Endowed Scholarships CHAPTER SPECIFIC In addition to the general scholarships available, students may apply for the scholarships below restricted by. Scholarships are for fully initiated members of Sigma Alpha MuFraternity. BETA (Cornell) Dennis Paese Scholarship: Endowed by Foundation Director and advisorpaese (Beta/Cornell 70) to support an undergraduate Criteria: Financial need Open To: Beta undergraduate ETA (Syracuse) Marshall M. Gelfand Scholarship Criteria: Financial need, 2.5 GPA, Business/Management students with an accounting major Open To: Undergraduate fratres, sophomores or above, with preference to Eta Walter Rose Scholarship Criteria: Demonstrated qualities of leadership and loyalty to Sigma Alpha Mu and Alma Mater Open To: Undergraduate fratres of Eta Amount: $1200 Morris Family Scholarship Criteria: TBA Open To: Undergraduates fratres of Eta Amount: $500 THETA (Univ. of Penn) Theta Scholarship Criteria: Financial need, leadership & commitment, 3.0 GPA or above Open To: Undergraduate fratres with preference to Theta Max M. Epstein Scholarship Criteria: Financial need, minimum 3.0 GPA and a Wharton School student Open To: Undergraduate fratres that are sophomores or juniors with preference to Theta Page 1 of 10 Updated 17 December 2015
Theta Centennial Scholarship: Created by the alumni of the Theta in honor of SAM's 100th year. Criteria: Financial need, leadership & commitment, 3.0 GPA or above Open To: Undergraduate fratres with preference to Theta Amount: $1700 KAPPA (Minnesota) Ronn& Kimberly Tulman Scholarship Criteria: Demonstrated financial need, Cumulative GPA higher than 2.87 Open To: Undergraduate from Kappa Amount: $1,000 RHO (Illinois) Private Family Foundation Scholarship Criteria: Demonstrated financial need, overall GPA of 2.0 or better, but GPA of applicant s computer science classes must be 3.0 or better Open To: Undergraduate fratres, sophomores or above, planning a career in or related to computers or computer science, in good standing with Rho Amount: $1200 David S. Rice Scholarship Criteria: Accounting major with Jewish activity and involvement Open To: Sophomores and above in good standing with Fraternity, preference to Gamma Epsilon and Rho s SIGMA DELTA (Rutgers) Harold Brandman Scholarship Criteria: 3.0 GPA or higher, proven financial need, any academic major Open To: Undergraduate frater, sophomore or above (preference to Sigma Delta) Amount: $1600 Felix Jager Scholarship Criteria: Liberal Arts major, financial need Open To: Senior status with preference to Sigma Delta David Lloyd Kreeger Scholarship Criteria: Scholastic achievement, financial need, a record of achievement that demonstrates future promise Open To: Undergraduate fratres with preference to Sigma Delta Chapter Amount:$1100 Joseph Weinberg Scholarship Criteria: Demonstrated financial need and a B average Open To: Sophomores and above, with preference to Sigma Delta Page 2 of 10 Updated 17 December 2015
Charles E. Gettleman Memorial Scholarship: Created in memory of Charles E. Gettleman (Rutgers 36) by his sons Lawrence (Rutgers 59 and advisor of Sigma Gamma/Tulane for several years) and Robert Criteria: Member of Sigma Delta/Rutgers with demonstrated leadership and financial need. Academic average not to be considered. SIGMA ZETA (Indiana) Hurst Family Scholarship Criteria: Financial need and worth with a 2.75 GPA or above Open To: Undergraduate fratre, sophomore or above, involved in Jewish activities and/or study, with preference to Sigma Zeta Remak-Rosenberg Scholarship Criteria: Financial need, good character, leadership abilities, a 3.0 or better GPA and involved in Jewish activities and/or study (Hillel, Chabad, Birthright etc.) Amount: $1300 Sigma Zeta Scholarship Criteria: Cumulative B average, demonstrated leadership or outstanding participation in or campus affairs, financial need (relative to other applicants) Open To: Undergraduate or graduate fratres of Sigma Zeta who are in good standing Amount: $2200 Glazer Family Jewish Studies Scholarship: Endowed by the Glazer family (Sigma Zeta) to advance Jewish Studies Criteria: Jewish Studies majors and minors; GPA considered.preference to Sigma Zeta Amount: 6 of $5000 each SIGMA THETA (Texas) James & Rosalie Alexander Scholarship-Endowed by past Supreme Prior & Foundation Director Jim Alexander (Sigma Theta 41) to support the Sigma Theta Criteria: Financial need, cumulative B average Open To: Undergraduate fratres in good standing with Sigma Theta Chapter Patricia & Barry Epstein Scholarship- Endowed by Foundation Director Barry Epstein (Sigma Eta/Purdue 58) & his wife, Patricia, parents of Robert Epstein (Sigma Theta 84) Page 3 of 10 Updated 17 December 2015
