Our Donors

Thank you to the alumni and friends who make these scholarships possible.

The late Joseph and Laurel Anne Mancino

Joseph L. Mancino ’80 Family Scholarship The Joseph L. Mancino Family Scholarship was established to provide scholarships for Empire State College students from Long Island who have demonstrated academic promise and perseverance but need financial assistance to...

The Pekearo/Latman Family

Nicholas Pekearo Endowed Scholarship in Creative Writing Established in 2007 in memory of SUNY Empire State College student and auxiliary police officer Nick Pekearo by his late mother Iola Latman and brother Christopher Latman, The Nicholas Pekearo Endowed...

The Rodgers Family

The Robert R. Rodgers Memorial Scholarship Dr. Robert R. Rodgers 1925 – 2004 In profound ways, he and the college were an ideal fit, and there was abundant mutual benefit in his long relationship with Empire State College. ~ Anne R. Bertholf former dean of the...

Tom and Mabel Walker

T. Urling and Mabel B. Walker ’79 Scholarship in Nursing The T. Urling and Mabel B. Walker Scholarship in Nursing was established to assist nursing students who reside in Watertown or the greater North Country. T. Urling and Mabel B. Walker ’79 Scholarship The T....

Toni R. Schwartz

Toni R. Schwartz Scholarship Toni Schwartz first learned of Empire State College quite by accident. While working for the City of New York, an Empire State College student whom she knew approached her, asking if she might consider tutoring her in a course. That...

Victor '06 and Sherri Wilson

Victor ’06 and Sherri Wilson are establishing scholarship funds for undergraduate students pursuing their degrees in the Nursing and Allied Health programs. Victor returned to college in Westchester County, New York, and earned his bachelor’s degree at the age of 59....

Xenia Coulter

Xenia Coulter Scholarship With gratitude to Xenia Coulter, in recognition of her years of service to the college. The Xenia Coulter Scholarship was created in honor of retired Ithaca unit coordinator Xenia Coulter by her friends, former students and colleagues, in...

Yip Harburg Lyrics Foundation

Yip Harburg Lyrics Foundation Scholarship The Yip Harburg Lyrics Scholarship is distributed to students residing in the Metropolitan New York region, with a preference for students majoring in the Arts, first priority to those in the Performing Arts, in particular...