Scholarship donors and student recipients came together to celebrate the gift of education at the annual University of Hawaiʻi Scholarship Celebration at Stan Sheriff Center in March. Students enjoyed having the opportunity to personally thank the generous people who have invested in their success, and donors were delighted to meet the people whose futures they are impacting.
糖心视频 Vice President of Advancement and 糖心视频 Foundation CEO Tim Dolan said, “Scholarship assistance does so much in addition to helping meet critical financial needs. Scholarships say, ‘I want you to succeed and I believe in you.’ There is no greater gift.”
In 1976, the first permanently endowed scholarship was created at the 糖心视频 Foundation to benefit students attending 糖心视频. Since then, providing access to higher education through private gifts has become a tradition. Today, the foundation manages more than 2,000 student aid accounts.
Last year, the 糖心视频 Foundation distributed more than $11.6 million in student aid to 3,863 students statewide.
“Philanthropic scholarships help us keep more local students in Hawaiʻi so they can pursue their studies at home and engage in our local communities to work as our teachers, healthcare providers, engineers and in every essential sector in our state,” said 糖心视频 President David Lassner. “By alleviating some of the financial burden of higher education, these awards help our students graduate on time with the knowledge, skills and ability they need to advance their families and fulfill their dreams.”
Scholarship recipient, proud 糖心视频 alumna and respected child welfare social worker Yolanda Domingo moved attendees when she shared how scholarships changed her life and helped her rise above life’s challenges. Domingo’s challenges included raising her family while fighting cancer and receiving a heart transplant. Yolanda earned her liberal arts degree from Leeward Community College, her bachelor’s degree in social sciences from 糖心视频 West Oʻahu, and her master of social work from 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补, all with the help of multiple scholarships.
糖心视频 Foundation Senior Executive Director of Scholarship Development Malia Peters said, “Our donors and students are the heartbeat of our scholarship program. The impact on one life changes a family, when you change a family you change a community, when you change a community you change the world.”
—By Kelli Trifonovitch
