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1 Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation SCHOLARSHIP REPORT June 1, May 31, 2015

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3 Dear Fratres and Friends Dear Fratres and Friends, Scholarship and endowed scholarships are central to the work of AM Foundation. Your gifts and gifts from others like you provide funding for competitive scholarships ranging from a Young Scholar award given this year to 95 new members through scholarships for graduate study. All of these encourage our undergraduate members to achieve their best as scholars and leaders. This work is essential. You have heard about the financial challenges faced by today s undergraduates. You and I, through our gifts, have the privilege of making a difference for nearly 200 young AM members for the academic year, with more to come in Your funds also provide important inspiration and motivation. One Young Scholar wrote, Right from the start of pledge process, our education chair told us about the Young Scholars scholarship and pushed us to do well academically we set up study hours where we met multiple times a week. Reflecting our commitment to our undergraduate and graduate members, donors created six new named scholarships for Sammies in the year. These include scholarships for a frater majoring in a specialized field; or from a specific area; or a member of a specific chapter. Donors include a foundation board member, a Beta Delta chapter member; brothers who are also both members of Mu Psi chapter; and fratres from Beta Sigma chapter. All six scholarships were awarded and now form part of the opportunities AM Foundation can offer young men pursuing higher education and their higher ideas. Thank you for your gifts and your continued support for AM Foundation. Jerry Miller Director, Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation and Chair, Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation Scholarship Committee Chapter and Faculty Advisor, Mu Psi Chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu President, 206 Mu Psi Corp Professor Emeritus, Economics, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

4 Total Giving and Scholarships Scholarship funding from : $220,000 funded: 95 Guller Young Scholars $172,300 $192,500 $205,600 $220, scholarships assisting students at: 48 colleges and universities In memoriam: Rachel Reichner The SAM Foundation would like to recognize the outstanding achievements of Rachel Reichner. Rachel was a 2013 recipient of the Weiss Brothers Scholarship and a 2014 recipient of the Schwartz Daughters of Fratres Scholarship. She had been selected as a 2015 Schwartz Daughters scholarship recipient when the committee learned of her passing on April 4, Rachel attended Johns Hopkins University, where she was a chemical and biomolecular engineering major. She was dianosed with Ewing s sarcoma in spring of her freshman year. The scholarship commitee was awed by her continued devotion to academics throughout her treatment, as were those who knew her. She was also involved with scouting and was working toward the Summit Award, the newest and highest award in the Venture Scouting program. Rachel had many ties to Sigma Alpha Mu and the Syracuse/Eta chapter. She is the daughter of Kenneth J. Reichner (Syracuse 82), the greatgrandaughter of Eta scholarship donor Walter Rose (Syracuse 22), great niece of Stanley Rose (Syracuse 52) and Martin Rose (Syracuse 67), and great-great niece of Abe Gold and William Gold (Syracuse 21). She will be missed by all who knew her.

5 Many Thanks The 130 scholarships offered by Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation result from gifts made by nearly 200 donors this past year and contributions received for endowment funds in prior years. For , please join us in thanking these donors for their gifts. David J. Adelman, Sigma Beta John C. Ale, Beta Psi James R. Alexander, Sigma Theta Paul Alperson, Sigma Omicron In Memory of Ben Anderson Eliot M. Arnovitz, Sigma Gamma Axelrod Family, Sigma Zeta In Memory of Grace Bender Joel S. Beren, Sigma Beta In Memory of Larry Berman, Beta Delta Scott W. Bernstein, Mu Chi Beta Psi Fratres Fund In Memory of Sidney Bielfield, Sigma Iota Arnold R. Blitzer, Omicron Edwin C. Blumberg, Mu Kappa In Memory of Warren Blumenfeld, Sigma Zeta In Memory of Harold Brandman, Sigma Delta Frederic H. Brooks, Sr., Gamma In Memory of Sonia Brown In Memory of Alvin L. Cohen, Sigma Zeta Mark H. Cohen, Mu Theta Dr. Alvin W. Cohn, Omicron S. David Coleman, Lambda Dr. Vincent J. Contreras, Beta Delta Dr. James F. Curl, Delta Delta In Memory of Steven Dachinger, Mu Chi/Sigma Gamma In Memory of Joseph Dave, Omicron In Memory of Andrew Dickson, Phi Alexander L. Eastman, Sigma Theta In Memory of Robert S. Elster, Nu In Memory of Joseph Epps, Beta Sigma Max M. Epstein, Theta Barry Epstein, Sigma Eta Family Foundation James R. Favor, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Wyatt Mekler, Kappa University of Minnesota Sam Fox, Phi Steven M. Franklin, Beta Rho Jack Freeman, Sigma Nu Michael I. Fuchs, Theta In Honor of Anna Gans In Honor of Fritz & Anna Gans Marshall M. Gelfand, Eta Marshall J. Gerber, Sigma Alpha Dr. Lawrence Gettleman, Sigma Delta William Gilliam, Beta Omega Girson Family Aaron M. Girson, Delta Nu Phillip I. Glauben, Beta Sigma Glazer Family, Sigma Zeta Benjamin P. Goldman, Beta Joel A. Goldman, Sigma Zeta In Memory of Bernard R. Goodman, Mu Rho Gary P. Gormin, Kappa Gilbert Gottlieb, Sigma Zeta In Memory of Gary Gottlieb, Sigma Theta Groot Gregory, Mu Rho

