Quinn Kolt, a fourth-year applied mathematics student from Solon, Ohio, has been named a 2021 Goldwater Scholar.
Rochester Institute of Technology student Quinn Kolt has been awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate research scholarship in the fields of math, natural sciences, and engineering in the United States.
The fourth-year applied mathematics and computer science double major from Solon, Ohio, was selected as one of 410 scholars from a pool of 1,256 nominees by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, in partnership with the Department of Defense National Defense Education Programs. Since 2005, RIT has had 30 Goldwater Scholars and seven honorable mentions.
Monday, April 5, 2021 - 1:19 pm
CANTON – St. Lawrence University will receive a $1 million grant from the Eisner Foundation, founded in 1996 by foundation president Jane (Breckenridge) Eisner ’64 and her husband Michael D. Eisner, then-chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company.
The money will be applied to the endowed fund that supports the Fox Center for Academic Opportunity, said a press release from SLU.
The recently renamed center honors SLU’s president, William L. Fox ’75, and his commitment to every student’s ambition and life preparedness.
The Eisner Foundation identifies and sponsors innovative programs that unite multiple generations for the enrichment of local communities.
CANTON â St. Lawrence University will benefit from a $1 million grant made by the Eisner Foundation to the endowed fund that supports the Fox Center for Academic Opportunity. The recently renamed center honors President William L. Fox and his commitment to studentsâ ambitions and life preparedness.
The Eisner Foundation was founded in 1996 by Foundation President Jane (Breckenridge) Eisner â64 and her husband Michael D. Eisner, then-chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, in order to focus their familyâs philanthropic activities.
âTo know Jane Eisner as a wonderful friend through our shared connections to St. Lawrence is a cherished gift to me personally,â said President Fox in a prepared statement. âShe is an extraordinary leader and inspiration, an exemplar of Laurentian habits of serving important causes with her depth of intelligence and unassuming joy. With her sons and husband, I will always look up to Jane.â
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Debra McClendon-Boddie on leadership: Collaborate with others, seek their advice, then act
Updated Apr 05, 2021;
Posted Feb 16, 2021
Debra McClendon-Boddie, founder and president of PGR Foundation Inc., prepares a girl to go down a runway holding a picture of an inspiring ancestor or role model. The annual “Ancestral Storytelling Fashion Show” helps girls learn to leave a legacy like the woman in the picture they chose.
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Debra McClendon-Boddie went to a “You Can’t Fail” conference organized by Gwen Webber-McLeod and remembers one of the speakers challenging the audience this way:
“She asked us to raise our right hand, and she said: Will you pledge to do what you can for who you can when you can?”