The MacLennan Scholarship Match
Motivated by MacLennan and a desire to support students
On March 7, 2020, just before COVID-19 was declared a worldwide pandemic, Hamilton launched a new initiative to increase the number of endowed funds for student financial aid. Scholarship aid was the top priority in the Because Hamilton campaign, which closed in June 2023.
Led by an estate gift from James MacLennan ’58, a longtime supporter of financial aid at Hamilton, a $12 million pool of funds was created to match, one-to-one, every newly established scholarship endowment, as well as additions to existing funds.
Given the inauspicious timing of the launch, success was not assured, but alumni, parents, and friends responded generously and enthusiastically. Within six months, more than 60 new funds were established — an average of 10 new endowed scholarship funds per month! On June 30, 2022, that number totaled 104. (Before MacLennan, the average number of new endowed scholarships per year averaged 12.)
Instead of the usual base gift of $100,000 to endow a named scholarship, donors could create one with a $50,000 gift that is then matched with MacLennan funds. Donors who never thought they could create a scholarship legacy at Hamilton were now able to. They ranged in age from 29 to 93, or in class terms, from the Class of 1950 to the Class of 2014. In addition, there were 21 new scholarships created by groups of donors honoring classmates and professors. All told, more than 1,000 donors made a new commitment and participated in this extraordinary opportunity to help keep a Hamilton education accessible to students earning admission.
About James MacLennan ’58
James entered Hamilton in 1954, majored in economics and French, and was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. After graduating in 1958, James served in the National Guard and eventually earned an M.B.A. in marketing from Boston University. He made substantial annual gifts to the Hamilton Fund throughout his lifetime and established the James MacLennan Scholarship in 1998.
MacLennan Match Scholarships
The Alexander Duncan Chiquoine III Scholarship
The Alice Davis Tornquist Scholarship
The Alyssa Ross Eppich Scholarship
The Andrew C. Burns Memorial Scholarship
The Annalise Curtis ’18 Scholarship
The Anne B. and Jules L. Rubinson Scholarship
The Anthony and Lilas Hoogkamp Scholarship
The Ardsley House Foundation Scholarship
The Arthur Kalita and Sharon Korsgaard Scholarship
The Carey Family Scholarship
The Cedar Scholarship
The Christina Springer Roark Scholarship
The Clark Family Scholarship
The Class of 1965 Alexander Hamilton Scholarship
The Class of 1969 Alexander Hamilton Scholarship
The Class of 1970 Alexander Hamilton Scholarship
The Class of 1971 Alexander Hamilton Scholarship
The Class of 1972 Alexander Hamilton Scholarship
The Class of 1974 Alexander Hamilton Scholarship
The Class of 1980-Phyllis Holmes Breland Scholarship
The Class of 1982 Scholarship
The Class of 2014 Scholarship
The Clover Scholarship
The Cook Family Scholarship
The David C. Paris Scholarship
The David DeSantis ’88 Scholarship
The David H. and Ann L. Hinchcliff Scholarship
The David P. Hess and Lori V. Hess Scholarship
The David S. Lahey Scholarship
The David Z. Qian Scholarship
The Diane and Donald Kendall, Jr. Family Scholarship
The DiPasquale Family Scholarship
The Donald B. Potter Scholarship
The Drew S. Days III Scholarship
The Elizabeth Aiman Swallow Charter Class Scholarship
The Frank and Mary Lou Owens Scholarship
The Fruhan Family Scholarship
The G. Roberts Kolb Scholarship
The Gene O'Connell Scholarship
The George, Helen, and Owen Baker Scholarship
The Georgia Johnson and Montgomery G. Pooley Scholarship
