SUNY Ulster PCS Leadership Society
President's Challenge Scholarship - College for 8th Graders
Please Help Us Thank the Donors Who Are Building the President's Challenge Scholarship
SUNY Ulster and Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc. TODAY!
The President’s Challenge Scholarship (PCS) has grown since the six initial Rondout Valley Central School District students were awarded in 2016. For the 2021-2022 award year, our donor comunity sponsored 50 new scholarships serving a total of just under 200 PCS students in Ulster County!
PCS student base over the years:
- 6 students in 2016-2017
- to 16 students in 2017-2018
- to 51 students in 2018-2019
- to nearly 100 students in 2019-2020
- to nearly 150 students in 2020-2021
- to nearly 200 students in 2021-2022
- to nearly 250 students in 2022-2023
- We are fundraising now to reach nearly 300 students in 2023-2024
These students have successfully taken the challenge and are being motivated to stay on the college-bound track – all thanks to the generosity of our student sponsors.
ANGEL - $1,000,000
A Donor who contributes $1,000,000 to benefit the President's Challenge Scholarship Program.
Darlene L. Pfeiffer - The Student Experience Endowment
The late Darlene L. Pfeiffer is shown below on the right with Executive Director Lorraine Salmon.
BENEFACTOR • ENDOWED
A Donor who has sponsored one or more scholarships in perpetuity.
Glenn B. Sutherland & Cynthia A. Lowe - 2 Endowed Scholarships
Rudy and the late Joyce Hellenschmidt - 1 Endowed Scholarship
Believer • $500,000
Johnson Scholarship Foundation
STEWARD • $72,000
A Donor who has sponsored ten or more students.
• Rich & Donna Croce (17 students!)
• Jean Lerner (10 students through 2029!)
• Johnson Scholarship Foundation (34 students through 2025!)
• Sherman & Carol E. Adin Scholarship (11 students!)
CHAMPION • $36,000
A Sponsor of five or more students.
Thomas C. Barron • Elna Magnetics • The Ferriday Fund • Rudy & the late Joyce Hellenschmidt • The Hill Family • Joe & Katie Ferraro • Floyd Lattin • New Paltz Rotary • Olana O’Connor & Joseph O'Connor, Esq. • Saugerties Kiwanis Club • Subak Family Foundation • Viola Jansen Foundation
SUSTAINER • $28,800
A Sponsor of four students.
Kathleen & Bill Cloonan • Susan & Stephen Hirsch • Richard & Gillian Murphy • Rondout Savings Bank • George & Catherine Sifre and Family • The late H. Neil Zimmerman
TRANSFORMER • $21,600
A Sponsor of three students.
Braby/Blackwell Family Memorial • Hayes Clement • Patty Curry • Priscilla Derven & Steve MacDonald • Frank G. Elliot Memorial • Hudson Valley Catskill Region Multiple Listing Service • Nik & Nelda Gerner • President Emeritus Alan P. Roberts • Ruth Gale Realty/Alfred Peavy • Bill Spearman SUNY Ulster '69 & Brenda Spearman • Sawyer Savings Bank • Jay E. & Lucia De L. Klock Foundation • Proctor Robbins LLC/Dale Robbins and Dan Proctor
PROMOTER • $14,400
A Sponsor of two students.
John & the late Harold Bonavita-Goldman • Jay & Laurie Bloomfield • Anna & Ken Brett • Debbie & TJ Briggs • Erika & Tim Brown • Scott Davis, P.E. & Patty Davis • John A. DeGasperis, Esq. and Emily DeGasperis • Rondavid Gold and Carol Super Gold in Honor of Barbara Cohen and Floyd Lattin •
The Flag Guys • Elisabeth Holst Memorial • Robert R. Jacobsen, Esq. SUNY Ulster '98 & Carly R. Jacobsen, SUNY Ulster ‘98 • Dee Jaye Kurta/Kurta Family Scholarship • Bruce Littlefield & Scott Stewart • Moss Oak Scholarship • Daniel Malpica & Peter Oellers • County Executive Jen Metzger • The Rotary Club of Kingston • Sarah M. Schmidt Memorial • Victoria St. John Gilligan • Dennis, Todd, and the late Joyce O'Brien • Rich & Donna Siegel • Allan Stein • Tim & Laurel Sweeney • Thoben Hill Properties • Robert Tonner & Harris Safier • Ulster County Board of REALTORS • Wallkill Valley Federal Savings & Loan
PCS Student Experience Fund is Launched with $10,000 Grant
Rainmaker • $72,000
A Donor who helps to secure ten or more PCS student sponsorships, thereby raising $72,000.
Barbara Cohen • Rich & Donna Croce • Bruce Littlefield and Scott Stewart • John Markes • Olana O'Connor • Tim & Laurel Sweeney
AMBASSADOR
A PCS office held for two years during which time the ambassador(s) demonstrate dedication to the PCS Program.
Rich & Donna Croce • Kathleen Cloonan • Barbara Cohen • Tim & Laurel Sweeney • Olana O'Connor • Dale Robbins
ADVOCATE • $7,200+
A Sponsor of one PCS student
• Jill Ammerata & Peter Calatozzo and the Sherman & Carol E. Adin Scholarship Fund
• Anonymous
• Elliott & Judy Auerbach
• Ronald Augustine & Eileen Katatsky
• The late Susan & Eli Basch/Stephen L. Raymond Memorial
• Mike & Jane Beck and George Devine
• Shawn Bequaj
• Cameron & Margaret Bonner
• Patti and Rick Brooks - Control Point Associates, Inc.
• Brosnahan Family
• Zach Bowman & Chris Mikesh, Esq.
