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Scholarships

The Bacot, Gunn, Kempf Family Scholarship

The Bacot, Gunn, Kempf Family Scholarship was established by J. Carter Bacot, Class of 1955, and chair emeritus of the Hamilton Board of Trustees. The Bank of New York also made a generous gift to the fund in honor of Mr. Bacot, who served for many years as its chairman and chief executive officer. The scholarship is awarded to students from South Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and Essex County, N.Y.


J. Carter Bacot '55
J. Carter Bacot '55

J. Carter Bacot, Class of 1955, majored in political science with a minor in economics and continued his education at Cornell Law School. He worked at a small law firm in his hometown of Utica, N.Y., before joining the Bank of New York as a securities analyst. Bacot was elected the bank’s president in 1974, the same year he was named a Hamilton trustee. He was promoted to chairman and chief executive of the Bank of New York in 1982, and served in that role until his retirement in 1998.

In honor of his many years of service, the bank made a generous donation to augment the scholarship. Bacot remained a strong supporter of Hamilton until his death in 2005 at the age of 72, having served as a charter trustee for 22 years and as chairman of the Board of Trustees for four years. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Bacot Shamel, and his daughters, Elizabeth, Class of 1984, and Susan, Class of 1988.

June 2014

 


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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