Marine Sergeant William D. Powers Scholarship
Monday, August 31, 2009
Established in honor of William D. Powers, a former Marine sergeant who served five years active duty in the U.S. Marine Corp, The Marine Sergeant William D. Powers Scholarship provides support for enlisted or honorably discharged Marines pursuing a degree at the University at Albany.

Morris Altman Research Fund
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Ashley Walters, a student in the Jewish studies program, used the Morris Altman Research Fund award to go to Israel for the first time and pursue research on Jewish identity formation and the State of Israel.

Elena Rodrigues Anderson '82 Presidential Scholarship
Monday, May 04, 2009
Elena Rodrigues Anderson, B.S. ’82, and her husband, University at Albany Foundation Board Director Ted Anderson, B.S. ’82, established a Presidential Scholarship in her name several years ago to repay the University for the opportunities it afforded them.

The Mysliborski Women's Golf Scholarship
Monday, April 06, 2009
University at Albany Foundation Director Judith A. Mysliborski, M.D., B.S. ’69, founded the scholarship in her name to foster sportswomanship; promote the game of golf and the camaraderie and friendship it affords; and encourage athletic and academic excellence and positive attitudes.

Lending Five Quad a Helping Hand
Thursday, March 12, 2009
For 35 years, the volunteers of Five Quad, UAlbany’s student-run ambulance service, have responded quickly to calls for help.  In 2008, graduating seniors gave Five Quad an assist – by designating their class gift toward the purchase of a new ambulance.

Martha Bealler Altman Scholarship
Friday, February 27, 2009
After Martha Bealler Altman passed away in 1996, her son, Nolan Altman, C.P.A., B.S. ’77, honored the longtime Maxwell Vocational High School (Brooklyn, N.Y.) business and secretarial studies teacher by establishing a scholarship in her name to support business majors at UAlbany.

Gary M. Jacobson '82 Scholarship
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Gary Jacobson Scholar Sadia Mobeen, 19, is a sophomore who intends to major in biology. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native is on her way to attaining her career goal, gynecologist: Last summer, she volunteered at Coney Island Hospital in the OB-GYN, pediatrics and neonatal units.

Lita and Stephen Greenwald, '40, Research Fund
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Thanks to funding from the Lita and Stephen Greenwald, '40, Research Fund, Nichols is researching the possible causes of Alzheimer's in order to develop drugs to combat it. The experience left her with new insights into the medical world and offered a preview of the type of research conducted in medical school.

UAlbany Names 2008-09 McGovern Scholars
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Staten Island was also the hometown of UAlbany graduate Scott McGovern. Following his death in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, McGovern's wife, Jill; a number of their friends; and many of his former classmates established the Scott M. McGovern '87 Memorial Scholarship Fund in his memory.