Anna Maria Marczyk receives the Steve A. Libro Memorial Scholarship from (left to right) Stephanie, Helen and John Libro at the Ocean City High School Scholarship Gala. (Photo courtesy Sea Isle City)
A $1,000 scholarship has been awarded to an Ocean City High School graduate who distinguished herself with four years of academic excellence.as a member of the National Honor Society.
Anna Maria Marczyk, of Absecon, received the 2025 Steve A. Libro Memorial Scholarship during the Ocean City High School Scholarship Gala.
With the help of the scholarship, Marczyk will be attending the College of New Jersey this fall, majoring in business management and participating in track and field.
While attending Ocean City High School, she was a member of the track team and the National Honor Society.
In her scholarship application, she included information about charities and service projects she has supported, which were essential to her receiving the Steve A. Libro Memorial Scholarship.
Hosted each year by Steve Libro’s family, the scholarship is named in honor of the longtime Sea Isle City community leader who died in 2020.
Libro was an elected official who served as a Sea Isle City Commissioner from 1989 to 1993. Additionally, he was a member of the Sea Isle City Tourism Commission and Chamber of Commerce, as well as director of the Sea Isle City Recreation Department.
He also worked as a dispatcher for the Sea Isle City Police Department and opened his own business, Libro & Mammele Construction.
His involvement in the community also included coaching youth sports, serving as president of the Sea Isle City Board of Education and teaching at Sea Isle’s St. Joseph Church. He was also a Knight of Columbus and a local Boy Scout leader.
Each summer, the Sea Isle City Department of Recreation hosts an annual Steve A. Libro Memorial Men’s Basketball Tournament, which is also supported by the Libro family in Steve’s memory.
According to the Libro family, there has been a great amount of support for the scholarship and basketball tournament, including from: Anthony’s Restaurant, Berger Realty, Boyle Finish Carpenters, the Commodore Club of Sea Isle City, Dalrymple's Card & Gift Shoppe, Dave Farina, Freda Real Estate, Jim Gaffney, Giovanni's Delicatessen, the Kehner family, Laricks Real Estate, Gleeson’s Liquor Store, Mark Haas, Henri’s at Braca Café, McCann Realtors, Mike’s Seafood, the Ocean Drive, Ready’s Coffee Shop and the Sands Department Store, among others.
