Face to Face
DONORS AND RECIPIENTS OF THE FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM MEET AT ANNUAL LUNCHEON
The 2010 Foundation Scholars Luncheon brought together
recipients of 100 different scholarships, their benefactors
and campus leadership, for a celebration of scholarship
May 5. The annual event is a cornerstone of the Foundation
Scholars program, which facilitates communication between
their scholarship recipients. It aims to preserve and share
the histories and legacy of scholarship donors, and to instill
the importance of philanthropy in future alumni, laying the
foundation for tomorrow’s gifts.
Featured speakers at this year’s event included President
Robert L. Caret, Provost Marcia Welsh, Gwenyth Dunbar,
mother of James
L. Dunbar Jr., for
whom three funds
are named, and Erin
Fitzgerald ’09, a
Dunbar Scholarship
recipient.
Dunbar spoke
poignantly of her
son who was the
inspiration for
creating scholarships
to support students. James Dunbar Jr. ’95 had decided to
pursue a degree after working in the family business at
Dunbar Armored. Soon after he completed his coursework,
he died of an extended illness at the age of 36. The
scholarships the family established in his name have helped
over 75 students over the years.
Erin Fitzgerald became the first college graduate in her
family in 2009, in part through the aid she received through
Mildred Murray (left), donor of the Mildred Murray
Scholarship, with recipient Cheryl Wood
Gwenyth Dunbar, donor of the James L. Dunbar, Jr. Scholarship, with recipient Erin
Fitzgerald ’09 (left)
Recipient of the Barnes Harris Scholarship, Kary
Horne (left), with Monica Taylor, member of G.O.L.D.
Associates, the donor of the scholarship
Janet West (right), representative of the Michael J.
Robinson Scholarship, with recipient Matthew Jessee
the James L. Dunbar, Jr. Memorial Scholarship. She says, “I will
never forget the day I was awarded this scholarship … (I was
motivated to) scribble a rough draft of my career goals: to
experience life to the utmost...be a pioneer of innovation,
and invest in others as others have invested in me.”
To view photos and video clips of this year’s Foundation
Scholars Luncheon, visit www.towson.edu/foundationscholars.