6 Many Thanks In Memory of Alan. R. Grushcow, Sigma Eta In Honor of Bobbi Guller In Memory of Louis & Fannie Guller Robert G. Guller, Sigma Theta Sidney H. Guller, Phi In Honor of Maury A. Guzick, Beta Sigma Michael D. Hackman, Sigma Beta James C. Hammerstein, Alpha In Memory of Dr. Lewis A. Hare, Eta Stanley & David N. Heller, Mu Lambda Michael B. Hirsch, Sigma Pi Joel D. Honigberg, Sigma Eta Hurst Family, Sigma Zeta Theodore J. Ignall, Sigma Delta Ira F. & Karen Selss, Mu Rho In Memory of Kenneth N. Ishida, Sigma Sigma Irwin M. Jacobs, Beta Irwin & Etta Jacobs Memorial Hyman I. Jacobson, Alpha Dr. Jerry H. Jacobson, Mu Omicron Felix Jager, Sigma Delta Royal Flagg Jonas, Mu Epsilon Ronald A. Kapon, Gamma Kappa Fratres Fund Karchmer Family, Sigma Alpha Nate Karchmer, Sigma Alpha In Memory of Michael Karl, Gamma Pi Bradley R. Kastan, Sigma Beta Ronald S. Katch, Rho Brian S. Katz, Sigma Beta In Memory of Albert J. Kauff In Memory of Robert E. Kauff David & Penny Kols, Sigma Kappa David Lloyd Kreeger, Sigma Delta Norman M. Krivosha, Sigma Omicron Steven P. LaBell, Gamma Phi Stanley M. Lefco, Beta Psi Howard R. Lerman, Beta Sigma Manuel Leve, Sigma Eta Theda & Leonard Leventhal, Sigma Alpha In Memory of David D. Levinson, Alpha Jeff Levy, Sigma Theta Joel D. Levy, Mu Psi Ira N. Lind, Alpha Stefan D. Loren, Gamma Rho Craig L. Ludin, Mu Chi Nathan C. Margolis, Beta Sigma Darren M. Margolis, Gamma Iota Milken Family, Sigma Sigma Howard B. Miller, Sigma Chi Howard & Martin Miller, Sigma Chi Samuel Miller, Alpha Jerry Miller, Mu Psi Allen E. Miller, Sigma Iota I. E. Millstone, Phi Marvin H. Mitchell, Sigma Beta In Memory of Mom Keene Morris Family, Eta Neil M. Moss, Mu Gamma Hanno D. Mott, Omicron Mu Eta Fratres Fund Mu Gamma 50th Anniversary Mu Phi Fratres Fund Robert F. Nerz, Mu Eta L. Mark Newman, Mu Chi Nu Alumni Fund, Univ. at Buffalo William J. Ober, Alpha Omicron Fratres Fund Dennis G. Paese, Beta John A. Paine, Beta Delta Ben Pearlman, Delta Beta David H. Phillips, Sigma Beta Walter H. Phillips, Sigma Beta Michael A. Posnick, Kappa Paul A. Pumpian, Sigma Chi Leslie J. & Bobbi Raffel, Sigma Eta James E. & Elsie B. Rasbold, Mu Gamma In Memory of Henry Remak-Jimmy Rosenberg, Sigma Zeta David S. Rice, Beta Iota & Gamma Epsilon Walter Rose, Eta Edward A. Rosen, Kappa Thomas N. Ross, Beta Psi Ira S. Rubenstein, Gamma Rho Helen & Raymond C. Sandler, Sigma Alpha In Memory of Benjamin A. Savage, Eta Lawrence D. Schaffer, Sigma Beta

7 Many Thanks In Memory of Jonathan A. Schmidt, Delta Theta Eugene R. Schnell, Mu Rho Neal A. Schore, Mu Chi In Memory of Judy Schwartz In Honor of William P. Schwartz, Sigma Alpha In Memory of Helen Schwartz Marc P. Schwartz, Mu Theta Terry Semel, Mu Phi In Memory of Gary S. Shapiro, Sigma Beta Mark E. Shear, Beta Sigma In Memory of Martin E. Sherman, Sigma Rho Ronald Shlensky, Sigma Eta Sigma Chi Fratres Fund Sigma Iota Fratres Fund Sigma Zeta Fratres Fund In Memory of Jerry Silver, Mu Gamma Lee & Marilyn Skilken, Sigma Beta In Memory of Morris & Fannie Skilken In Memory of Leonard H. Smith, Mu Theta Donald Stein, Sigma Eta Deanna & Gerald L. Stempler, Sigma Chi Eric W. Stevens, Beta Tau In Memory of Harold R. Stiefel, Sigma Phi Scott A. Stone, Mu Theta Theta 100th Fund Theta Fratres Fund Preston Robert Tisch, Sigma Iota Robert Traum, Mu Phi Ronn & Kimberly Tulman, Kappa Raymond S. Turgel, Sigma Xi Bradley C. Unger, Sigma Kappa Ira N. Unterman, Gamma Xi Phillip G. Vermont, Gamma Theta Donald M. Wallach, Mu Gamma Joan & Jack L. Wallick, Sigma Gamma Joel D. Warady, Rho Bradley A. Wayne, Mu Theta Stephen J. Weinberg, Sigma Beta Joseph Weinberg, Sigma Delta Harvey A. Weisblat, Sigma Theta Robert S. Weiss, Sigma Alpha Seymour D. Weiss, Mu Gamma In Memory of Michael J. Weiss, Sigma Alpha Randell K. Wexler, Mu Psi Richie H. & Kevin C. Williamson, Sigma Omega Richard H. Williamson, Sigma Omega Gregory J. Wiviott, Mu Theta Kenneth & Madeline Wolf, Omicron Gil Yanuck, Tau Bradley A. Zerman, Beta Iota Matthew Baumel, Beta Cornell University Zachary Barger, Eta Syracuse University Sidney H. Guller Scholarship

