The Ricciardi Family Scholarship Fund
$1,463,998 total
$400,000 new contributions
Established by a gift in 2013 in honor of Lucy and Larry Ricciardi
’58 and their family, this fund provides educational opportunities
for young men whose families cannot otherwise afford a
Fordham Prep education. Scholarships are awarded to students
who demonstrate academic achievement, a strong work ethic
and solid moral sensibility. A graduate of Fordham University,
Larry Riccirardi received his law degree from Columbia
University. He retired from IBM in 2002 as Senior Vice President
and Advisor to the Chairman. He is currently a senior advisor to
Jones Day, Lazard Freres & Co. and IBM, and is board president
of the Morgan Library & Museum and a trustee of the National
Humanities Center. He is also a retired director of RJR Nabisco,
Reader's Digest Association, Royal Dutch Shell, PLC, Citicorp and
Citibank, and a retired trustee of the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation.
James S. Rowen VII ’82 Scholarship Fund
$2,143,509 total
$47,800 new contributions
Established in 2012 by Jim Rowen, this endowment was begun
“to allow the Prep to help students from diverse circumstances”
fund their education. Jim Rowen is a “triple Ram,” having
graduated from the Prep, University and Fordham’s Gabelli
School of Business. The Chief Operating Officer of Renaissance
Technologies LLC, he also serves on the Board of Trustees of
Molloy College and was Chair of Fordham Prep’s Board of Trustees.
Gertrude B. Scanlan Scholarship Fund
$61,612 total
Established in 1995 by the estate of Gertrude B. Scanlan “to
honor the memory of her beloved son, John, who passed away
during his sophomore year at the Prep,” t