OLEAN, N.Y. — Four area graduates recently received the $10,000 John J. Murphy Family Scholarship managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Christopher Osgood of Portville Central School, Vincent Amore of Allegany-Limestone Central School, Breanna Gentzel of Austin (Pa.) Central School and Brooklyn Deibler of Hinsdale Central School each received the John J. Murphy Family Scholarship.

The $10,000 scholarship is given in four annual increments of $2,500. The John J. Murphy Family Scholarship was established through a grant from the Communities Foundation of Texas and continued through donations from the late John J. “Jack” Murphy, former CEO and chairman of Dresser Industries.

The annual scholarship is given with preference for a student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing, engineering or business. The scholarship is available to all area students from Allegany, Cattaraugus, McKean (PA) and Potter (PA) counties, but first preference is for students from the greater Olean area schools. Preference is also given to students whose family members are or have been employed by Dresser-Rand.

Osgood will attend Columbia University to study applied physics. Amore will attend St. Bonaventure University to study business. Gentzel will study nursing at Pennsylvania State University – Behrend. Deibler will study electrical engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology.

The Murphy scholarship fund has made more than $745,000 in scholarship awards possible since 2008.

Donations can be made to the John J. Murphy Family Scholarship Fund at CRCF, 301 North Union Street, Suite 203, or online at cattfoundation.org.

To learn more, call (716) 301-CRCF (2723), email foundation@cattfoundation.org, or visit cattfoundation.org.