Criteria: Cumulative average sufficient, if maintained, to earn a degree, financial need Open To: Frater in good standing of Sigma Theta Jeff Levy-Sigma Theta Scholarship: Created by the family & friends of Jeff Levy (Sigma Theta 81) remember Jeff & his dedication to Sigma Alpha Mu and Sigma Theta Criteria: Cumulative average sufficient, if maintained, to earn a degree,athletic activity (intramural or varsity), financial need Open To: Undergraduate fratres, sophomore or above, with first preference to Sigma Theta Amount: $1600 Blitzer Family Scholarship: Endowed by Fra Arnold Blitzer (Omicron/Cincinnati 53) and father of Todd Blitzer (Sigma Theta/Texas 85) to support higher education at either Cincinnati or Texas. Criteria: Undergraduate frates at Sigma Theta with financial need. Preference to business majors. Amount: $500 Gary Gotlieb Memorial Scholarship: To remember Gary Gotlieb (Sigma Theta 86) & Sigma Theta, this scholarship was endowed by Gary s family & Sigma Theta alumni Criteria: Financial need & leadership; minimum GPA of 2.75 Amount: $1700 SIGMA IOTA (Michigan) Available to other s while Sigma Iota is dormant Robert S. Elster Memorial Scholarship Criteria: Demonstrated financial need, a minimum GPA of 2.8, exhibits leadership and dedication toward providing outstanding community service to his local community Open To: Undergraduate fratres, sophomores or above, preference to Sigma Iota, Beta, Epsilon Lambda and Sigma Omega Chapters Amount: $1600 Sidney Bielfield Memorial Scholarship Criteria: Cumulative B average, demonstrated leadership or outstanding participation in or campus affairs, demonstrated financial need Open To: Undergraduate fratres, with preference to Sigma Iota SIGMA SIGMA (UC-Berkeley) L & S Milken Scholarship Criteria: 3.25 cumulative GPA, demonstrated need Open To: Undergraduate fratres, sophomore or above (preference to business major) and preference to Sigma Sigma Page 4 of 10 Updated 17 December 2015
Amount: $2000 Andrew Shapiro Scholarship Criteria: Accomplishment in Alumni Relations (state what he has accomplished or set in motion in terms of alumni relations) Open To: Sigma Sigmafratre who is in good standing with the Fraternity and the University Dr. Vincent Contreras Leadership Scholarship Criteria: Attended the SAM Leadership Conference and Chapter Leaders Day either immediately preceding or during their term of office Open To: Prior of with preference shown to Sigma Sigma, Gamma Theta and Delta Upsilon s MU THETA (USC) Leonard H. Smith Memorial Scholarship: This award was endowed in honor of Leonard H. Smith, Mu Theta 48, a founding member of his, by his son, Dr. Robert A. Smith, Mu Theta 70 and his fellow Mu Theta fratres. Criteria: Demonstrated financial need Open To: Undergraduate frater, sophomore and above, with preference to Mu Theta Harry and Harriet Stone Scholarship: Endowed by past Foundation Director Scott Stone (Mu Theta) in honor of his parents Criteria: Graduate or undergraduate fratres of Mu Theta Open To: Fratres of the Mu Theta, preference for Cinematic Arts major (if none, then no preference for major) and officers (with need secondary to service), preference for living in the house, secondary preference to graduate students in Cinematic arts Axelrod Family Scholarship: Endowed by Sigma Zeta fratres Leonard Axelrod and his brother Mark in memory of their parents Morris and Doris Axelrod Criteria: Financial need with GPA of 3.0 or higher and preparing for a career in law, criminal justice, business or literature/creative arts. Open To; Mu Theta Marc P. Schwartz Scholarship: Endowed by Fra Marc Schwartz, Mu Theta/USC 90 to support the Criteria: Financial need and minimum GPA of 3.0 in any major, preference to Mu Theta Page 5 of 10 Updated 17 December 2015
