Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation Scholarship Report June 1, 2013- May 31, 2014 Total Giving and Scholarships
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Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation scholarship report June 1, 2013- May 31, 2014 Total Giving and Scholarships Scholarship funding from 2010-2014: 2013- 2014 2012- 2013 In 2013-2014 we awarded a 2011- 2012 total of $205,600 in student aid, an increase from our previous high of $192,500 in 2010- 2011 2012-2013 $126,950 $172,300 $205,600 $192,500 $205,600 funded: 92 Guller Young Scholars 134 Endowed Scholarships assisting students at 52 colleges and universities. “Receiving the John C. Ale Scholarship will allow me to devote more time for my studies as it will allow me to work fewer hours when I need to be preparing for my tests. I am very thankful and I feel very fortunate to have been elected to receive this scholarship. It is because of people like you that I get closer to achieving my goals every day.” Daniel S. Cole, Epsilon Eta/Louisiana State University, John C. Ale Scholarship Recipient 2 Dear Fratres and Friends, At all Sigma Alpha Mu Conventions, participants wear a name/chapter/title badge. Attached to it are ribbons indicating your “role” in the fraternity (e.g., Foundation, Director,”Supreme Council,and asked Chapter me why Officer) I volunteer. On Saturday, I smiled an and undergraduate said, “You.” He (some understood. 50 years younger than I) approached me, saw that I had a ribbon that said “Foundation The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation, chartered in 1944, was progressive and prescient when it decided that its primary missions were to “support the educational interests and activities of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity [and] to furnish student aid…” Few could have predicted what would happen to college tuition since the inception of the Foundation. Tuition, fees, room and board and other expenses can amass to over $50,000 per year for an undergraduate education. During the period of 1978-2010, the Consumer Price Index increased just under three-fold; housing prices increased four-fold; and tuition rose by over ten-fold! Our alumni have invested in their younger brothers. The Foundation awarded a total of $205,600 in scholarships. These awards included 92 Guller Young Scholars and 134 endowed scholarships, aiding students from 52 colleges and universities. Noteworthy is that 10 of these scholarships, totaling $10,000, were for the daughters of fratres and other students, including students involved with USY (United Synagogue Youth) and OnNFTY a per (North chapter American basis, ourFederation fraternity of awardsTemple moreYouth). scholarship dollars than any other fraternity, a fact in which I take great pride. It is truly the ultimate example of our fraternity’s ideals in action. experiences your gifts have supported…. In their letters, ΣAM Foundation scholarship recipients have shared meaningful help enrich the academic and community experiences of our fratres, “now and for all time.” Your continued gifts to the ΣAM Foundation for scholarships and leadership education Thank you for all you do and will do! Jerry Miller Director, Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation and Chair, Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation