ESU Foundation Hosts 14th Annual Scholarship Dinner

Posted by: Elizabeth Richardson on April 21, 2023, No Comments

The East Stroudsburg University Foundation hosted The Perfect Pair, the 14th Annual Scholarship Dinner on April 12, 2023, at Terraview at Stroudsmoor Country Inn in Stroudsburg, Pa. The annual event gives donors and their student recipients a special chance to celebrate and connect. Nearly 300 guests attended the event.

Each year hundreds of ESU students benefit from the generosity of the Foundation’s donors. The Foundation has provided 688 scholarship awards totaling $1,046,532 to students in fiscal year 2021-2022.

“This event would not be possible without our donors who care so deeply about the success of our students,” said Rich Santoro, executive director of the ESU Foundation. “We are honored to showcase their generous support and the impact it has on their student recipients.”

The dinner featured a panel of student recipients and their donors who shared their compelling stories of giving and receiving.

The “Perfect Pairs” were Keyanna Safforld, a senior majoring in biology from East Stroudsburg, Pa., and Phillip St. James, the U.S. CSR & Community Relations Lead at Sanofi. Safforld is the recipient of the Sanofi STEM Annual Scholarship and the Robert J. Shields ’55 Endowed Scholarship. ESU master’s student Carlos Pepin ’22, was paired with his scholarship donors, Drew ’09 and Kyle Stem, and Trevin Panaia ’97. Pepin is the recipient of the Willard Stem ’76 Men’s Basketball Annual Scholarship, the Panaia-Soloway Men’s Basketball Annual Scholarship, the Dr. Richard and Mrs. Jean DeSchriver Track & Field Annual Scholarship, and the Peter Nevins M’84 Endowed Scholarship for Cross Country. Aaron Zaso, a junior majoring in economics and applied math from Nazareth, Pa., was the master of ceremonies. The program also included a musical theatre performance from ESU student Vanessa Smith.

The event was sponsored by PSECU and The Haverford Trust Company. To see the full list of 2022-2023 scholarships awarded and their student recipients, please visit www.esufoundation.org/theperfectpair.

 

About the ESU Foundation: Since 1986, the ESU Foundation has secured and stewarded private gifts and grants that benefit ESU and its students. Every year, thousands of generous donors support the Foundation and the university in its mission of educating students, research, and public service. For more information on the ESU Foundation, call 570-422-3333 or visit www.esufoundation.org.