The Gordon A. Rich Memorial Foundation was established in Gordon's memory to award college scholarships to exceptionally qualified high school students with demonstrated financial need whose parents or guardians work in the financial services industry. Gordon was a true "Renaissance Man" and the diversity of skills, passions and accomplishments which he achieved in his life serve as a benchmark by which GAR Scholars are evaluated.

Each year, the GAR Foundation hosts a dinner to honor Gordon Rich and the deserving Scholarship recipients. This year's dinner will take place on October 29, 2009.

GAR Scholars

The GAR Foundation is proud to extend their congratulation to our two most recent graduates. John Valantassis has graduated from Haverford College in PA with a degree in Economics and a minor in Philosophy. John will be attending Temple Law School in the fall. Cristina Fernandez graduated in 4 years with a Bachelor's and a Master's Degrees in Chemistry from Harvard University. Cristina plans to work in the pharmaceutical industry and eventually get an MBA degree. It has been a pleasure getting to know both John and Cristina over the past 4 years and we wish them continued success!

The GAR Foundation is proud to announce our newly selected 2009 GAR scholars:

Avionna Baldwin
Hometown: Monroeville, PA
Parent's employer: Bank of New York Mellon
College: Duke University

Sarah Brindle
Hometown: Newark, Delaware
Parent's employer: Citizens Financial Group
College: Saint Joseph's University

Douglas Chico
Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida
Parent's employer: Morgan Stanley
College: U.S. Naval Academy

Courtney Colgan
Hometown: Sarasota, Florida
Parent's employer: Sun Trust Bank
College: Boston College

Debbie Marian Yorpo de Lara
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Parent's employer: Citibank NA
College: Loyola University of Chicago

Kendra Moore
Hometown: Kenmore, WA 98028
Parent's employer: Washington Mutual/JP Morgan Chase
College: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

The 2008 GAR scholars are:

Christopher Brathewaite
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Parent's employer: The Goldman Sachs Group
College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jens E. Jorgenson
Hometown: Centennial, CO
Parent's employer: RBC Dain Rauscher
College: Wheaton College

Jenna N. Kefeli
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Parent's employer: Credit Suisse
College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Arianna S. Klein
Hometown: West Babylon, NY
Parent's employer: First United American
College: State University of New York at Stony Brook

Dina Montemarano
Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Parent's employer: Goldman Sachs & Co.
College: University of Notre Dame

The 2007 GAR scholars are:

Eddie Baurer
Hometown: New York, NY
College: George Washington University
Major: Accounting

Alexander Dolgonos
Hometown: Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
College: University of Pennsylvania
Major: Engineering

Margarita Levin
Hometown: Staten Island, NY 10306
College: University of Pennsylvania
Major: Life Science & Management

Anjalee Verma
Hometown: Chicago, IL 60645
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Major: Philosophy, Psychology

The 2006 GAR scholars are:

Molly Alig
Hometown: Piermont, NY
College: Barnard College
Major: Women's Studies

Jianan Hu
Hometown: Milburn, NJ 07041
College: Johns Hopkins University
Major: Cognitive Science

Derek C. Song
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
College: Duke University
Major: Economics