8 Giving Back REPAYING THE GENEROSITY The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation would like to thank the following past scholarship recipients who made a gift to the Foundation in Herman Adler 2004 Gamma Kappa David Anderson 2004 Gamma Kappa Yasha Avshalumov 2004 Gamma Kappa/ Leonard Axelrod 1969 Sigma Zeta Indiana University Bloomington Alec Becker 2010 Gamma Kappa Joshua Beitchman 2011 Gamma Kappa/ Michael Blotner 2012 Tau University of Alabama Austin Bond 2005 Gamma Kappa Edward Brandman 1987 Sigma Delta Rutgers State University of New Jersey Steven Brooks-Mogbo 2014 Delta Zeta Florida International University Randy Chudler 1979 Sigma Iota University of Michigan Timothy Clancy 1987 Mu Gamma Case Western Reserve University Mark Connolly 1976 Mu Rho University of Rochester Evan Cronin 2013 Psi University of Pittsburgh Lee Fleischer 1978 Phi Washington University Samuel Fletcher 2014 Delta Eta University of West Florida Robert Ford 1981 Sigma Sigma University of California-Berkeley Matthew Gomez 2011 Delta Zeta Florida International University James Guiliano 1991 Sigma Phi Bucknell University Brian Hutchison 2008 Gamma Kappa Andrew Kaplan 1980 Phi Washington University Justin Katz 2013 Gamma Kappa Daniel Kogan 2012 Rho University of Illinois-Urbana Lauren Laborde Friend Schwartz Daughter of Fratres Hans Lageschulte 1985 Sigma Eta Purdue University Eric Lavis 2009 Mu Theta University of Southern California Kyle Leclair 2012 Delta Pi Ottawa University Scott Lefton 2008 Gamma Kappa David Levin 1987 Sigma Zeta Indiana University Bloomington Lee Matalon 2014 Sigma Delta Rutgers State University of New Jersey Leon Meschoulam 1989 Gamma Rho University of California-San Diego Benjamin Mitnick 2008 Mu Theta University of Southern California Matthew Modansky 2006 Epsilon Theta West Virginia University Douglas Montgomery 2005 Gamma Kappa Gabriel Motola 2012 Beta Cornell University David Nemeschansky 2011 Mu Theta University of Southern California Andrew Paley 1987 Sigma Beta The Ohio State University Andrew Palughi 2014 Gamma Kappa Joseph Pavkovich 2011 Kappa University of Minnesota Jason Peretz 2013 Delta Omega Rochester Institute of Technology Todd Perlman 2005 Sigma Beta The Ohio State University Nick Philko 1993 Mu Chi Michigan State University Joshua Pudnos 2007 Gamma Kappa Jonathan Rahmani 2011 Gamma Kappa Graham Schlanger 2007 Gamma Kappa Kenneth Schneider 2010 Epsilon Iota Chapman University Peter Schneidkraut 1972 Sigma Kappa Lehigh University Eugene Schnell 1982 Mu Rho University of Rochester Andrew Shapiro 1981 Sigma Sigma University of California-Berkeley Orrin Shifrin 1986 Rho University of Illinois-Urbana Ian Shore 2009 Beta Gamma University of Arizona Fredrick Silverman 1965 Mu Alpha Southern Methodist University David Streusand 2005 Gamma Kappa Justin Tackett 2006 Gamma Kappa Gary Teitelman 1991 Mu Lambda Pennsylvania State University Brian Tenenbaum 2008 Mu Theta University of Southern California Justin Tirsun 2004 Gamma Kappa Joseph Vavra 2012 Sigma Delta Rutgers State University of New Jersey Scott Vroubel 1996 Sigma Beta The Ohio State University Joel Warady 1975 Rho University of Illinois-Urbana

9 2015 New Scholarships The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation is proud to increase our scholarship funding each year. The following scholarships were added in 2015: The Ron Kapon Scholarship, endowed by Fra Kapon (Gamma/Columbia 54) is designated for a student majoring in culinary arts or hospitality management. Jason Chavanson (Epsilon Delta/Johnson & Wales) was awarded this scholarship for Jason, culinary arts major, studied at the Alain Ducasse Institute in Paris over the summer, and is also captain of the Johnson & Wales tennis team. Charles E. Gettleman (Sigma Delta/Rutgers 34) Memorial Scholarship was created by his sons, Lawrence (Larry) (Sigma Delta/Rutgers 59) and Robert (Alpha Epsilon Pi), and was awarded to Michael Sicheri (Sigma Delta 13), a human resources major who served as Alumni Recorder for the chapter. Joel & Keith Levy (Mu Psi/Miami Univ Ohio 75 & 74), brothers and accounting majors who now reside in California, have endowed the Joel & Keith Levy Accounting Scholarship for a frater of Mu Psi/Miami Univ Ohio who is majoring in accounting. Austin Wiegand, who is minoring in sports management and serves as Exchequer for the chapter, is the first recipient of this scholarship. The Margolis-Guzick Scholarship was endowed by North Texas/Beta Sigma alumni, Nathan Margolis 73 and Maury Guzick 71, and is designated for a Sigma Alpha Mu frater from a small town in Texas. Joseph Cadena, from McAllen, Texas, is the inaugural recipient. He attends the University of Texas, where he is majoring in finance and serves the Sigma Theta chapter as Social Chair. Fra Margolis is a Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation Director and has also endowed the Margolis-Epps Scholarship. The John Paine Scholarship is for a student majoring in biological sciences or for a graduate student pursuing an advanced degree in chemistry. Benjamin Aronow (Epsilon Nu/ UCNN) is the 2015 recipient. Fra Paine is an alumnus of the Beta Delta/San Jose State chapter and a Foundation Director. The Edwin Blumberg (Mu Kappa/Wayne State) Scholarship was awarded to Brice Goldberg (Gamma Psi/ Temple).

