More than 300 scholarship recipients and donors were honored during the Universities at Shady Grove’s (USG) annual Scholarship and Donor Recognition Luncheon on November 18, 2016. Organizations and individuals donated more than $903,000 to 59 scholarship funds.
“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 nine state universities within the University System of Maryland. Two scholarship recipients spoke at this year’s luncheon: Audrey Awasom, University of Maryland, College Park, Robert H. Smith School of Business and Francy Monaghan, University of Maryland University College. The Keynote speaker was Steve Hall, Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, Bethesda Magazine, and Vice Chair of the USG Board of Advisors and the MC was Kevin Beverly, President & CEO of Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. and a member of the USG Board of Advisors.
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Scholarships were presented as a result of donations from individuals and organizations, including:
- AFCEA-Bethesda (Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association)
- American Association of University Women
- Bradzee STEM Scholarship
- Camille and Clifford Kendall USG Endowed Scholarship
- Career Experience Opportunities Program
- Clifford and Camille Kendall Montgomery College/USG Endowed Scholarship
- Criminology & Criminal Justice Student Association
- e-Management IT
- Emergency Financial Aid Fund
- Florence Nesh Charitable Trust
- Friends of Molly Caitlyn Counihan Endowed Scholarship
- Growing Academic Potential ACES Scholarship funded by The Cliff and Deborah White Family Foundation
- Healthcare Initiative Foundation of Montgomery County
- Hess Family Foundation
- Hilton Worldwide
- Hispanic Gala
- Kaiser Permanente
- Karuna Charities Washington, Inc. Endowment
- Kendall Alumni Scholarship for Working Students
- Kendall/University of Maryland College Park
- Khera Scholarship Fund
- Macklin Achievement Scholars Program
- Mark Borenstein & Ellen Defraites Borenstein Endowed
- Mary Ann O'Bara Bateson
- Maurice Streeter Book Scholarship for Veterans
- MCPS/MC/USG Partnership
- Meyer Foundation
- Miriam and Chaim Bentzlovitch
- Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame
- Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
- Samuel Jacob and Zachary Brandman Shapiro Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES)/Career Experience Opportunities (CEO)
- Scott Electric USA
- Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Endowment
- Shannon and Michael Priddy Endowed Scholarship
- State Farm Scholarship
- Stephen Purcell Memorial
- Tech Council of Maryland Scholarship
- The Florence & Sterling Crockett
- The Powell Foundation ACES Scholarship
- The Universities at Shady Grove Board of Advisors General Scholarship
- USG Internship Scholarship
- USG Student Council - Student Involvement
- USG Terp Transfer Partnership
- William E Kirwan Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success
- The Wheeler Foundation
Maryland Legislature Scholarships:
- Maryland Legislature Scholarships
- Senator Cheryl Kagan, District 17 Scholarship
- Senator Nancy King, District 39 Scholarship
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39 Scholarship
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19 Scholarship
- Delegate Kathleen Dumais, District 15 Scholarship
- Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo, District 15 Scholarship
- Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17 Scholarship
- Delegate Ariana Kelly, District 16 Scholarship
- Delegate Aruna Miller, District 15 Scholarship
- Delegate David Moon, District 20 Scholarship
- Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39 Scholarship
- Delegate Shane Robinson, District 39 Scholarship