Thomas J. Boyd ’46 Scholarship Fund
$69,983 total James E. Buckman ’62 Scholarship Fund
$139,539 total
Established in 2011 by the estate of Thomas Boyd, this
endowment “helps the Prep continue its educational mission.” At Established in 1998 by Jim Buckman, this fund adds to the
endowment available for student scholarships at Fordham Prep.
A successful attorney and corporate executive, Jim Buckman is a
Lead Director of Wyndham Worldwide, and serves on the boards
of Fordham University, Marymount College, the Museum of the
City of New York and the New York Philharmonic.
the Prep, Tom ran track and was a member of the Knights of the
Blessed Sacrament, dance committee and band. A lifelong
educator, Thomas Boyd was a high school teacher in the
Irvington, New York school system.
Daniel and Myrtle Brennan Scholarship Fund
$482,052 total
$102,500 new contributions
Established in 2007 by the estate of Myrtle Brennan, this
endowment provides for scholastically worthy but needy
students to attend Fordham Prep with preference given to
graduates of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Grammar School. Daniel
and Myrtle Brennan were siblings. Myrtle taught in the New York
City school system, passing at age 102.
The Brooklyn Prep Alumni Association
Scholarship Fund
$78,670 total
Established in 1973 by graduates and friends of Brooklyn
Preparatory School, this endowment provides for student
scholarships. Brooklyn Prep, a Jesuit secondary school founded
in 1908, educated generations of young men throughout New
York City and Long Island until its closing in 1972. While the total
listed above represents the endowed scholarship fund, since
1978 Brooklyn Prep alumni have contributed more than
$470,000 to The Brooklyn Prep Alumni Association Scholarship
Fund which has been distributed as annual scholarship funds to
Fordham Prep students.
Rosalia Caporusso Scholarship Fund
$103,820 total
Established in 1999 by Frank D. Caporusso, MD ’70 in honor of
his mother, Rosalia, this fund supports student financial aid at
Fordham Prep. “She was a great lover of the Prep, and I could
not think of a better gift than one to the Prep in her name.”
The Carvel Foundation Scholarship Fund
$32,976 total
Established in 1999 by the Thomas and Agnes Carvel
Foundation, this endowment enables “qualified but financially
disadvantaged students from inner city neighborhoods to
receive the benefits of an education in the Jesuit tradition.” Tom
Carvel (1906–1990) was a Greek-born American businessman
and entrepreneur known for the invention and promotion of
soft ice cream in the northeastern United States. He was the
founder of the Carvel brand and franchise.
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