10 Top Scholars and Other Honors Top Scholar: The Hyman I. Jacobson Top Senior Scholar is the oldest award offered by Sigma Alpha Mu. In 2015 it was awarded to Daniel Rappin (Sigma Zeta/Indiana), an accounting and finance major. Daniel had previously earned the Top Junior Scholar award in Other Honors: The Leslie & Bobbi Raffel Scholarship, designated for a student studying engineering, was awarded to Aaron Gladstein (Epsilon Nu/UCONN). A materials engineering major, Fra Gladstein has served as brotherhood chair and philanthropy chair for the chapter and is also a part of the UCONN Marching Band. Aaron Gladstein, Epsilon Nu, UCONN The Harold Brandman Scholarship was endowed by his son, Ed Brandman (Sigma Delta/Rutgers 87) to honor how his father valued and encouraged higher education and achievement. The 2015 recipient, Ian Eisenberg (Sigma Delta/Rutgers), is an economics major and biology minor who has served as candidate educator and volunteer with Tenafly Volunteer Ambulance. Sigma Alpha Mu legacy Eric Lederer (Sigma Zeta/Indiana), son of William Lederer, (Sigma Zeta & Eric Lederer, Sigma Zeta, Indiana Gamma Epsilon) is the 2015 recipient of the Hurst Family Scholarship. Eric is an accounting major and served as scholarship chair for the chapter.

11 Graduate Scholarships Unlike many Greek organizations the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation is proud to offer several scholarships to fratres who were active as undergraduates and are now pursuing graduate degrees. Highlights include: Perry Pickei (Sigma Theta/Texas), who is the Ken & Madeline Wolf Scholarship recipient. Perry, a 2015 graduate, will be attending Yale University to work on a Master s in Public Health. Michael Contillo (Theta/Univ of Pennsylvania) is working on a joint JD and MBA at Harvard University and is editor of the Harvard Law Business Review. He is the 2015 recipient of the Gormin Family Scholarship. Dr. Lewis Hare was a 1928 initiate of Eta chapter at Syracuse and, after serving as a captain in the Army during WWII, had a thriving medical practice in Chicago for many years. He and his wife, Ruth, endowed the Dr. Lewis Hare Scholarship for a member of ΣAM in medical school. The 2015 recipients are Anthony Sayegh (Eta/Syracuse), who is studying at Ross School of Medicine and Eric Silverman (Rho/Illinois), at Rush Medical College in Chicago. Chief Justice Norman Krivosha Scholarship is for a member of ΣAM attending law school (2nd or 3rd year) and demonstrating excellence. For 2015, Zachary Schreiber (Sigma Gamma/Tulane), a student at Fordham University The SAM average for student loans from undergraduate scholarship applicants is $12,450. School of Law, was awarded this scholarship. He is involved with sports law and sports management and interned with the New Orleans Hornets in basketball operations. Fra Krivosha (Sigma Omicron/Nebraska) served as Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court from Adam Cohen (Mu Lambda /Penn State) is working on a combined BA & MA in accounting and is the recipient of the Nu Legacy Scholarship for $1000. Adam is the son of Richard Cohen (Nu/Univ at Buffalo). Alumni of Nu chapter have created this scholarship for the children and grandchildren of Nu alumni who join ΣAM and are undergraduates or graduate students. The Theda & Leonard Leventhal Scholarship is for a graduate student who is a Boy Scout with Life, Star, or Eagle status. Endowed by Fra Leonard Leventhal (Oklahoma 47) and his wife, the 2015 recipient is Doug Montgomery (Gamma Kappa/Texas A&M), who is pursuing his Master of Public Administration degree. The 2015 recipient of the Samuel Miller Award for outstanding research is Dustin Massel (Rho/ Illinois) who is in medical school at the University of Miami and intends to go into orthopedics. His research was on total knee replacement and was published in the Journal of Arthroplasty.

12 Memorial Scholarships HIGHLIGHTS Brandon Gabay is the recipient of the Gary Gotlieb Memorial Scholarship, which was created to remember Gary (Sigma Theta/Texas 86) and assist a member of the Sigma Theta/Texas chapter who demonstrates leadership, financial need, and academic distinction. Brandon serves as Prior for the Sigma Theta chapter and is majoring in mathematics. Thanks to the efforts of fratres, family, and UT alumni, this scholarship fund continues to grow. The Andrew Dickson Memorial Scholarship was endowed by family and friends to remember Andy Dickson (Phi/ Washington Univ 83) and his outstanding brotherhood and friendship. Andy s family and friends have remained involved and continue to make this scholarship a priority and each year the amount of the scholarship and the number of applicants increase. Brandon Gabay nominated Corey Schneider (Sigma Theta/Texas) for this scholarship, citing Cory s willingness to always go the extra mile to help with any event he s part of, his fellow students, the chapter, or his campus community. Corey was awarded the scholarship and continues his track of journalism and sports management, as well as serving as athletic chair for the chapter. He also volunteers for Hillel as an intern for campus engagement. The Steven Dachinger Memorial Scholarship was endowed by his family and friends to remember Steven and honor his loyalty, leadership, and dedication to Sigma Alpha Mu. Fra Dachinger was initiated at Mu Chi/Michigan State, transferred to Sigma Gamma/Tulane, and was part of the brotherhood of both chapters. The recipient should be someone who exemplifies Steven s sense of honor and humor and commitment to both university and leadership. The 2015 recipient is Arik Tasa-Bennett (Gamma Phi/Arizona State) who is majoring in finance with a focus on real estate. The Jonathan A. Schmidt Memorial Scholarship, was first dedicated in April 2013 by The Schmidt Family and the Delta Theta/Stonybrook chapter. Jonathan was a biomedical engineering major and loyal member of the Delta Theta chapter. The chapter continues to honor his memory by participating in an annual walk with his family as Team Jonathan and holding a campus-wide softball tournament in his memory. Dom DeLisi is the 2015 recipient of the Jonathan A. Schmidt Memorial Scholarship. Dom has served as Prior and Recorder for the chapter. Jonathan still remains a part of Delta Theta chapter in spirit. The family of Jeff Levy (Sigma Theta/Texas 81) has endowed the Jeff Levy Memorial Scholarship for a member of the Sigma Theta chapter as a tribute to Fra Levy s experiences in ΣAM and the friends he made in the chapter. Ethan Galanter is the 2015 recipient and has served the chapter in various offices, including scholarship chair. He s a political science major who is involved on campus with Invest in Texas.

