Thanks to our wonderful Institutional Advancement team and their work on behalf of our students and faculty, I am pleased to announce the following new gifts, grants and prizes.
SCHOLARSHIPS (STUDENTS)
The Andrea Chapdelaine Endowed Scholarship Established in 2024 in honor of President Andrea E. Chapdelaine, Ph.D., by members of the Hood College Board of Trustees who served during her tenure from 2015-24 in recognition of her nine years of visionary leadership and transformative service to the Hood community as the 11th president of the College, the scholarship shall be awarded annually to first-year student(s) with financial need who are identified as first-generation students (i.e. neither custodial parent(s) nor legal guardian(s) have a four-year bachelor’s degree). The scholarship shall be renewable through the fourth year of enrollment at Hood College.
The Anna Buhr Cole '66 Scholarship Established in 2024 by Anna Buhr Cole '66, the scholarship shall be awarded annually to an undergraduate student with financial need who is a junior majoring in political science or history; the award shall be renewable for the senior year if the student remains eligible.
The Nora Roberts Creative Writing MFA Scholarship Funded in 2024 through the Nora Roberts Foundation Writer-in-Residence Program established by the Nora Roberts Foundation, the scholarship is awarded annually to a student enrolled in the creative writing MFA program with priority given to those with financial need and academic merit.
The Deborah Eaton Thackston '79, P'11, P'20 Endowed Education Scholarship Established in 2024 by Deborah Eaton Thackston '79, P'11, P'20, the scholarship shall be awarded annually, based on financial need, to a junior student majoring in education with a minimum GPA of 3.0; the award is renewable for the senior year if the student continues to meet the eligibility criteria.
UNDERGRADUATE PRIZES (STUDENTS)
The Godman Prize in French
The Mary Grivakis Mallis '46 Global Studies Prize
The Taurean Washington '12 Investment in Artistic Excellence Award
OTHER FUNDS (STUDENTS)
The Sally Bauman Palic '81 Endowed Emergency Student Fund
NEW GRANTS AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS
The Maryland Historical Trust awarded the college $99,000 to renovate Brodbeck Hall.
The Maryland Center for Computing Education awarded $15,000 in mini-grants for computational professional development overseen by Marisel Torres-Crespo.
The Lake Linganore Homeowners Association awarded Hood $14,460 for a water monitoring project overseen by Drew Ferrier.
The Maryland Soybean Board provided a grant of $14,976 for Daehwan Kim’s research on the valorization of soybean waste for lactic acid production.
The Department of Energy awarded Hood a $10,000 AlgaePrize. Craig Laufer and Drew Ferrier are working with students on a project for the competition.
Hood has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Gates Foundation to host the “HIV in 2024: Progress, Problems & Prospects” symposium.
The Maryland Center for Computing Education has awarded Jennifer Cuddapah, Ann Stewart, Jiang Li, and Marisel Torres-Crespo a grant in the amount of $33,765 for a computational thinking partnership project.
The Harry Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology provided $2,500 for a project studying PFAS in watershed streams overseen by Drew Ferrier.
The Potomac Riverkeeper Network provided $1,350 for work Drew Ferrier and his team are doing in partnership with the network.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources awarded funding in the amount of $7,480 for lab analysis done by Drew Ferrier.
The Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area awarded a grant of $4,000 for a digitization project undertaken by Mary Atwell.
The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling provided a grant of $4,000 for a program addressing problem gambling overseen by Amanda Dymek.
The Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. awarded Hood a grant of $25,000 for the renovation of Brodbeck Hall.
The PNC Foundation provided $3,500 to sponsor the mathematics department’s Sonia Kovalevsky Math Day.
