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More than 300 scholarship recipients and the local organizations and individuals who contributed to 41 scholarship funds were honored during the Universities at Shady Grove’s (USG) annual Scholarship and Donor Recognition Luncheon on November 15.
“Many of our students face major challenges when it comes to financing their education,” said Dr. Stewart Edelstein, executive director of The Universities of Shady Grove and associate vice chancellor for the University System of Maryland. “With such great competition today for scarce federal aid and other forms of tuition assistance, the support we receive from private individuals, businesses and other organizations for USG scholarships has become absolutely critical in helping to ensure that many more students will be able to achieve their dream of completing their college education. We cannot thank our donors enough for their generosity and belief in the amazing students we serve at USG.”
Students who attend USG are enrolled in various academic programs from any of nine state universities within the University System of Maryland. Two students who earned scholarships spoke at this year’s luncheon on behalf of their fellow scholarship recipients: Jose Perez-Albela, University of Maryland, College Park, Biological Sciences, and Jennifer Vasquez, a junior and student with the University of Maryland School of Nursing.
Nearly $645,000 in USG scholarship aid was awarded this fall, a record high and up more than $200,000 from the previous fall semester. Scholarships were presented as a result of donations from individuals and organizations, including:
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) Scholarship.
- AFCEA Bethesda (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association) Scholarship
- Barnes and Noble Textbook Scholarship
- Board of Advisors Award, in honor of Gertrude M. Eaton
- USG Board of Advisors General Scholarship
- STAR Scholarship
- Stephen Purcell Memorial Scholarship
- Sterling and Florence Crockett Endowment Scholarship
- USG Student Council—Student Involvement Scholarship
- Camille and Clifford Kendall USG Endowed Scholarship
- Cannon Design-USG Scholarship
- Clifford and Camille Kendall Montgomery College/USG Endowed Scholarship
- Shannon J. and Michael D. Priddy Endowed Scholarship
- Sodexo Scholarship
- Miriam and Chaim Bentzlovitch Scholarship
- Healthcare Initiative Foundation Scholarship
- Hilton Worldwide Scholarship
- Kaiser Permanente Scholarship Fund
- Marriott Scholarship
- Mary Ann O’Bara Bateson Scholarship
- MCPS/MC/USG Partnership Scholarship
- Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union Scholarship
- Mark Borenstein Executive Director’s Scholarship
- Karuna Charities of Washington, D.C., Inc. Scholarship
- Kendall Alumni Scholarship for Working Students
- Lavinia Engle Scholarship
- Florence Nesh Charitable Trust Scholarship
- Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame Scholarship
- CanU Scholarship presented by Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company
- Capital One Bank Scholarship
- EagleBank Scholarship
- Molly Caitlin Counihan Endowed Scholarship
- Maurice Streeter Book Scholarship for Veterans
- Lerch, Early & Brewer – USG Board of Advisors General Scholarship
- Kerry Kattar Memorial Fund
Legislative Scholarships:
- Senator Jennie Forehand, District 17
- Senator Nancy King, District 39
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Ariana Kelly, District 16
- Delegate Shane Robinson, District 39
- Kathleen Dumais, District 15
- Bonnie Cullison, District 19