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
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