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Donna Pizzagalli, Remo Pizzagalli, Dean Betty Rambur, Rachel Kahn-Fogel, and President Daniel Mark Fogel
11.29.05 PIZZAGALLI GIFT WILL FUND NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS
The College of Nursing and Health Sciences is the recipient of a $350,000 gift to support scholarships for undergraduate and graduate nursing students.
The Remo and Donna Pizzagalli Endowed Scholarship Fund will provide annual scholarship awards, with preference given to Vermont residents who do not qualify for need-based financial assistance.
The Pizzagallis said their scholarship giving — $350,000 each to UVM, Saint Michael's College and Champlain College — is to support the institutions their children attended by providing assistance to deserving students. Their daughter Maria Pizzagalli Bradley earned undergraduate degrees from UVM in 1992 and 1998, in business administration and in physical therapy, respectively.
"Donna and I had initially thought about making a million dollar gift to one local institution," says Remo Pizzagalli. "But our three children graduated from UVM, St. Michael's, and Champlain College. As we talked it over, we decided it would make sense to divide our gift among these three institutions that are so important to the local community and beyond."
Pizzagalli said limiting the scholarships to students who do not qualify for need-based grant aid is intended to help students from middle-income families who increasingly must rely on loans to finance their education.
Donna Pizzagalli is a graduate of Mary Fletcher School of Nursing and a former operating room nurse. She served on UVM's nursing board of advisors from 1996 to 2000.
"This gift from the Pizzagallis is exceptionally meaningful during this time of profound challenges in health care," says Betty Rambur, dean of UVM's College of Nursing and Health Sciences. "The scholarships will enable highly qualified individuals to study nursing at the University of Vermont and serve critical health needs in our region and our world. We are deeply grateful."