• Darlene Bover & Robert Mance
• Alison Buckley Ed.D. & Mark Evans, Ph.D.
• Clegg Family
• Barbara & Joe Cohen
• Claire & Raymond Costantino
• Principal Bob Cook, Jr. Memorial
• First Dreamers Scholarship/Victoria Coyne, Donna Elberg & Darlene Villanueva
• Rich Croce Family
• Rich & Donna Croce in Memory of Michael D. Croce
• Patty Curry - Celebrating Terry "Mama" Curry
• Jeff DaPuzzo & Rob Kilpert
• DeGasperis Family - In Memory of Arthur R. DeGasperis
• In Memory of Frank and Helen Delaney
• Paul L. DeLisio in Memory of Phillip & Elizabeth Spinelli
• Dreamers Scholarship: Ilene Cutler & Paula Lockshon, Maggie Anderson & Lorraine Salmon
• EdTom Enterprises, LLC - Hill Family
• The late Muriel Ferraro
• Jeffrey M. Fredenberg Memorial
• Nita Friedman
• Dominic J. Giamei, Jr. Memorial Fund
• Linda & JB Gillette
• John Bonavita-Goldman in Memory of Harold Bonavita-Goldman
• Peter & Judy Hauser
• Highland Educational Foundation
• Highland Rotary Club
• The Hill Family - Joed Enterprises, Inc. In Honor of Dr. Larry Barrett
• Suzanne & Alexander Holt and Hilary Cloos & Jeffrey Feinsod
• Holy Cross in Memory of Lucy Magliula
• Robin (Rob) and Audrey Hunter
• Rachel Reyes Jackson and Sherman & Carol E. Adin Scholarship Fund
• Paul H. & Patricia S. Johnson
• Keegan Army in Memory of Tommy Keegan III
• Maureen Keegan and David Bolles Family in Memory of Danny Barnes
• Luke and Meghan Keyser
• Jaime (Cohen) & Darren Klein
• Floyd Lattin & Ward Mintz
• Beth Lewis Memorial c/o Patty Curry
• Bruce Littlefield, Scott Stewart & Lauren Aguiar
• Local Economies Project in Honor of Patty Curry
• Markes Family
• Robert J. Markes Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Dr. Ann Markes & Dr. Matthew Kane
• Dr. Ann M. Marrott & David Hamann
• Garvan & Leonie McCloskey in Memory of Jimmy Mullins
• McGinty Family - Be the Change Fund
• Meltzer & Hill, Wealth Advisory, LLC
• Yvonne Merck & Rich Gillette in Memory of Thomas M. Merck
• Moran & Wallace, Moran & Osheyack, Reece & Moreau
• Negron Family
• Dennis & Todd O’Brien in Memory of Joyce O'Brien
• Dennis & Joyce O’Brien in Memory of Paul O'Brien
• Opening Doors Scholarship - Victoria Gardens
• Karen and Howard Osterhoudt
• Rich and Colleen Parete
• The late Anita Williams Peck
• Anna & Ted Peck
• Kevin and Dee Dee Pitcock - Peak Trading Corp
• Joseph & Linda Previll
• Joan and James Quigley
• Jamie Raab & Victoria Sanders
• O'Connor & Partners, PLLC
• Skit Rabbino
• Rondout Valley Scholarship Fund
• Rosendale International Pickle Festival in Memory of Anita Williams Peck
• Irwin Rosenthal & Doris Goldberg
• Sawyer Automotive Foundation
• Jackie Schechter
• Mary Etta Schneider
• The late Jean Semilof
• Vansh Sharma & Deborah Marin
• Laura Shearer in Honor of Joseph Patterson
• Craig Siegel & Rebekah Sale
• Nina Siegel Memorial RSS Agency
• Peter and Stacy Sindt
• Derek J. Spada, Esq. & Rana Spada
• Lisa St. John - In Memory of Kent St. John
• Start Here – Go Far (Duke Soltankhah)
• Sara Swan Miller/Peter Graves Scholarship - Dr. Martin Miller
• Ulster County Italian American Foundation, Inc.
• Molly Croce Van Etta & Austin Van Etta
• Stacy Varsos & George Fakiris
• Janet Vincent and Kathleen Stanley
• Lucie M. Walker Memorial
• WSDG - Walters-Storyk Design Group, Normann Staffing, and the Sherman & Carol E. Adin Scholarship
• Steve Wood & Carol Meyer
• Jenn & Patrick Zell
• Katie & Andrew Zell
• Elke Zuern & Sumedha Senanayake
FRIEND • $1,000+
A donor contributing to the general PCS Program.
$7,500+ President Emeritus Robert T. Brown
$2,500+ Follet Higher Education Group • Bank of Greene County
$1,500+ Edward Hill in honor of Harris Safier • Wayne Bradford
$1,000+ Thomas C. Barron in Honor of Laurel Sweeney • Anita Williams Peck In Memory of Dorothy Roberts • Anonymous • Viking Industries
YEAR 8 - OVER 300 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED - THANKS TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS!
YEAR SEVEN! ANOTHER 50 STUDENTS SPONSORED!
Year Six Sponsors! 50 Students Sponsored from Ulster County Donors!
Year Five Sponsors - You created our first FULL HOUSE! Thank you!
Year Four Sponsors! You reached ALL nine School Districts of Ulster County! Thank you!
Year Three Sponsors - Thank you for helping us to reach so much of Ulster County!
Our Inaugural Sponsors who Believed in our Vision for PCS - Thank you for investing in so many lives.
Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc.
Email: salmonl@sunyulster.edu
Website: www.sunyulster.edu/foundation/presidentschallenge
Location: 491 Cottekill Rd, Stone Ridge, NY, USA
Phone: 845-687-5093