13 Memorial Scholarships HIGHLIGHTS Andrew Kitzmiller (Sigma Beta/The Ohio State University), a student at The Ohio State University - School of Dentistry, is the recipient of the Michael J. Weiss Memorial Scholarship, endowed by Foundation Director Robert Weiss (Sigma Alpha/Oklahoma), in memory of his brother Michael (Sigma Alpha/Oklahoma). Together they also endowed the Weiss Brothers Scholarship for daughters of fratres. The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation is fortunate to be able to honor our heritage with a variety of scholarships for students majoring or minoring in Jewish Studies. In memory of his parents Paul (Sigma Omicron/Nebraska 51) & Margie Alperson, Joel Alperson (Sigma Theta/Texas 78) endowed a scholarship- Randall Burke (Gamma Phi/Arizona State) is the 2015 Margie & Paul Alperson Scholarship recipient. Past Supreme Prior Sidney Guller (Phi/ Washington Univ), in addition to supporting the Guller Young Scholars program, has endowed four other scholarships for fratres: The Martin E. Sherman Scholarship honors the good deeds Fra Sherman (Sigma Rho/Missouri 58) did for ΣAM, the Sigma Rho chapter and St. Louis fratres; the Louis & Fannie Guller Scholarship is a memorial to the parents of Sidney, and his brothers Arthur (Sigma Rho/Missouri) & Maurice (Sigma Rho/Missouri), and grandparents of Robert Guller (Sigma Theta/Texas) and James Guller (Theta/Univ of Pennsylvania); the Bobbi & Sidney Guller Scholarship remembers Sidney s late wife Bobbi and how she shared Sidney s dedication to Fraternity; and the Sidney Guller Scholarship, which is intended for Phi/Washington University, shows Sidney s continued devotion to his college and Fraternity. The 2015 recipients of these scholarships are: Louise & Fannie Guller Scholarship Jalan Dixon (Gamma Kappa/Texas A&M) Martin E. Sherman Scholarship Chester Gerste (Delta Beta/American Univ) Bobbi & Sidney Guller Scholarship Christian Gomoll (Gamma Lambda/Northern IL) Sidney Guller Scholarship Zachary Barger (Eta/Syracuse) It means a lot to me that the academic success of members is recognized, especially during the time commitment that surrounds being a candidate. Sammy has, without a doubt, changed my life and college experience for the better. AARON FRANKEL, USC/MU THETA

14 The Guller Young Scholars Program All SAM candidates that achieve a 3.75/4.0 grade point average for courses taken in the academic term during which they were candidates, will be recognized as members of the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation s Young Scholars Program. Each student receives a certificate and an award of $400. This program is funded through the generosity of Past Supreme Prior and Foundation Director, Sidney Guller, a key supporter of the Foundation. Fra Guller has increased the opportunities for the Young Scholars Program to reward chapters that make academic success possible for their new members. The chapter with the most Young Scholars in an academic year will receive an award of $1,000. Two awards are given-one for a large chapter and one for a small chapter. Rewarding chapters that value and encourage academic success, as well as Fraternity, is the goal. These awards were presented at the convention in Phoenix and the recipients of the awards for Guller Young Scholar chapters are Theta/University of Pennsylvania (large) and Psi/Univ of Pittsburgh (small). Each chapter received a grant for $1,000 to use in promoting high academic standards. Theta chapter plans to use this grant to secure study space and snacks for the chapter during study hours, while Psi is using their grant for a library in their new house. American University Joshua Colburn Michael Corrado Arizona State University Frederick Rivers Brandeis University Matthew Cooper Florida International University Randy Chee A Tow Eric Lopez Ruben Villasmil Indiana University Bloomington Austin Prucha State University of New York-Geneseo Collin Clark Adam Dohrenwend Temple University Brice Goldberg Eric Reyes Joshua Zimmerman Buffalo State College Sean Sweetser Johnson & Wales University Daniel Jackson Bryce Ericksen Cornell University Matthew Baumel Dean Decter Adam Hirsch Jonathan Lobel William Shao Kurt Shuster Drexel University Jiasheng Zhu Louisiana State University Spencer Blum Miami University Bradley Tenenbaum Austin Wiegand Pennsylvania State University David Brilliant Alex Rizick Towson University Eric Trattner University of Alabama Andrew Byle University of California- Berkeley Jordan Epstein Stanley Kwong Kevin Li Alec Weissman Sigma Theta University of California-Davis Aaron Agulay Chuntao Yang

