NYISF Selects Leconte as 2017-2018 Recipient.

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- The New York Insurance Scholarship Foundation, Inc. (NYISF) awarded its 2017-2018 scholarship to Jean Emile Leconte II, a senior at St. John's University studying risk management and insurance from Queens, N.Y.

"The New York Insurance Scholarship Foundation is pleased to recognize a student as accomplished as Jean," Ellen Melchionni, president of NYISF said. "His accomplishments, both academically and professionally, are quite admirable. Jean will undoubtedly make tremendous contributions to the insurance industry."

NYISF was founded to encourage scholastic achievement, community involvement and a commitment to advancing the insurance industry. "Jean embodies all of these qualities," Melchionni said. "He carries a commendable grade point average, is devoted to giving back to the community, including as an instructor in an after-school program for underprivileged students, and is keenly interested in using his real-world...