15 Years of Academic Excellence: A Journey Built by Generations
Founded in 2010 by graduates of the Class of 1985 and coordinated by the Good Samaritan Association, the Merit-Based Scholarship Program marked 15 years of supporting high-achieving students in 2025. The jubilee brought together more than 70 alumni for a festive evening at Samuil Vulcan High School, celebrating 259 scholarships awarded across 10 schools, including one in Bulgaria, and more than 300,000 lei invested in excellence over the years.
In 2025 alone, 24 scholarships were awarded across four schools in Beiuș, making the anniversary event an evening filled with emotion, gratitude, and inspiration.
At the heart of this journey are the more than 200 scholarship beneficiaries, including Silviu Ureche, Andrei Beleiu, Denis Știube, Paul Tal, and internationally medal-winning Olympian Tamio-Nakajima Vesa. Their achievements have been made possible not only by their own dedication, but also by the teachers, parents, and sponsors who have supported them along the way.
Among the dedicated coordinating teachers are Ilie Rus, Ioana-Lăcrămioara Rada, and Ghiță and Simona Cap. Parents such as Adriana Vesa, Daria Hărdălău, and Corina Ardelean, together with committed sponsors including Horia Ban, Vladimir Martinov, Marius Moisescu, Ioan Degău, Camelia Briscan, Florin Miron, and many others, have also played an essential role in making this success possible.
The festive atmosphere was brought to life by former scholarship beneficiaries, including Ionică Bizău, a physics scholarship recipient from the Class of 2014, who surprised the audience with a performance of one of his own compositions on the piano. At Nikollina Ciorna’s invitation, Ionică dedicated the musical tribute to his mentor, Professor Ilie Rus, who was honored with an Excellence Mentor Diploma. The moment filled the room with emotion and was met with heartfelt and well-deserved applause from everyone present.
The program is dedicated to academic excellence and built on a simple but powerful belief: investing in young people means investing in the future.
Step by Step
Broken and fallen lives need our support all year round as change and transformation come only step by step. We, at Good Samaritan, are committed to the mission of being a catalyst for this transformation, supporting the needy throughout the year and are glad to witness to you today a story of such transformation. It is truly happening, step by step, for Adela’s family and we would like to make you be part of it.
Merit 2020 - pandemic year scholarships
Beiuș, 24.03.2021 - The best children of Beiuș - in fact, of the schools of Beiuș, of the entire south-eastern region of Bihor, because they come from different villages, besides the municipality which lies on the on Crişul Negru river, were awarded on Saturday afternoon, in compliance with the rules of physical distancing, in the open air, in the courtyard of the Samuil Vulcan National College from Beiuș.
The novelty of this 11th edition of the merit scholarships generated by graduates from different old generations was that the event took place only once, in one place, outdoors, for logistical and health safety reasons. "It is the first time that all schools are together. It is a moment of unity. " Nikolina Ciorna, manager of the merit scholarship program at the Good Samaritan Association, pointed out. Until now, scholarships were awarded during the end of year festivities, however in June 2020 these festivities did not take place due to the pandemic. It was essential that at least these children who have won olympic awards in different subjects to receive this recognition after a lot of work but without the traditional closing ceremony, banquet or serenading at teachers' homes.
Merry Christmas!
In the conditions of 2020, we have anchored ourselves in the hope that with God's help, everything will be fine. And so we’ve continued with our mission, adapting to the new conditions. Here are photos of some of those we've helped during 2020.
Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and a Blessed New Year!
