The Greater New York Floor Coverers Industry Promotional Fund is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the 42nd Annual Francis J.P. McHale Scholarship and Greater New York Floor Coverers Industry Promotional Fund Scholarship Awards.
The 2026 awardees are Ms. Sanai James who is the recipient of the Francis J.P. McHale Scholarship and Ms. Brooke Norton who is the recipient of the Greater New York Floor Coverers Scholarship. This year’s winners are, as in the past, deserving of this well earned recognition.
The recipients of the First through the Thirty-eighth Scholarships have completed their courses of study with the help of the Francis J.P. McHale Scholarship and the Greater New York Floor Coverers Scholarship programs. The Industry Promotional Fund currently has eight participants in the scholarship program. The Industry Promotional Fund has awarded $1.45 million in scholarship monies to 111 students!
The 2026 Honoree of the Francis J.P. McHale Scholarship Award is Raymond Colabatistto who was honored for his years of service to the floor covering industry. The Honoree is currently the owner of Elite Flooring, Yonkers, NY.
The luncheon to award the scholarships to this year’s awardees was held at The Union League Club, New York, New York on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
