2022 Award Winners
Boys State 2022
Office Holders
State Officials
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Boys Nation Senators | Owen BlandDev Madhavani | WoodstockWilton | Woodstock AcademyThe Hopkins School |
Governor | George Todorovich | Weston | Weston High School |
Lt. Governor | Dev Madhavani | Wilton | The Hopkins School |
Sec. of State | Tyler Rogers | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
Treasurer | Brendan Fant | East Lyme | East Lyme High School |
Comptroller | Eli Moyse | Fairfield | Fairfield Ludlowe HS |
Atty. General | Rohan Sharma | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
Nationalist Party Chairman | Jack Kulpa | Wethersfield | Wethersfield High School |
Federalist Party Chairman | Tomas Jasson | Greenwich | The Brunswick School |
Boys State Supreme Court
Name | Hometown | School |
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
City | Name | Hometown | School |
Garfield | Dev Madhavani | Wilton | The Hopkins School |
Polk | Brendan Fant | East Lyme | East Lyme HS |
First Selectmen
Town | Name | Hometown | School |
Adams | Tyler Sowers | Guilford | Guilford High School |
Tyler | Ewan Dignan | Fairfield | Fairfield Ludlowe HS |
Boys' State Legislative Leaders
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Senate President Pro Tempore | Tor Petersen | Ridgefield | Ridgefield High School |
Senate Clerk | Jack Kulpa | Wethersfield | Wethersfield High School |
Senate Majority Leader | Timothy Allen | Weston | Weston High School |
Senate Minority Leader | Grant Stec | Milford, MI | Milford High School |
Speaker of the House | Ben Green | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
House Clerk | Ryan Zydanowicz | West Hartford | Hall High School |
House Majority Leader | Matthew Davy | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
House Minority Leader | Johan Moon | Fairfield | Fairfield Ludlowe High School |
Boys' State Awards
Connell AwardTo 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 | ||
Adams | Parakram Karnik | New Canaan |
Garfield | Chris Porter | Burlington |
Polk | Brendan Fant | East Lyme |
Tyler | Ewan Dignon | Fairfield |