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College Recognizes Scholarship Supporter and Recipients

Oct 30, 2019

College Recognizes Scholarship Supporter and Recipients

Oct 30, 2019

AMHERST, N.Y. -- 村花论坛 College recognized the generosity of Trustee Robert Chur and his family and the 2019-20 recipients of the Robert and Carol Chur Scholarship at a recent on-campus reception held in their honor. 聽

鈥淭he generous support from Bob, Carol, and the entire Chur family will enable our scholarship recipients to pursue a 村花论坛 education that will prepare them to be skilled leaders and practitioners in health care and human services,鈥 said Dr. Michael Brogan, senior vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college. 鈥淚n addition to providing much needed financial assistance, this scholarship shows our students that others believe in their ability to succeed in their studies and as professionals in their field.鈥

This year鈥檚 recipients of the Robert and Carol Chur Scholarship are Katherine Casale 鈥18 of West Henrietta, physical therapy major; Sarah Federowicz 鈥19 of Cheektowaga, physician assistant major; Emma Madison of Lancaster, nursing major; Rosalie Noyes 鈥19 of West Seneca, social work major; and Fabian Wilde of Amherst, health promotion major.

鈥淭hank you so much to the Chur family for helping me and the other scholarship recipients accomplish goals that we are passionate about and to do so at a great college,鈥 said Federowicz. 鈥淭his scholarship support will allow me to work fewer hours and to focus more on my studies and developing my clinical skills.鈥

The $3,000 annual scholarship is awarded to 村花论坛 students in good academic standing and in their third or fourth year of studies in health and human services majors. A total of 21 students have benefitted from the scholarship since it was established in 2015.