The Gilbert F. Adams Memorial Scholarship
The Goizueta-Clark Family Scholarship
The Gordon D. Kaye and Susan Lewis Kaye Scholarship
The Hamilton Family Scholarship
The Harrison and Dora Field Scholarship
The Holloway Family Scholarship
The Howard Wilcox Scholarship
The J. Carter Bacot ’55 Scholarship
The J. Edward and Marie M. Hacker Scholarship
The Jack and Lynda A. Withiam Scholarship
The James and Agnes Kim Scholarship
The Jean Kathryn Hoffman Scholarship
The Jeffrey Schackner and Allison Wiener Scholarship
The Jeswald W. and Donna B. Salacuse Scholarship
The Jill Doonan Olwert ’84 Scholarship
The Jim ’81 and Walter ’77 Kizielewicz Scholarship
The John and Melissa Klauberg Scholarship
The John M. Nagle ’62 and Elizabeth E. Nagle Family Scholarship
The Jon Santemma and Jennifer Okin Scholarship
The Jonas Epsilanty Family Scholarship
The Jose M do Couto and Olga Maria Britto Marcal Family Scholarship
The Joseph G. Finnerty III Scholarship
The Kaleta Family Scholarship
The Kenneth and Linda Gould Scholarship
The Kimberly Marteau Emerson and John B. Emerson Scholarship
The Krauss - Cross Scholarship
The Linda E. Romano and Russell J. Petralia Family Scholarship
The Lindsey L. Pizzica Rotolo and Jonathan P. Rotolo Scholarship
The Lorrel B. Nichols and Frederic H. Nichols Scholarship
The Mark T. Fedorcik ’95 Scholarship
The Marshall-Carroll Family Scholarship
The Mazzola Family Scholarship
The Megan Robb Scholarship
The Metz Family Scholarship
The Michael L. Everhart Memorial Scholarship
The Michael P. Kaplan Scholarship
The Michael Stone Scholarship
The Michael W. Stankiewicz Memorial Scholarship
The Najar Family Scholarship
The Nat and Marjorie Furman Family Scholarship
The Nathaniel Hamilton McGiffin ’24 Scholarship
The O’Leary Family Scholarship
The O’Shea Family Scholarship
The Ostrander Family Scholarship
The Patricia Tolles Smalley Scholarship
The Peggy and Pat Patalino Scholarship
The Professor Zbigniew Cynkutis Memorial Scholarship
The Professor Robert L. Simon Scholarship (Class of 1973)
The Qasim Family Scholarship
The Regan Family Scholarship
The Reichert Family Scholarship
The Rebecca M. McMahon Memorial Scholarship
The Richard and Deborah Hole Scholarship
The Richard and Susan Leisner Scholarship
The Richard F. Kadlick Scholarship
The Rifkin Scholarship
The Robert G. and Kimberly A. Johnson Scholarship
The Robert Harold and Lydia Mary McGowan Scholarship
The Robert Leeds Family Scholarship
The Robert Moses Scholarship
The Robert N. Klieger Scholarship
The Robert S. Bloomer Scholarship
The Sadove Scholarship
The Samikoglu Family Scholarship
The Samuel and Natalie Babbitt Kirkland College Scholarship
The September 11th Scholarship Fund at Hamilton College
The Steven Alexander Culbertson Scholarship
The Steven B. Katz Scholarship
The Suratt Family Scholarship
The Syage Family Scholarship
The T. James Bigham ’82 Scholarship
The Thomas B. Wheeler Scholarship
The Thomas Spellane Endowed Scholarship
The Timothy B. Norbeck Scholarship
The Toffe “Chip” Maron Hadity II Scholarship
The Tomasi Family Scholarship
The Topi Family Scholarship
The Troy Family Scholarship
The Twerdahl Family Scholarship
The Valone Family Scholarship
The Victor S. Johnson III ’71 Scholarship
The Watters Family Scholarship
The Wenigmann Horikawa Fund
Financial Aid Facts
If you wonder what impact your gift will have, here are some financial aid facts:
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100%
Percent of demonstrated financial need met for every student admitted to Hamilton.
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$54,462
Average financial aid award (including scholarship/grant, student loan, work-study)
Contact
Joe Medina
Associate Vice President for Development
