS
Dominic Pena
Glastonbury
Glastonbury High School
Jake Skurat
Shelton
Shelton High School

Mayors
CityNameHometownSchool
GarfieldDev Madhavani
Wilton
The Hopkins School
Polk
Brendan Fant
East Lyme
East Lyme HS

First Selectmen
TownNameHometownSchool
AdamsTyler Sowers
Guilford
Guilford High School
Tyler
Ewan Dignan
Fairfield
Fairfield Ludlowe HS

Boys' State Legislative Leaders
OfficeNameHometownSchool
Senate President Pro TemporeTor Petersen
Ridgefield
Ridgefield High School
Senate ClerkJack Kulpa
Wethersfield
Wethersfield High School
Senate Majority LeaderTimothy Allen
Weston
Weston High School
Senate Minority LeaderGrant Stec
Milford, MI
Milford High School
Speaker of the HouseBen Green
Glastonbury
Glastonbury High School
House ClerkRyan Zydanowicz
West Hartford
Hall High School
House Majority LeaderMatthew Davy
NaugatuckNaugatuck High School
House Minority LeaderJohan Moon
Fairfield
Fairfield Ludlowe High School

Boys' State Awards
Connell Award
To the oustanding boy of 2022 Boys' State
 Tomas Jasson
Greenwich
The Brunswick School
Francis Burke Redick Award
For advancement in Parliamentary Procedure
Ben Greene
Glastonbury
Glastonbury High School
Eliot K. Burr Award
For advancing religious aspect of program
Gannon Haley
Shelton
Choate Rosemary Hall
William Jordan Award
For advancing spirit of 'Semper Fi'
Tyler Rogers
Glastonbury
Glastonbury High School
J. Dean Spencer Award
To the outstanding boy in the legislative program
Matthew Davy
Naugatuck
Naugatuck High School
Joseph W. Tarrant, Jr. Award
To the boy who best typifies the spirit of selflesness inherent in voluntary principles
Eli Moyse
Fairfield
Fairfield Ludlowe High School
Benjamin Bamford Award
To the boy who demonstrates qualities of good citizenship through voluntary participation
Tim Allen
Weston
Weston High School
Harry R. Bartlett Award
To the boy who is outstanding in the senate
Jack Kulpa
Wethersfield
Wethersfield High School
Mary Alice Cameron Award
To the boy who adheres to the highest political principles and ideals
Tyler Sowers
Guilford
Guilford High School
John R. Silvay Award
To the boy who contributes most to the law and order program
Daegan Connolly
Longmeadow, MA
Longmeadow High School
Fred Stockman Award
To the boy who contributes most to the Boys' State newspaper
Viet Cao
Bristol
Bristol Central High School
Richard Wm. Anderson Award
To the boy whose enthusiastic participation and dedication have advanced the principles that make for a good democracy.
George Todorovich
Weston
Weston High School
Robert Robbins Award
To the boy whose dedication to the political process has helped to advance the ideal of American Government and the American Legion Boys State.
Grant Bogardus
No. Branford
No. Branford High School
Ryan Adams Memorial Scholarship
To the alternate delegate to Boys Nation
Tomas Jasson
Greenwich
The Brunswick School
Samsung Scholarship
Michael Pantoriero
Westport
Staples High School

Post 162 Awards
To the outstanding individual in each city or town
AdamsParakram Karnik
New Canaan
GarfieldChris Porter
Burlington
Polk
Brendan Fant
East Lyme
Tyler
Ewan Dignon
Fairfield