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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

School District	Sponsors
Ellenville	Johnson Scholarship Foundation	Johnson Scholarship Foundation	Johnson Scholarship Foundation	H. Neil Zimmerman	Johnson Scholarship Foundation
Highland	Holy Cross in Memory of Lucy Magliula	Vansh Sharma & Deborah Marin	Braby Blackwell	Sherman & Carol E. Adin Scholarship	Sherman & Carol E. Adin Scholarship
Kingston	Muriel Ferraro	Bruce Littlefield, Scott Stewart & Lauren Aguiar	Jean Semilof	Glenn B. Sutherland and Cynthia A. Lowe (ENDOWED)	Glenn B. Sutherland and Cynthia A. Lowe (ENDOWED)
Kingston	Floyd Lattin	Dennis & Joyce O'Brien	Allan Stein	Anna & Ted Peck	The Spearman Family
Marlboro	Jeffrey M. Fredenberg Memorial	Johnson Scholarship Foundation	Johnson Scholarship Foundation	Johnson Scholarship Foundation	Sherman & Carol E. Adin Scholarship
New Paltz	Molly Croce Van Etta & Austin Van Etta	Suzanne & Alexander Holt and Hilary Cloos & Jeffrey Feinsod	New Paltz Rotary Club	George & Cathy Sifre	Frank G. Elliot Memorial Scholarship
Onteora	Rudy & Joyce Hellenschmidt in Honor/ Memory of Onteora Class of '59	Peter Oellers & Dan Malpica	Jay & Laurie Bloomfield	Sherman & Carol E. Adin Scholarship
Rondout Valley	Anonymous	Principal Robert D. Cook, Jr. Memorial	Stephen L. Raymond Memorial	Sarah M. Schmidt Memorial	Local Economies Project in Honor of Patty Curry
Saugerties	Rich Croce Family	Elna Magnetics	Garfield & Ferraro Families Memorial	Lucie M. Walker Memorial	Kiwanis Club of Saugerties
Wallkill	Viola Jansen Foundation	Jamie Raab & Victoria Sanders	Viola Jansen Foundation	Viola Jansen Foundation	Viola Jansen Foundation

“This is really going to change my life!”

—Rondout Valley Central School District President’s Challenge Scholarship Recipient

2018-2019 Sponsors of Graduating Class of 2022

School District	Sponsors
Ellenville	Hudson Valley Catskill Region Multiple Listing Service	H. Neil Zimmerman	Jeff DaPuzzo & Rob Kilpert	Wayne Bradford	Rich & Donna Croce AMBASSADOR
Highland	Highland Rotary Club	Claire & Raymond Costantino	Richard & Donna Siegel/ RSS Agency	Robert R. Jacobsen, Esq. & Carly R. Jacobsen SUNY Ulster '98	Highland Educational Foundation
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
Onteora	Scott & Patty Davis	Paul L. DeLisio in Memory of Philip & Elizabeth Spinelli	Braby/Blackwell Family Memorial Scholarship	Sherman & Carol E. Adin Scholarship	Sherman & Carol E. Adin Scholarship
Rondout Valley	Erika & Tim Brown	Peter & Judith Hauser	Rondout Valley Scholarship Fund	Local Economies Project in Honor of Patty Curry	Sherman & Carol E. Adin Scholarship
Wallkill	Rich & Donna Croce AMBASSADOR	Nina Siegel Memorial/ RSS Agency	Viola C. Jansen Memorial Scholarship Fund

2017-2018 Sponsors of Graduating Class of 2021

School District

Sponsors

Kingston

Anna & Ken Brett

Kingston Sunrise Rotary

Dr. Ann M. Marrott & David Hamann

Robert Tonner & Harris Safier

Bill & Kathleen Cloonan

Rondout Valley

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

School District	Sponsors
Rondout Valley	Rich & Donna Croce AMBASSADOR	Dominic J. Giamei Jr. Memorial Fund	Anita Williams Peck	Dr. Alan P. Roberts	Bill & Brenda Spearman	Tim & Laurel Sweeney AMBASSADOR

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:

Nancy S. Clarke, President’s Challenge Scholarship Administrator, 845-688-1927, clarken@sunyulster.edu