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10.26.06 FIRST ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON
First Annual Scholarship Luncheon
"Building the Future Together"
"Support for scholarships is the engine that will
drive our forward momentum in the decade ahead,
ensuring our ability to recruit and retain an exceptionally
talented student body and providing the fiscal leverage
needed to advance virtually every other aspect of
our vision for all that UVM can be. In short,
scholarships make everything possible."
These words from UVM President Daniel Mark Fogel set the tone
for the University's first annual Scholarship Luncheon held Friday, October 6, at the Wyndham Hotel in Burlington during Homecoming and Family Weekend. Approximately 240 guests were in attendance, including some 90 students and their scholarship sponsors. Emcee for the event was Janet E. Terp '80, Associate Dean for Administration
at Dartmouth College and President of the University of Vermont Alumni Council. Speakers also included students and scholarship recipients Eric D. Little '07 (James and Judith Pizzagalli Scholar, Vermont Scholar, Vermont Community Service Scholar) and Asenett Rosario '08 (JetBlue Scholar), alumnus and scholarship donor George E. "Skip" Beitzel '76 (Beitzel Family Scholarship), and closing remarks by President Daniel Mark Fogel.
"It meant so much to me just to be there
and to have that personal contact with
the students. I know they appreciate the
support, and I hope that eventually, when
they're in a position to give back, they'll
help others in the same way."
Patricia Haron Pizzagalli '05
Donor, Beatrice H. Haron Scholarship Fund
The luncheon provided an opportunity for donors and scholarship recipients to get together and share their heartfelt thoughts on the value of scholarships to recipients, donors, and society at large. More than a few tears of joy were shed — by donors and students alike — and the theme "Building the Future Together" captured the spirit that prevailed.