Scholarship Committee Chapter and Faculty Advisor, Mu Psi Chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu President, 206 Mu Psi Corp Professor Emeritus, Economics, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 3 Many Thanks The 134 scholarships offered by Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation result from gifts made by nearly 200 donors this past year and contributions received for endowment funds in prior years. For 2013-2014, please join us in thanking these donors for their gifts. David J. Adelman, Sigma Beta Glazer Family, Sigma Zeta John C. Ale, Beta Psi Benjamin P. Goldman, Beta James R. Alexander, Sigma Theta Joel A. Goldman, Sigma Zeta Paul Alperson, Sigma Omicron In Memory of Bernard R. Goodman, Mu Rho In Memory of Ben Anderson Gary P. Gormin, Kappa Eliot M. Arnovitz, Sigma Gamma Gilbert Gottlieb, Sigma Zeta Axelrod Family, Sigma Zeta In Memory of Gary Gottlieb, Sigma Theta In Memory of Grace Bender Groot Gregory, Mu Rho Joel S. Beren, Sigma Beta In Honor of Bobbi Guller Scott W. Bernstein, Mu Chi In Memory of Louis & Fannie Guller Beta Psi Fratres Fund Robert G. Guller, Sigma Theta Sidney H. Guller, Phi Arnold R. Blitzer, Omicron Michael D. Hackman, Sigma Beta EdwinIn Memory C. Blumberg, of Sidney Mu Bielfield, Kappa Sigma Iota James C. Hammerstein, Alpha In Memory of Warren Blumenfeld, Sigma Zeta In Memory of Dr. Lewis A. Hare, Eta In Memory of Harold Brandman, Sigma Delta Stanley & David N. Heller, Mu Lambda Frederic H. Brooks, Sr., Gamma Michael B. Hirsch, Sigma Pi In Memory of Sonia Brown Joel D. Honigberg, Sigma Eta In Memory of Alvin L. Cohen, Sigma Zeta Hurst Family, Sigma Zeta Mark H. Cohen, Mu Theta Theodore J. Ignall, Sigma Delta Dr. Alvin W. Cohn, Omicron Ira F. & Karen Selss, Mu Rho S. David Coleman, Lambda In Memory of Kenneth N. Ishida, Sigma Sigma Dr. Vincent J. Contreras, Beta Delta Irwin M. Jacobs, Beta Dr. James F. Curl, Delta Delta Irwin & Etta Jacobs Memorial In Memory of Steven Dachinger, Sigma Gamma Hyman I. Jacobson, Alpha In Memory of Joseph Dave, Omicron Dr. Jerry H. Jacobson, Mu Omicron In Memory of Andrew Dickson, Phi Felix Jager, Sigma Delta In Memory of Robert S. Elster, Nu Royal Flagg Jonas, Mu Epsilon Max M. Epstein, Theta Ronald A. Kapon, Gamma Barry Epstein, Sigma Eta Kappa Fratres Fund Family Foundation Karchmer Family, Sigma Alpha James R. Favor, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Nate Karchmer, Sigma Alpha Sam Fox, Phi In Memory of Michael Karl, Gamma Pi Steven M. Franklin, Beta Rho Bradley R. Kastan, Sigma Beta Jack Freeman, Sigma Nu Ronald S. Katch, Rho Michael I. Fuchs, Theta Brian S. Katz, Sigma Beta In Honor of Anna Gans In Memory of Albert J. Kauff In Honor of Fritz & Anna Gans In Memory of Robert E. Kauff Marshall M. Gelfand, Eta David & Penny Kols, Sigma Kappa Marshall J. Gerber, Sigma Alpha David Lloyd Kreeger, Sigma Delta Dr. Lawrence Gettleman, Sigma Delta Norman M. Krivosha, Sigma Omicron William Gilliam, Beta Omega Steven P. LaBell, Gamma Phi Girson Family Stanley M. Lefco, Beta Psi Aaron M. Girson, Delta Nu Howard R. Lerman, Beta Sigma Phillip I. Glauben, Beta Sigma Manuel Leve, Sigma Eta 4 Many Thanks Theda & Leonard Leventhal, Sigma Alpha Eugene R. Schnell, Mu Rho In Memory of David D. Levinson, Alpha Neal A. Schore, Mu Chi Jeff Levy, Sigma Theta In Memory of Judy Schwartz