15 The Guller Young Scholars Program University of California-San Diego George Kassabian Alex Meza University of Connecticut Patrick Adams Ian Adomeit Blaise Arden Sean Meany Blake Wetmore Jeffrey Zekowski University of Florida Antonio Casuso University of Miami Philip Corrado Giovanni Marinelli Kevin Schwarm University of Michigan Evan Betoff Matthew Fisher Adam Lassman William Levin University of Minnesota Karl Breustedt Barry Lytton Wyatt Mekler University of Nevada-Las Vegas Edgar Sida University of Pennsylvania Jason Bleiweiss Harrison Brunelli Matthew Elkwood Matthew Fine University of Pittsburgh Niklavs Eglitis Jordan Gomer George Tawfik University of Southern California Zachary Bohn Jacob Ettinger Aaron Frankel Aaron Mashian Samuel Picus Justin Zhang University of Texas at Austin Ethan Barath Fratres from Theta/Univ of Penn and Psi/Univ of Pittsburgh, winners of the Chapter Young Scholar Awards Jason Epstein Chase Goldman Daniel Marcus Adam Schor Samuel Spier Eric Stern Jack Stillman Alec Weissman University of Virginia Jared Fogel Christian Pinto Spencer Stieff Joseph Xu West Virginia University Nicholas Steenson

16 Scholarship Recipients American University Delta Beta Joshua Colburn - Young Scholar Award Michael Corrado - Young Scholar Award Chester Gerste - Martin E. Sherman Scholarship Arizona State University Gamma Phi Randall Burke - Margie & Paul Alperson Scholarship Frederick Rivers - Young Scholar Award Connor Sonksen - David D. Levinson Scholarship Arik Tasa-Bennett - Steven Dachinger Memorial Scholarship Beta Gamma Ian Shore - Royal Flagg Jonas Scholarship Boston University Beta Upsilon Alexander Mazurek - Allan E. Miller Scholarship Brandeis University Gamma Chi Matthew Cooper - Young Scholar Award Benjamin Davis - Sam Fox Scholarship Buffalo State College Epsilon Lambda Sean Sweetser - Young Scholar Award Cornell University Beta Matthew Baumel - Albert J. Kauff Memorial Scholarship Young Scholar Award Nathaniel Cohen - James R. Favor Risk Management Scholarship Dean Decter - Young Scholar Award David Fischer - Robert S. Elster Memorial Scholarship Adam Hirsch - Young Scholar Award Kurt Shuster - Young Scholar Award Chad Lazar - Jack & Sara Freeman Scholarship Jonathan Lobel - Young Scholar Award William Shao - Young Scholar Award Kurt Shuster - Young Scholar Award Ian Sigalow - Joan & Jack Wallick Scholarship Gal Stilman - Dennis Paese Scholarship Drexel University Mu Eta Andy Dinh - Joseph Dave Memorial Scholarship Emory University Emory Colony Jacob Lerner - Gormin Trailblazer Award Florida International University Delta Zeta Steven Brooks-Mogbo - Grace Bender Scholarship Randy Chee A Tow - Young Scholar Award Eric Lopez - Young Scholar Award Ruben Villasmil - Young Scholar Award Hofstra University Delta Alpha David Guralnick - Morris & Fannie Skilken Scholarship Indiana University Bloomington Sigma Zeta Dillon Cohen - Sigma Zeta Scholarship Jacob Frankovitz - Alvin E. Cohen Scholarship Eric Lederer - Hurst Family Scholarship Daniel Rappin - Hyman I. Jacobson Scholarship Jason Vacca - Remak-Rosenberg Scholarship Johnson & Wales University Epsilon Delta Jason Chavenson - Ron Kapon Scholarship Daniel Jackson - Young Scholar Award Kentucky Wesleyan College Beta Omega Alexander Khan - William Gilliam Scholarship Louisiana State University Epsilon Eta Spencer Blum - Young Scholar Award Miami University Mu Psi Grant Bruce - Mom Keene Scholarship David Conway - Walter Phillips Scholarship Michael Dugan - James R. Favor Risk Management Scholarship

17 Scholarship Recipients John Shaver - Jerry Miller Scholarship Bradley Tenenbaum - Young Scholar Award Austin Wiegand - Joel & Keith Levy Accounting Scholarship and Young Scholar Award Northern Illinois University Gamma Lambda Christian Gomoll - Sidney H. Guller Scholarship Ottawa University Delta Pi Elad Tzemach - Pauline & Albert Pattenick Scholarship Felipe Izquierdo Yanez - Samuel Gotfrid Scholarship Pennsylvania State University Mu Lambda David Brilliant - Young Scholar Award Adam Cohen - Nu Legacy Scholarship Matt Hyman - Stanley & David Heller Scholarship Mohamed Ali Kassamali - Michael Karl Memorial Scholarship Alex Rizick - Young Scholar Award Rochester Institute of Technology Delta Omega Jason Peretz - Terry Semel Scholarship Rutgers State University of New Jersey Sigma Delta Seth Deneroff - Joseph Weinberg Scholarship Lee Matalon - David Lloyd Kreeger Scholarship Taylor Picillo - Felix Jager Scholarship Matthew Sicheri - Charles E. Gettleman Memorial Scholarship State University of New York-Geneseo Epsilon Epsilon Collin Clark - Young Scholar Award Adam Dohrenwend - Sonia Brown Memorial Scholarship and Young Scholar Award Benjamin Kasper - Joel Honigberg Scholarship Derek Radich - Ira Lind Scholarship Stony Brook University Delta Theta Domenico DeLisi - Jonathan A. Schmidt Memorial Scholarship Syracuse University Eta Zachary Barger - Sidney H. Guller Scholarship James Krug - Marshall M. Gelfand Scholarship Anthony Sayegh - Dr. Lewis A. Hare Scholarship Arnold Tabaku - Walter Rose Scholarship Temple University Gamma Psi Brice Goldberg - Edwin Blumberg Scholarship and Young Scholar Award Jonathan Schneider - Deana & Gerald Stempler Scholarship Joshua Zimmerman - Young Scholar Award Gamma Kappa Joshua Beitchman - Ben Savage Scholarship Jalan Dixon - Louis & Fannie Guller Scholarship Bryce Ericksen - Lee & Marilyn Skilken Scholarship and Young Scholar Award Brian Hutchison - Hanno D. Mott Scholarship Douglas Montgomery - Theda & Leonard Leventhal Scholarship Jonathan Rahmani - Margolis-Epps Scholarship The Ohio State University Sigma Beta Andrew Kitzmiller - Michael J. Weiss Memorial Scholarship Towson University Gamma Iota Jose Diaz - September 11th Scholarship Eric Trattner - Young Scholar Award Tulane University Sigma Gamma Zachary Schreiber - Chief Justice Norman Krivosha Scholarship University of Alabama Tau Nicholas Alexander - Tau Educational Scholarship Andrew Byle - Young Scholar Award

