Establishing a Scholarship:                    

•  Is a way you can inspire and support young people while recognizing the contribution education has made in your own life.

USG evaluates each scholarship donation and outlines a path that will lead to a successful union between student and donor. 

Examples of Giving:                             

· Philanthropists Cliff and Camille Kendall are pioneers in the field of scholarship gifts.  In 2002, they created the first endowed fund that provides full tuition and fees scholarships for deserving students who began their studies at Montgomery College and continued their baccalaureate education at USG. 

· Local businessman Sterling Crockett launched an endowment scholarship fund at USG, beginning in the fall of 2009.  He is a successful entrepreneur and founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Sterling Construction Services.  He himself was a recipient of a much-needed scholarship that allowed him to complete his education and became the first person in his family to graduate college.

 “That scholarship was a major turning point in my  life.  I have tried to honor that investment in me by  giving back and helping others,”  Crockett says.

 · Donor Leah Waks, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Communication at the  University of Maryland, College Park wanted to honor the memory of her late parents.  Born in Eastern Europe, the couple endured a harrowing two-year-long escape from Poland after the Nazi invasion before settling in Israel.  Dr. Waks chose to establish a scholarship in their names at USG because of its large percentage of working students, many with full-time jobs and families.

  “If I could just cover some of their expenses, it would  help—every little bit helps them,”  she says.