Scholarships are powerful.
By investing in scholarships, donors tell recipients that they are valued and important members of the UVM community. Scholarships are a donor’s way of saying, “you belong here” and “I believe in you.” For many students, these messages are just as powerful as the financial benefit they receive.
To date, UVM donors have given more than $23 million to support undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships as part of the SOAR Initiative. In the past decade, UVM alumni, family, and friends have created more than 240 new permanently endowed funds that will support thousands of learners for generations to come.
Scholarships are powerful not only for the students who benefit, but for the donors who give as well. The videos below offer a glimpse of why this is.
Photo: Andy Duback, 2021
Hope Scholarship
David Godkin ’77 and Pam Haran established the Hope Scholarship in 2014 to support Vermont students in the College of Arts and Sciences. In this 2017 video, David and Pam discuss their motivations for creating the scholarship and Rory Butler ’18, the inaugural recipient, shares the impact of their generosity.
Pizzagalli Nursing Scholarship
Donna and Remo Pizzagalli established an endowed scholarship fund in 2005 to provide financial assistance to deserving nursing students enrolled in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
In this video from 2018, then-Dean of CNHS (and now Provost) Patricia Prelock and scholarship recipient Elizabeth Anderson DNP’19 join Remo and Donna to highlight the importance of the nursing profession and the life-changing impact of scholarship support.
