The Kiefer Endowment Fund provides a scholarship to a student who is a graduate of a Wicomico County, Maryland high school. Eligible students must have financial need from FAFSA and have a high school GPA of 2.5 or better. This is a renewable scholarship.

Jared Young had a genuine appreciation and curiosity for music composition. It started when he was young. He got his first guitar (acoustic) when he was 8 or 9 and he worked hard in lessons and on his own to learn how to play. He never stopped working. He was going...

Jenna Drewer-Noll was born October 9, 1997, and entered her eternal home on January 16, 2024, after a short battle with Colorectal Cancer. Jenna received her BS in Business in 2019 and while studying for her MBA was a graduate assistant in the Innovation Entrepreneur...

This gift has been established by Professor Jinchul Kim to provide funding for current art students at SU. He was born in South Korea and came to the U.S. in 1989. He earned a BFA and MFA from King Se-Jong University in Seoul Korea, concentrating in painting. In 1993...

Dr. Bryan Horikami and Mrs. Jamie Holmes-Kriger, both longtime members of the Salisbury University community, were extremely saddened when they lost student, Justin Michael McJilton. Justin was an advisee of both and passed from aplastic anemia due to complications...

This endowment is a memorial fund in honor of Dr. Justin Shen who was a government and political science professor at SU from 1964-1979. The fund was originally established by a number of Dr. Shen’s colleagues, friends, and former students to honor his legacy. The...

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...

The Lamboni Family Scholarship was established to promote the legacy of Athletic Training at Salisbury University. Pat Lamboni, who retired in 2021, was a part of the Athletic Training program as a student, graduate student and Head Athletic Trainer since 1976. He...

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...

This scholarship was established in 2001 by Allfirst Foundation providing funds to fulltime students who demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and academic merit. M&T Bank acquired Allfirst in 2003, now...

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....