Endowed Funds

The scholarships listed below were created by alumni and friends of Lasell College. The combined income from these funds supports existing financial aid awards, which are given on the basis of need. Students will automatically be considered for these awards when they apply for financial aid; therefore, there is no application process required for these particular scholarships. These scholarships are given at the discretion of the Office of Student Financial Planning and the Office of Institutional Advancement.

If you are interested in establishing a scholarship for Lasell students, please contact:

Ruth Shuman, Dean for Institutional Advancement
Lasell College
1844 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton, Massachusetts 02466
or (617)-243-2140

Florence Adams Scholarship. Established by former trustee Lydia A. Godsoe ’18 in honor of her mother. Preference given to “deserving students from the state of Maine.”

The Joan Weiler Arnow ’49 and Robert H. Arnow Scholarship. Established in 1995 to provide scholarship assistance to students who demonstrate academic achievement and civic responsibility. Demonstrated financial need is also a component. The income from this endowment gift provides for three scholarships annually; one per each returning class. Funds from this scholarship may be reassigned to the same student for up to three years if the student continues to exemplify the outstanding qualities upon which the original assignment was made.

Virginia Thomas Baxter ’39 Endowed Scholarship. Established in 1997 to provide scholarship support for a worthy student with financial need.

Max M. and Marian M. Farash Scholarship. Established in 1973 by Mr. and Mrs. Farash of Rochester, New York.

Elizabeth Groth Johnsen ’45 Endowed Scholarship Fund. Established in 1997 by members of the Johnsen family to be awarded to an Allied Health major.

The Eleanor C. Kiefer Endowed Scholarship. Established in 2000 in her memory by her husband John A. Kiefer, both parents of Trustee P. Lynn Kiefer Holt ’61. The income from this fund will be used to provide scholarship support to needy and deserving students at Lasell College.

The Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Lederman Endowed Scholarship. Established in 1987 by Nonie Lederman Carroll, Class of 1945. Awarded annually, this scholarship is named in honor of Dr. Bernard Lederman, graduate of Harvard Medical School and well-respected obstetrician and gynecologist in the Boston area, and his wife, the former Maude Saks, well known as a primitive artist. Preference is given to students majoring in the humanities.

Jean ’49 and Cynthia ’78 Sargent Lee Endowed Scholarship. Established by a mother and daughter alumnae team to provide funds to a deserving student with financial need.

Jo-Ann Vojir Massey ’51 and Anna A. Vojir Endowed Scholarship. Established in 2001 by Jo-Ann and Dwight Massey. The income from this fund will provide a deserving student with scholarship support.

The Mary McNamara ’56 and Antoinette Ruinen ’56 Fund for International Students or Studies. Established in 1996 to help foreign students attend Lasell or for Lasell students to engage in foreign studies outside of the United States. The donor’s primary intention is to encourage enduring friendships among students from different parts of our global village, as exemplified by the rich relationship enjoyed by these two Lasell roommates who became life-long friends.

Williams Morgan Scholarship. Established in 1973 by Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R.G. Williams (Sylvia T. Morgan, Class of 1930.) Given annually on the basis of character and citizenship.

John O. and Celia Kinsley Percival ’34 Endowed Scholarship. Established in 1999 by Celia Kinsley Percival ’34 in memory of her husband, John O. Percival, and in honor of Celia’s 65th Reunion. The income from this fund provides scholarship support for one or more worthy students with financial need.

Rosalie Brightman Rosen Scholarship. Endowed in honor of Rosalie Brightman Rosen, Class of 1927, a loyal alumna and valued Trustee. Candidates should combine academic achievement with a demonstrated commitment to the community.

Elisse Allinson Share ’65 and Jennifer A. Share ’98 Endowed Scholarship. Established in 2002 by Elisse and Neil Share, the income from this fund will be used to provide scholarship support for needy and deserving students, with preference given to students with learning disabilities.

Lucy Johnston Sypher Scholarship. This award was established in 1991 in memory of Lucy Johnston Sypher, professor emerita of English and an author of children’s books. Funded by her family, the scholarship is awarded to a candidate who has demonstrated academic ability and financial need.