MU LAMBDA (Penn State) Stanley Heller and David N. Heller Scholarship Criteria: Financial needs, GPA of at least 2.5 in good standing with the Fraternity Open To: Undergraduate fratres from the Mu Lambda MU RHO (Rochester) Bernard R. Goodman Memorial Scholarship Criteria: Demonstrated active interest in the Fraternity, demonstrated financial need, B average or equivalent Open To: Undergraduate frater with junior status with preference to Mu Rho Ira & Karen Selss Scholarship Criteria: TBA Amount: $1,000 MU PSI (Miami OH) Mom" Keene Scholarship Criteria: In good standing of the Mu Psi, living in (or has lived in for at least 1 year) the Fraternity house with a 3.0 GPA Open To: Undergraduate frater from Mu Psi Jerry Miller Scholarship Criteria: Demonstrated significant academic achievement and contribution to the Mu Psi Open To: Undergraduate frater who has been a member of the Fraternity for at least one year, and a member in good standing with Mu Psi and who must reside in the Fraternity house Joel & Keith Levy Accounting Scholarship: Endowed by Joel Levy (Mu Psi/Miami Univ 75) and his brother Keith (Mu Psi/Miami Univ 74) Criteria: For a member of Mu Psi/Miami Univ majoring in accounting; financial need considered Amount: $500 BETA OMEGA (Kentucky Wesleyan) William Gilliam Scholarship Criteria: Demonstrated financial need and 3.0/4.0 GPA Open To: Junior or senior from Beta Omega GAMMA EPSILON (Illinois Chicago Circle) David S. Rice Scholarship Page 6 of 10 Updated 17 December 2015
Criteria: Accounting major with Jewish activity and involvement Open To: Sophomores and above in good standing with Fraternity, preference to Gamma Epsilon and Rho s GAMMA THETA (UC-Davis) & Gamma Rho (UC-San Diego) Dr. Vincent Contreras Leadership Scholarship Criteria: Attended the SAM Leadership Conference and Chapter Leaders Day either immediately preceding or during their term of office Open To: Prior of with preference to Sigma Sigma,Gamma Theta and Delta Upsilon s L. Mark Newman Family Foundation Scholarships (four grants) Criteria: 3.0 cumulative GPA, financial need, significant Fraternity activity Open To: Undergraduate fratres, sophomores and above, with preference to Mu Chi (Gamma Theta & Gamma Rho s if Mu Chi is dormant) Amount: Four scholarships at $1100 each DELTA THETA (SUNY-Stony Brook) Jonathan A. Schmidt Memorial Scholarship: Endowed by the Schmidt family in memory of their son Jonathan (StonyBrook 05) a biomedical engineering major Criteria: Demonstrated leadership, scholarship and service to others. Preference to biomedical engineers. Designated For: A member of Delta Theta, undergrad or alumnus in graduate school Amount: $1300 Tau (Alabama) Tau Educational Scholarship: Created by Gil Yanuck (Tau/Alabama 62) to honor the return of the Tau Criteria: Financial need and leadership as well as academics Designated For: Members of Tau/Alabama Mu Chi (Michigan State) Steven Dachinger Memorial Scholarship Criteria: Financial need, frater who exhibits an understanding of brotherhood and family and exemplifies the spirit and purpose of Sigma Alpha Mu Open To: Undergraduate frater in good standing with Sigma Gamma, Mu Chi, Gamma Phi Page 7 of 10 Updated 17 December 2015
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CANADIAN FRATRES Bora Laskin Scholarship: This award was endowed by ΣAM Foundation of Canada in memory of outstanding Canadian brother Bora Laskin (Toronto 35). Criteria: Financial need, good academic and Fraternity standing, campus activities may be taken into account Open To: Preference to second year or above undergraduate Canadian fratre attending either a Canadian or U.S. school Pauline & Albert Pattenick Scholarship: This award was endowed by ΣAM Foundation of Canada in memory of outstanding Canadian brother Bora Laskin (Toronto 40) and his wife. Criteria: