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Scholarships

The Dr. Philip I. Bowman Scholarship

The Dr. Philip I. Bowman Scholarship is awarded to students who have a deep interest in science (preferably chemistry), foreign languages and co-curricular involvement; who strive for perfection; and who have a high level of tolerance and empathy for others.


In 1987, William M. “Mac” Bristol, III, Class of 1943, established the Dr. Philip I. Bowman Prize Scholarship in honor of his friend and former colleague. Dr. Bowman was a distinguished chemical engineer, an executive vice president of the Bristol-Myers Company, chairman of Bristol Laboratories and a friend of Hamilton. Following the selection of the prize scholar, additional scholarship recipients are selected based on the criteria outlined above.

Mac Bristol majored in Latin at Hamilton and received nine varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball. He left the College before graduation in 1943, however, to serve as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, for which he fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima. After his discharge in 1946 as a first lieutenant, Mac served as an executive at Bristol-Myers Squibb. In 1965, he joined Hamilton’s Board of Trustees, serving as board chairman for 13 of the 44 years he was a member.

January 2017

 


Please note: The named scholarships profiled on these pages are awarded as part of the College’s need-based financial aid packages. These funds help ensure the Hamilton Promise of keeping education affordable through meeting a student’s full demonstrated financial need.

Materials published here were diligently researched and written by students who strived for historical accuracy.

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