Early on, Dr. Kashi and Melinda Khazeh not only realized but also appreciated the value of a good education and an educated individual. These values were instilled in them by their parents. In 2000, they established the Khazeh Family Distinguished Senior Award. This...

When Delmarva entrepreneur Kimmerly Messick enrolled at Salisbury University in 1975, she worked two jobs to pay for her tuition. Having made her career as a successful furniture store owner, with retail outlets in Ocean City, MD, and lower Delaware, the alumna...

Leland Starnes was the Director of the Salisbury State Theatre from 1972 to 1980 when he unexpectedly passed away at 57 years of age. Starnes directed 26 plays and musicals during his time at Salisbury State College, even performing in several of them. He held...

At a time of critical shortages in nursing, a caring philanthropist truly made a difference. In December of 2006, The Salisbury University Foundation announced the largest single gift by an individual donor in its history, a $5.3 million bequest to benefit nursing...

Mr. Ball was a graduate of North Dorchester High School, and obtained his bachelor of arts degree in history education from Salisbury State College. A retired teacher, he taught at Wicomico Middle School for 35 years. Following retirement, he worked four years at the...

The Marshall W. Moore Scholarship of the Salisbury University Foundation, Inc. was established in 2006, for Salisbury University students. This scholarship was named to honor a founding member of the Salisbury University Foundation who demonstrated an unyielding...

Mary Ann Reinhold-Praley was a teacher/administrator for 30 years in the Maryland public school system. She previously had taught at Glen Burnie High School and then was principal at Dorsey Elementary School. She then was the librarian at Richard Henry Lee...

Eli Modlin, an SU alumnus and former U.S. Capitol intern, joined the University’s administration in 2016 and serves as the Chief of Staff and Vice President of Public Affairs and Strategic Initiatives. Prior to SU, he worked at the Maryland Comptroller’s Office as...

Jeanne Anderton established this endowment as a memorial tribute for her parents, Jack and Betty Myers. Supporting SU students with photography supplies, travel and/or workshop fees, her parents always encouraged creativity. Professor Anderton, teaches within the art...

Nancy J. (Thompson) Harrison, born March 23, 1933, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2008 at her home in Rehoboth Beach, DE in the company of her family. She was born in Salisbury, MD. She graduated from P.S. DuPont High School in 1950, Salisbury University in 1954,...

The Nathan Foundation was created following the instructions in the will of Milford Nathan, who died in 1953. Known for his business acumen, Milford Nathan also was a civic leader. For many years, he was chairman of the board for the Cambridge Hospital, an active...

Glenda Chatham Clarke named this scholarship in honor of her parents who taught her the value of education and its lifelong transformative power. Clarke is a 1968 graduate of James M. Bennett High School and a proud first generation college graduate of Salisbury...

Nutter J Wimbrow attended Salisbury University when it was Salisbury State College and majored in Teacher’s Education. He then joined the U.S. Airforce where he was killed in action in Vietnam at age 33. Wimbrow’s cousin Tom created the scholarship to honor his...

Nutter J Wimbrow attended Salisbury University when it was Salisbury State College and majored in Teacher’s Education. He then joined the U.S. Airforce where he was killed in action in Vietnam at age 33.

Mrs. Orpah Rommel is a Salisbury University graduate Class of 1944. Her son, Dave Rommel, established this Education scholarship to honor his mom, supporting students from the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland.

The Oscar “Whitey” Ruppert Rommel Scholarship is awarded to students of the Perdue School of Business who are either active military or veterans. The scholarship is in memory of entrepreneur and local philanthropist Dave Rommel’s father, who was a Private First Class...

This generous scholarship for Music Education majors was established by Gail Meucci in memory of her husband, Otello Meucci.

Established in 1992, the Mid-Shore Community Foundation is a 501©(3) public charity that connects private resources with public needs to enhance the quality of life throughout the Mid-Shore Region of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties. The...

This scholarship was established in 2013 by the local company Peninsula Insurance. Mr. Eric Crouchley, a dual graduate of Salisbury University with a MBA in 1986, and former president of the Peninsula Insurance company, wanted to create a scholarship for students...

Sandy Fitzgerald-Angello is a well-respected member of the Delmarva community. As the Owner-Operator of the Pohanka of Salisbury Automotive Group, one of the largest automotive groups on the Eastern Shore, she oversees the operations of six dealerships as well as two...

Phi Eta Sigma is an honor society geared toward helping and encouraging first year college students to excel. Navigating college can be difficult, especially if an individual does not have anyone to guide them. The Phi Eta Sigma honor society seeks to help provide...

Pritchett Controls is an energy and automation company who specializes in providing state of the art green technologies to all sorts of clients. This scholarship is a way for them to give back and empower the next generation to make their mark in the business world....

The Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation was founded in 2003 by Philip and Carole Ratcliffe. They created this foundation with the hope of enabling young entrepreneurs to pursue their academic and career goals. The Ratcliffe Entrepreneurial Excellence...

Rena Urie Fowler was born in Rock Hall, Kent County, Maryland in 1918 to a family of watermen. Relatives also built boats, sold oysters, and made decoys—all work tied to the Chesapeake Bay where they had lived for generations. Her Grandmother Ayers had turned her...

Richard A. Henson was many things, a pilot, a businessman, a visionary. As his distinguished career in aviation was winding down, he turned his attention and enthusiasm to philanthropy, establishing the Richard A. Henson Foundation, Inc. Though Mr. Henson’s formal...

Richard A. Henson was many things, a pilot, a businessman, a visionary. As his distinguished career in aviation was winding down, he turned his attention and enthusiasm to philanthropy, establishing the Richard A. Henson Foundation, Inc. Though Mr. Henson’s formal...

Richard A. Henson was many things, a pilot, a businessman, a visionary. As his distinguished career in aviation was winding down, he turned his attention and enthusiasm to philanthropy, establishing the Richard A. Henson Foundation, Inc. Though Mr. Henson’s formal...

Richard (Rick) Nelson was a military veteran, a computer programmer for the IRS, a longtime resident of Bowie, MD and a loving and devoted father to three children. He was a firm believer in the power of education to create opportunities, a proud member of the Bowie...

Established by Rick Dudley, who was born with cerebral palsy, the $300,000 scholarship endowment was the first in the University System of Maryland dedicated to graduate students with disabilities. A Baltimore native and Towson University alumnus, Dudley was a...

The R. Neill & Nancy Carey Scholarship will provide a renewable scholarship to incoming and current students pursuing an undergraduate degree, meeting the following criteria: majoring in a program in Health Sciences and prioritized by highest academic achievement or...