RHODES FELLOWSHIP
Frank and Rosa Rhodes Class of 1962 Tradition Fellowship
From an original endowment of $60,000 ($21,000 from the Class Gift Fund, $24,000 from six classmates, and $15,000 through a matching grant to the University) in 1995, the market value of our Tradition Fellowship is today in excess of $211,000, helped along by additional gifts from the Class Gift Fund and individual classmates. The money is held by the University in the Long-Term Investment Pool.
For more than a decade, the Class has been helping to fund one of the most practical national student aid programs on the Hill. In 2023, the Frank and Rosa Rhodes Tradition Fellowship will provide a bit more than $7,800 per year to students who fulfill work and volunteer requirements, as well as maintain a specific grade point average. But what’s unique about this program is that the monies go toward reducing student loans. In other words, if a student qualifies for four years, he or she can reduce his/her student loan bill by much as $28,000. Since 1995, 18 students students have qualified for support from our Class.
Here is the list of our recipients.
Year | Recipient |
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1995-96 | Lowell Frank ‘99, MD ’03. MD, AB from Arts & Sciences, MD from Weill Cornell Medical College |
1995-96 | Kelly Irvine ’00, Ohio, Architecture Major |
1996-97 | Frank Lowell ‘99 |
1996-97 | Kelly Irvine ‘00 |
1997-98 | Sahar Shirazi ’01, ’05 (JD). Beaumont, Texas; Psychology/Women’s Studies, Arts & Sciences |
1997-99 | Lowell Frank ‘99 |
1999-03 | Kylie Quesnel ’04, VT, BS from Ag & Life Sciences |
2003-04 | Brett Fedigan ’07. NY, BS Applied Econ and Management - Ag & Life Sciences |
2004-06 | Thomas Pastuszak ’06, NY/Briarwood; AB/Biol Sci/Arts & Sci. |
2005-09 | Betsey Howland ’09, NY/Canbor; BS in Animal Sc, Ag & Life Sciences |
2009-10 | Luis Corzo ’14, NY, BS/BAR from AAP |
2010-13 | Janelle Boyd‘13, NY, BS from Ag & Life Sciences |
2013-14 | Reinaldo Hernandez ’17, FL, BS from College of Engineering |
2014-15 | Diane Tarira ’18, NY, AB from College of Arts & Sciences |
2015-17 | Joseph Zolik ’19, Germany, of College Arts & Sciences |
2017-21 | Anja Samardzija ’21, College of Engineering |
2021-22 | Camilo Ortiz ’25, Columbia, SC Johnson School of Business/Nolan School of Hotel Administration |
2022-23 | Abbie Jobe ’26, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences |