By Staff Reports
(Hawaii)– Nearly 300 scholarship donors and their student recipients came together today for the first University of Hawaiʻi Foundation Scholarship Celebration since the COVID-19 pandemic halted gatherings two years ago. The luncheon was held at the newly renovated Campus Ballroom in the Campus Center at UH Mānoa.
Students had the opportunity to meet and thank the donors whose scholarship gifts have helped to support their educational goals. Donors were excited to hear firsthand about the impact their giving has on students’ lives and futures.
“Our students amaze us each day with their intellectual curiosity, hard work and perseverance,” UH President David Lassner said. “The University of Hawaiʻi is eternally grateful for the private support from our donors and for how much they care about educating the next generation of Hawaiʻi leaders.”
Last year, 6,887 donors made gifts totaling $48.5 million to support student aid and scholarships for UH students statewide.
“We are so excited to celebrate our incredible students who have been so resilient and our amazing donors whose generosity funds these academic journeys,” said Tim Dolan, University of Hawaiʻi vice president of advancement and CEO of the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation.
The first permanently endowed scholarship was created at the UH Foundation in 1976 to benefit students attending UH. Since then, providing access to higher education through private gifts has become a tradition. Today, the foundation manages more than 2,000 student aid accounts.