As Frank Thompson, former dean of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, stepped down from his post after 18 years in 2005, colleagues, friends and former students lauded his leadership and vision by creating a scholarship fund in his name. The Dean Frank J. Thompson Scholarship will support a public administration student interested in health care, public management or human resources — all specializations of the longtime dean, who recently returned to the college faculty. A second endowment, the Rockefeller College Fund for Student Excellence, will benefit students in political science and in any area of public administration. The endowments have been funded with more than $85,000 in contributions. Alumni Jeffrey Mishkin, B.A.’69; Lewis Wiener, B.A ’84; and Michael Lampert, B.A ’73 provided leadership gifts.

Donations are still welcome. For more information, contact Paula-Christy-Heighton at pheighton@uamail.albany.edu, or 518-591-8711.