Sponsorship Grid
About President's Challenge Scholarship
The President’s Challenge Scholarship is awarded to eighth-grade, first-generation, college-bound students upon graduation from high school. Recipients, identified by the sponsoring school district receive guidance counseling and mentoring throughout high school and are given a two-year, tuition-free, college education at SUNY Ulster.
"This initiative helps us break the cycle of poverty by making higher education a reality for students in our county who might not otherwise pursue a college education. Motivating students to think about their future educational plans while they are in eighth grade is just the beginning. The lives of the students who participate in this program will be changed forever.”
—Dr. Alan P. Roberts, President, SUNY Ulster
2019-2020 Sponsors of Graduating Class of 2023
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| Ellenville |
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| Kingston | Hayes Clement & Richard Stoll |
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| New Paltz | Suzanne & Alexander Holt and Hilary Cloos & Jeffrey Feinsod |
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“This is really going to change my life!”
2018-2019 Sponsors of Graduating Class of 2022
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| Ellenville | Hudson Valley Catskill Region Multiple Listing Service |
H. Neil Zimmerman |
Jeff DaPuzzo & Rob Kilpert |
Wayne Bradford |
Rich & Donna Croce |
| Highland | Highland Rotary Club |
Claire & Raymond Costantino |
Richard & Donna |
Robert R. Jacobsen, Esq. |
Highland Educational Foundation
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| Kingston | Victoria St. John-Gilligan | Floyd Lattin & Ward Mintz |
Hayes Clement |
John & Harold Bonavita-Goldman |
Paul H. & Patricia S. Johnson |
| Kingston | Jay E. & Lucia De L. Klock Foundation | Jay E. & Lucia De L. Klock Foundation | Jay E. Lucia De L. Klock Foundation | ||
| New Paltz |
Garvan & Leonie McCloskey |
New Paltz Rotary Club | Joseph & Olana O'Connor | George & Cathy Sifre |
Elisabeth Holst Memorial |
| New Paltz |
Frank G. Elliot Memorial Scholarship |
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| Onteora |
Scott & Patty Davis |
Paul L. DeLisio in Memory of Philip & Elizabeth Spinelli |
Braby/Blackwell Family |
Sherman & Carol E. Adin Scholarship |
Sherman & Carol E. Adin |
| Rondout Valley | Erika & Tim Brown | Peter & Judith Hauser |
Rondout Valley Scholarship Fund |
Local Economies Project
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Sherman & Carol E. Adin Scholarship |
| Wallkill |
Rich & Donna Croce |
Nina Siegel |
Viola C. Jansen |
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2017-2018 Sponsors of Graduating Class of 2021
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| Kingston | Anna & Ken Brett | Kingston Sunrise Rotary |
Dr. Ann M. Marrott & David Hamann |
Robert Tonner & Harris Safier |
Bill & Kathleen Cloonan |
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Nik & Nelda Gerner | Bruce Littlefield & Scott B. Stewart |
Beth Lewis Memorial c/o Patty Curry |
Steve Wood & Carol Meyer |
Stacy Varsos & George Fakiris |
2016-2017 Pilot Year Sponsors of Graduating Class of 2020
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| Rondout Valley |
Rich & Donna Croce |
Dominic J. Giamei Jr. Memorial Fund |
Anita Williams Peck | Dr. Alan P. Roberts | Bill & Brenda Spearman |
Tim & Laurel Sweeney |
Student Eligibility Requirements to Apply:
- First-generation, college-bound students
- 80% cumulative GPA in eighth grade
- 75% cumulative GPA in four core classes (English, Math, Science and Social Studies) through mid-April
- 85% or higher attendance in school
- Minimal discipline infractions
- Preference given to students with economic need.
Cost of Sponsoring a Student to Attend SUNY Ulster for 2 Years:
$7,200 with either a one-time donation of $7,200 or four annual payments of $1,800.
Contacts:
Lorraine Salmon, SUNY Ulster Foundation, Executive Director, (845) 687-5093, salmonl@sunyulster.edu
Patty Curry, President’s Challenge Scholarship Administrator, (845) 688-1927, curryp@sunyulster.edu
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