Financial need, cumulative average sufficient, if maintained, to lead to a degree Open To: Preference to second year or above undergraduate Canadian fratre attending either a Canadian or U.S. school Amount:$1000 Samuel Gotfrid Scholarship: This award was endowed by ΣAM Foundation of Canada in memory of outstanding Canadian brother Samuel Gotfrid (Toronto 29). Criteria: Financial need, good academic record and good standing in the Fraternity, activities may be taken into account Open To: Preference to second year or above undergraduate Canadian fratre attending either a Canadian or U.S. school Scholarships for Dormant Chapters (may or may not be awarded) PHI (Washington U) Louis & Fannie Guller Scholarship Criteria: Demonstrated financial need, 2.4/4.0 minimum GPA or equivalent, in good standing with Fraternity and University Open To: Undergraduate frater, sophomore or above, of Phi Amount: $1400 I.E. Millstone Scholarship Criteria: Demonstrated financial need and merit Open To: Undergraduate fraterof Phi Chapter in good standing SIGMA BETA (Ohio State) Anna Gans Scholarship Criteria: Cumulative average sufficient, if maintained, to lead to a degree, financial need, Fraternity or campus activity may be considered Page 8 of 10 Updated 17 December 2015
Open To: Frater in good standing of Sigma Beta Fritz & Anna Gans Scholarship Criteria: Cumulative average sufficient, if maintained, to lead to a degree, financial need, Fraternity or campus activity may be considered Open To: Undergraduate fratres in good standing of Sigma Beta Amount: $2200 Stephen Weinberg Scholarship Criteria: Financial need, demonstrated leadership, involved in Hillel or other Jewish programs Open To: Sigma Beta undergraduate fratres Amount: $2200 Irwin D. & Etta C. Jacobs Memorial Scholarship Criteria: Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or more, financial need, demonstrated leadership and outstanding participation in the Open To: Undergraduate fratres with preference to Sigma Beta Walter H. Phillips Scholarship Criteria: Financial need, cumulative GPA of 2.0 or more Open To: Undergraduate fratres, sophomores or above, with preference to Sigma Beta Morris & Fannie Skilken Scholarship Criteria: Cumulative average of at least 2.5, financial need, Fraternity or campus activity may be considered Open To: Undergraduate fratres with preference to Sigma Beta Joel Beren Community Service Scholarship Criteria: Exemplary service and displayed leadership capabilities through involvement in Jewish community or Hillel in Columbus, minimum GPA of C Open To: Undergraduate fratres sophomores, juniors or seniors Bradley R. Kastan Scholarship Criteria: Demonstrated outstanding Interfraternity Council involvement and consideration of need, but secondary to the first criteria Open To: Undergraduate fratres, sophomores and above Gary Shapiro (Sigma Beta 86) Memorial Scholarship Page 9 of 10 Updated 17 December 2015
Criteria: Demonstrated financial need and in good standing, member of the Sigma Beta Open To: Undergraduate fratres SIGMA GAMMA (Tulane) Joan & Jack Wallick Scholarship Criteria: Demonstrated financial need, Jewish Studies major Open To: Undergraduate fratres, sophomores or above, with preference to Sigma Gamma Steven Dachinger Memorial Scholarship Criteria: Financial need, frater who exhibits an understanding of brotherhood and family and exemplifies the spirit and purpose of Sigma Alpha Mu Open To: Undergraduate frater in good standing with Sigma Gamma, Mu Chi, Gamma Phi MU GAMMA (Case Western Reserve) Jerry Silver Memorial Scholarship Criteria: Demonstrated leadership or outstanding participation in or campus affairs, scholastic achievement, financial need relative to other applicants Open To: Undergraduate or graduate fratres of Mu Gamma or fratres attending CWRU Mu Gamma 50th Anniversary Scholarship (suspended while Mu Gamma is dormant) Criteria: Demonstrated financial need, scholastic achievement, and demonstrated leadership or outstanding participation in the Mu Gamma Open To: Undergraduate fratres of Mu Gamma Page 10 of 10 Updated 17 December 2015