18 Scholarship Recipients University of California-Berkeley Sigma Sigma Jordan Epstein - Young Scholar Award Lucas Evans - L & S Milken Scholarship Steven Hoffman - Andrew Shapiro Scholarship Stanley Kwong - Young Scholar Award Kevin Li - Young Scholar Award University of California-Davis Gamma Theta Aaron Agulay - L. Mark Newman Family Scholarship Jimmy Nguyen - L. Mark Newman Scholarship Edgar Trujillo - L. Mark Newman Scholarship Chuntao Yang - Young Scholar Award University of California-San Diego Gamma Rho George Kassabian - Young Scholar Award Alex Meza - Young Scholar Award Nicholas Walsh - L. Mark Newman Family Scholarship University of Connecticut Epsilon Nu Patrick Adams - Young Scholar Award Jake Adelstein - Richie & Kevin Williamson Scholarship Ian Adomeit - Young Scholar Award Blaise Arden - Young Scholar Award Benjamin Aronow - John Paine Scholarship Aaron Gladstein - Leslie & Bobbi Raffel Scholarship Sean Meany - Young Scholar Award Blake Wetmore - Young Scholar Award Jeffrey Zekowski - Young Scholar Award University of Florida Gamma Tau Antonio Casuso - Young Scholar Award Albert Lucas - Paul Pumpian Scholarship University of Illinois-Urbana Rho Alec Coleman - Ronald Shlensky Memorial Scholarship Adam Mass - Katch Family Scholarship Dustin Massel - Samuel Miller Award Elan Melman - Nate Karchmer Scholarship Daniel Kogan - David S. Rice Scholarship Eric Silverman - Dr. Lewis A. Hare Scholarship University of Miami Mu Epsilon Christian Bongiorno - James C. Hammerstein Scholarship Philip Corrado - James & Elsie Rasbold Scholarship and Young Scholar Award Giovanni Marinelli - Young Scholar Award Kevin Schwarm - Young Scholar Award University of Michigan Sigma Iota Evan Betoff - Young Scholar Award Matthew Fisher - Young Scholar Award Adam Lassman - Young Scholar Award William Levin - Young Scholar Award University of Minnesota Kappa Noah Blank - James R. Favor Risk Management Scholarship Karl Breustedt - Young Scholar Award Garrett Horwitz - Donald Stein Legacy Scholarship Wyatt Mekler - Young Scholar Award Sidney Usem - Frederic Brooks Scholarship Nicholas Werth - Ronn & Kimberly Tulman Scholarship University of Nevada-Las Vegas Delta Upsilon Edgar Sida - Manuel Leve Scholarship and Young Scholar Award University of Pennsylvania Theta Jason Bleiweiss - Young Scholar Award Harrison Brunelli - Young Scholar Award Michael Contillo - Gormin Family Scholarship Matthew Fine - Young Scholar Award Jake Fischer - Young Scholar Award Sean Foley - Young Scholar Award Tanner Frank - Young Scholar Aw Benjamin Gardner - Young Scholar Award Noah Geller - Young Scholar Award Noah Glachman - Young Scholar Award Eric Helfgott - Young Scholar Award

