Sonia Rita Usatch, is a grateful alumna of the class of 1997. She is the author of three poetry chapbooks, Noodle Kugel & Life’s Other Meichels, Living in the Rooms of Our Lives and Regarding My Son. She was a contributing author for Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art...

Stephen C. Kasper Scholarship With gratitude to Richard Ryan, executor of Stephen Kasper’s estate. The Stephen C. Kasper Scholarship was established in 2013 through the estate of the late Stephen Kasper. Stephen, who died in 2010, was a quadriplegic as a result of a...

Stephen Keep Mills ’89 is a former member of the Empire State College Foundation Board and longtime advocate of the college. The Keep-Mills Scholarship is intended to close the gap in students’ lives that prevents them from accessing opportunities. The fund is named...

Stewart’s Shops – Empire State College Scholarship With gratitude to Susan Dake, of the Stewart’s Foundation. Through the generosity of Stewart’s Shops and the Empire State College Foundation, we are pleased to offer scholarships to graduates of New York state...

Susan and Bill Dake are dedicated to promoting access to education throughout the Capital Region. Successful business owners of the family-run Stewart’s Shops Corp., they are passionate about giving back to support numerous educational institutions. They are active...

Hohenhaus Family Nursing Scholarship The Hohenhaus Nursing Scholarship was established by alumna Susan Hohenhaus ’03, ’05, MA, RN, FAEN. Dr. Hohenhaus is an internationally-recognized expert in patient safety initiatives with nearly 30 years of experience as a staff...

Keith and Laura Martin Scholarship The Martin Scholarship was established to honor the late Keith and Laura Martin, two very special friends of Empire State College. Keith was a longtime member of the Empire State College Foundation Board. The scholarship is designed...

Through a gift from his estate, late alumnus Robert Ehrmann ’78 left SUNY Empire State University the largest gift in the university’s history with a $1.69 million bequest. This legacy gift, received in December 2022, will provide student scholarships and critical...

Virginia Weiss ’88 Scholarship Established through a bequest by the late Virginia Weiss ’88. Virginia Weiss was a member of the class of 1988 and died in 1999 at age 83. She was a Buffalo native and received a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration...

Amy Stock Memorial Scholarship in Sustainability Amy Stock, an adjunct lecturer with the Center for Distance Learning and visionary environmentalist, saw in the future of conservation a collection of small victories, puzzle pieces coming together to create...

Edwin and Ruth Decker ’74 Scholarship “When it came time to leave Long Island, we wanted to leave something behind; something that would make a difference, something permanent, and something that would reflect Ruth’s affection for and gratitude to Empire State. The...

Carmela “Meg” Caputo Scholarship With gratitude to Meg Caputo’s niece Jean LaPorta and nephew Andrew Tkac. The Carmela “Meg” Caputo Scholarship is awarded to a student in Business, Management and Economics from Washington, Warren or Saratoga County.

Robert ’96 and Carol Johnson Scholarship The Robert and Carol Johnson Scholarship was established to assist minority students with financial need who live in the Genesee Valley region. Robert Johnson graduated from the Genesee Valley Center in 1996 after having...

Robert Milton Memorial Scholarship The scholarship was created to honor the memory of Bob Milton, who passed away suddenly in 2008. The Bob Milton Scholarship will allow Bob’s spirit to live on in perpetuity as generations of worthy Empire State University students...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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 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...