Joel D. Levy, Mu Psi In Honor of William P. Schwartz, Sigma Alpha Ira N. Lind, Alpha In Memory of Helen Schwartz Stefan D. Loren, Gamma Rho Marc P. Schwartz, Mu Theta Craig L. Ludin, Mu Chi Terry Semel, Mu Phi Nathan C. Margolis, Beta Sigma In Memory of Gary S. Shapiro, Sigma Beta Darren M. Margolis, Gamma Iota In Memory of Andrew E. Dickson, Phi Milken Family, Sigma Sigma Martin E. Sherman, Sigma Rho Howard B. Miller, Sigma Chi Ronald Shlensky, Sigma Eta Howard & Martin Miller, Sigma Chi Sigma Chi Fratres Fund Samuel Miller, Alpha Sigma Iota Fratres Fund Jerry Miller, Mu Psi Sigma Zeta Fratres Fund Allen E. Miller, Sigma Iota In Memory of Jerry Silver, Mu Gamma I. E. Millstone, Phi Lee & Marilyn Skilken, Sigma Beta Marvin H. Mitchell, Sigma Beta In Memory of Morris & Fannie Skilken In Memory of Mom Keene In Memory of Leonard H. Smith, Mu Theta Morris Family, Eta Donald Stein, Sigma Eta Neil M. Moss, Mu Gamma Deanna & Gerald L. Stempler, Sigma Chi Hanno D. Mott, Omicron Eric W. Stevens, Beta Tau Mu Eta Fratres Fund In Memory of Harold R. Stiefel, Sigma Phi Mu Gamma 50th Anniversary Scott A. Stone, Mu Theta Mu Phi Fratres Fund Theta 100th Fund Robert F. Nerz, Mu Eta Theta Fratres Fund L. Mark Newman, Mu Chi Preston Robert Tisch, Sigma Iota Robert Traum, Mu Phi William J. Ober, Alpha Ronn and Kimberly Tulman, Kappa OmicronNu Alumni Fratres Fund Fund(Univ. at Buffalo) Raymond S. Turgel, Sigma Xi Dennis G. Paese, Beta Bradley C. Unger, Sigma Kappa John A. Paine, Beta Delta Ira N. Unterman, Gamma Xi Ben Pearlman, Delta Beta Phillip G. Vermont, Gamma Theta David H. Phillips, Sigma Beta Donald M. Wallach, Mu Gamma Walter H. Phillips, Sigma Beta Joan & Jack L. Wallick, Sigma Gamma Michael A. Posnick, Kappa Joel D. Warady, Rho Paul A. Pumpian, Sigma Chi Bradley A. Wayne, Mu Theta Leslie J. & Bobbi Raffel, Sigma Eta Stephen J. Weinberg, Sigma Beta James E. & Elsie B. Rasbold, Mu Gamma Joseph Weinberg, Sigma Delta In Memory of Henry Remak-Jimmy Rosenberg, Sigma Zeta Harvey A. Weisblat, Sigma Theta David S. Rice, Gamma Epsilon Robert S. Weiss, Sigma Alpha Walter Rose, Eta Seymour D. Weiss, Mu Gamma Edward A. Rosen, Kappa In Memory of Michael J. Weiss, Sigma Alpha Thomas N. Ross, Beta Psi Randell K. Wexler, Mu Psi Ira S. Rubenstein, Gamma Rho Richie H. & Kevin C. Williamson, Sigma Omega Helen & Raymond C. Sandler, Sigma Alpha Richard H. Williamson, Sigma Omega In Memory of Benjamin A. Savage, Alpha Gregory J. Wiviott, Mu Theta Lawrence D. Schaffer, Sigma Beta Kenneth & Madeline Wolf, Omicron In Memory of Jonathan A. Schmidt, Delta Theta Bradley A. Zerman, Beta Iota 5 Giving Back Repaying the Generosity The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation would like to thank the following past scholarship recipients who made a gift to the Foundation in 2013-2014 Oren Auslin 2010 Sigma Delta/Rutgers Jeremy Maltz 2009 Gamma Kappa/Texas A&M Univ Leonard Axelrod ’69 Sigma Zeta/Indiana Univ Timothy Mayer ’98 Omicron/Univ of Cincinnati Alec Becker 2010 Gamma Kappa/Texas A&M Univ Matthew McAllister 2012 Gamma Kappa/Texas A&M Univ Joshua Beitchman 2011 Gamma Kappa/Texas A&M Univ Robert Mckay ’80 Phi/Washington Univ Austin Bond 2005 Gamma Kappa/Texas A&M Univ Matthew Modansky 2006 Epsilon Theta/West Virginia Univ Edward Brandman ’87 Sigma Delta/Rutgers Gabriel Motola 2012 Beta/Cornell Univ Randy Chudler ’79 Sigma