19 Scholarship Recipients Yusef Houamed - Theta Centennial Scholarship Phillip Huffman - Young Scholar Award Alex Kaplan - Young Scholar Award Mitchell Kaufman - Max M. Epstein Scholarship Benjamin Kramer - Young Scholar Award Jacob Lerner - Theta Scholarship Raj Mehta - Young Scholar Award Aaron Nessel - Young Scholar Award Rathnam Venkat - Young Scholar Award University of Pittsburgh Psi Brian Ackerman - Seymour Weiss Engineering Scholarship Niklavs Eglitis - Young Scholar Award Jordan Gomer - Young Scholar Award Dwight McTizic - Steve & Vivian Franklin Scholarship University of Rochester Mu Rho Christopher Anzalone - Raymond & Helen Sandler Scholarship Joseph Centurelli - Groot Gregory Scholarship Alexander Kerpelman - Bernard R. Goodman Memorial Scholarship Myles Mack-Mercer - James C. Hammerstein Scholarship Chidiebere Madu - William Ober Scholarship Vincent Michalec - Theodore Ignall Scholarship Jacob Taylor - William Ober Scholarship University of Southern California Mu Theta Steven Angueira - Harry & Harriet Stone Scholarship Zachary Bohn - Young Scholar Award Alexander Coco - Harvey Weisblat Aviation Scholarship Jacob Ettinger - Young Scholar Award Aaron Frankel - Leonard H. Smith Memorial Scholarship and Young Scholar Award Ben Hannani - Marc P. Schwartz Scholarship Aaron Mashian - Young Scholar Award David Nemeschansky S. David Coleman Scholarship Samuel Picus - Young Scholar Award Benjamin Shmulevsky - Preston Robert Tisch Scholarship Cooper Terle - Axelrod Family Scholarship Justin Zhang - Young Scholar Award University of Texas at Austin Sigma Theta Ethan Barath - Young Scholar Award Alexander Berger - Patricia & Barry Epstein Scholarship Joseph Cadena - Margolis-Guzick Scholarship Jared Densen - Benjamin P. Goldman Scholarship Jason Epstein - Young Scholar Award Brandon Gabay - Gary Gotlieb Memorial Scholarship Ethan Galanter - Jeff Levy Sigma Theta Scholarship Jake Goldman - Gary Gormin Scholarship Brian Leventhal - Martin & Howard Miller Scholarship Yehonatan Lipski - James & Rosalie Alexander Scholarship Daniel Marcus - Young Scholar Award Corey Schneider - Andy Dickson Memorial Scholarship Adam Schor - Young Scholar Award Samuel Spier - Young Scholar Award Eric Stern - Young Scholar Award Jack Stillman - Young Scholar Award Gordon Thal - Robert E. Kauff Memorial Scholarship Jeffrey Toobi - Blitzer Family Scholarship Alec Weissman - Young Scholar Award University of Virginia Beta Psi Jared Fogel - Young Scholar Award Billy Howell - John C. Ale Scholarship Christian Pinto - Young Scholar Award Spencer Stieff - Young Scholar Award Joseph Xu - Young Scholar Award I am excited for the opportunities that this awesome fraternity will bring me and look forward to giving back to a group of men who have already given so much. Expect great things from us. EDGAR SIDA, YOUNG SCHOLAR, UNLV/DELTA UPSILON

20 Scholarship Recipients University of West Florida Delta Eta Zachary Gryb - Wallach Associates Inc Scholarship Tyler Placeres - I. E. Millstone Scholarship West Virginia University Epsilon Theta Michael Busbee - Karchmer Family Scholarship Nicholas Steenson - Young Scholar Award Chase Goldman, Sigma Theta University of Texas at Austin At the Theta Chapter, we pride ourselves on having a strong brotherhood along with having the highest average GPAS on campus. RATHNAM VENKAT UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA/THETA

21 Scholarships for Students, Not Just Members The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation offers a variety of scholarships for students, including those who are not members of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity. We are proud to support the following students with Scholarships for Daughters of Fratres in : Rachel Abramowitz, attending Lehigh University, daughter of Stephen Abramowitz (SUNY Albany/Gamma Pi 86) Schwartz Daughter of Fratres Scholarship, $1,750 Kathryn Akins, attending Baylor University, daughter of Michael Akins (Univ of Rochester/Mu Rho 84) Schwartz Daughter of Fratres Scholarship, $1,750 Hilary Kleppel, University of Arizona, daughter of David Kleppel (Washington University/Phi 82) Schwartz Daughter of Fratres Scholarship, $750 Courtney Ineson, attending Wake Forest University, daughter of Thomas Ineson (Syracuse/Eta 76) Schwartz Daughter of Fratres Scholarship $1,750 Anne Sergi, daughter of Supreme Prior David Courtney Ineson, Eta, Syracuse Sergi (Texas A&M/Gamma Kappa 82) attending Tisch School of Arts at New York University received the Weiss Brothers Scholarship of $1,100 for the daughter of a ΣAM attending a college or university. This scholarship was endowed by Foundation Director Robert S. Weiss (Sigma Alpha/Oklahoma 77) and his brother Michael (Sigma Alpha/Oklahoma 75) who both had daughters. Alexander Belman a member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity at Miami University, Ohio received the $1,300 Cornick- Simkins Pi Kappa Alpha Scholarship for a member of Pi Kappa Alpha at Miami University who demonstrates outstanding scholarship, leadership, and service. This scholarship was endowed by Jerry Miller (Mu Psi/Miami Univ), an academic advisor for the chapter. Hannah Elbaum of Newton, MA is attending Smith College, received the James Alexander NFTY Scholarship for her outstanding leadership with NFTY. She served as Religious and Cultural Vice President for two years and has been a part of NFTY national leadership programs. Hannah Elbaum, Smith College Avi Snyder, attending University of Florida, is the recipient of the Hanno Mott USY Scholarship. Avi is the son of Adam Snyder (Gamma Sigma/SUNY Binghamton 90). Ari served a representative of International USY to the AIPAC policy conference for 3 years, was Class President of his high school and plans to attend medical school after college.

22 For more information please contact us at: Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation 8701 Founders Road Indianapolis, IN Phone: Fax: Web: Maria Mandel, Director of Scholarships & Donor Relations Lu Cohen, Administrative Assistant It is the mission of the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation to support the educational interests and activities of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, to furnish student aid, and to encourage and develop conduct and traits of character consistent with high morals, constructive citizenship, scholarship, leadership and community service. Sigma Alpha Mu was founded in 1909 at the College of the City of New York as a fraternity of Jewish men. The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) organization. Gifts made to the Foundation are tax-deductible. Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation is a member of the National Scholarship Providers Association.