Betty Culver Thomson ’48 Endowed Scholarship. Established in 2002, by Betty Culver Thomson ’48. The income from this fund will provide a deserving student with scholarship support.

Molly E. Upham ’35 Scholarship. Established in 1994 by Molly Upham, Class of 1935, to provide scholarship assistance to students who demonstrate academic achievement and leadership in the Lasell community. Demonstrated financial need is also a component. The income from this endowment gift provides for three scholarships annually; one per each returning class. Funds from this scholarship may be reassigned to the same student for up to three years if the student continues to exemplify the outstanding qualities upon which the original assignment was made. Recipients of aid from this Fund will be known as Upham Scholars.

The Ward-de Witt Presidential Endowed Scholarship. Established in 2000 by President Thomas E.J. de Witt and his wife, Dr. Margaret E. Ward, in support of Lasell 150: The campaign to celebrate the college’s Sesquicentennial, 1996-2001. The income from this fund will be used to provide scholarship aid, available and awarded to students who have demonstrated financial need, displaying high academic potential and leadership qualities, with preference given to international students.

Joan Howe Weber ’51 Endowed Scholarship. Established in 1996 in honor of her 45th Reunion. The income from this fund provides scholarship support for a worthy student with financial need.

Harriet Markham Wedeman ’48 Endowed Scholarship. Established in 1998 to aid a deserving student with financial need.

Other Scholarships

Emma Gilbert Carver Scholarship. Given by the family of Emma Gilbert Carver, Class of 1945.

Eleanor T. and Alfred C. Edwards Scholarship. Established in memory of the parents of alumna Gail Edwards Pocock, Class of 1967, honoring the long service of Mr. Edwards as trustee of the College.

Celia Foss Scholarship. Established in 1984 by Celia Foss in honor of her classmates in the Class of 1934.

Sylvia Goodman Scholarship. Established by the College in 1989 in recognition of over 20 years of teaching service in the sciences. Awarded to a student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in a helping profession.

Claire Kay Memorial Scholarship. This award was created in 1997 in memory of Claire Kay, Director of Information Technology, to be awarded to a returning student who demonstrates strong character, love of learning, concern for the Lasell community, and pursuit of new endeavors.

Cornelia Hemingway Killam Scholarship Fund. Established by Caroline Killam Moller ’57 in honor of her mother, a trustee of the College for 20 years and member of the Class of 1922. Designated for a student with financial need.

Marjorie MacClymon Scholarship. In recognition of over 40 years of service to Lasell. Former Alumnae Secretary; member of the Class of 1932.

Norma MacLeod Scholarship. Established by the College in 1989 in recognition of her 24 years of service as a faculty member in the Nursing Program. Awarded to an outstanding student preparing for a career in the helping professions.

Sebastian F. Mignosa Scholarship. Established in 1988 by the colleagues and friends of Professor Mignosa who served Lasell from 1956 to 1987. Given to a deserving student in business.

Constance W. Milner Scholarship. Established in 1984 by the colleagues, friends, and former students of Constance W. Milner, upon her retirement as director of the Lasell Nursing Program.

Eileen Ruth Moses Scholarship. Established by the Student Nurses Association. Eileen R. Moses was a member of the Class of 1978.

William E. Schrafft and Bertha E. Schrafft Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship will be given to benefit bright and ambitious students from Boston’s neighborhoods with preference to students in training for one of the health professions.

Richard A. Winslow Scholarship. In memory of Richard A. Winslow, a devoted and long-time trustee of Lasell (1948-1978.) The recipient should demonstrate the qualities of love of learning, great personal strength of character, and devotion to duty as exemplified by Richard A. Winslow.

Priscilla Alden Wolfe Scholarship. Given by alumnae and friends in memory of Priscilla Alden Wolfe, Class of 1919. Mrs. Wolfe, elected to the board of trustees in 1948, was chairman at the time of her death in 1961.