SUPPORTING THE FUTURE First Annual and Endowed Graduate Scholarships Established
After earning her RN and BSN, Donna Wivell Dorozinsky ' 83 immediately pursued graduate studies, began her nursing career and, shortly after, transitioned into the pharmaceutical industry in 1989, joining what is now GlaxoSmithKline.
After nearly two decades in the industry, Donna established Just in Time GCP, a consulting firm specializing in optimizing the quality of clinical research. Today, her firm employs more than 100 people and is recognized for its contributions to clinical trial operations and compliance.
As a business leader, Donna understands the importance of
Scholarship recipients gathered at the Scholarship Reception to meet and thank the donors whose generosity supports their education.
investing in the future workforce. Donna and her family established the first annual and endowed scholarships for graduate students at GMercyU.
The annual scholarship supports a graduate student with financial need, while the endowed scholarship ensures that future generations will have access to the same opportunities by making graduate education more affordable.
“ A smart investor seeks a return on investment, and I know society will benefit from this,” Donna said.“ I chose this scholarship because of its potential for impact and to address a significant unmet need in graduate education.”
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FOSTERING A PLACE OF BELONGING
Matthew Fingerman, MBA’ 14’ 15 and his father Michael Fingerman knew the best way to honor their late mom and wife was to establish a scholarship in her name. But what wasn’ t immediately clear was where it would be established and who it would benefit.
Serving on GMercyU’ s President’ s Council, Matthew learned about the Integrated Studies program and after sharing with his father, the pair had their answer.
" A spark went off in my head and I said,‘ That ' s it. This is the perfect thing in Wendy ' s memory '," Michael said. " The ability to sit down with school leadership and come up with
something that feels really customized to what I know Wendy would have loved and wanted was really special. I don ' t think there ' s a lot of places where you ' re able to do that.”
The Wendy S. Fingerman Memorial Endowed Scholarship for Integrated Studies provides recognition and financial assistance to outstanding students enrolled in the Integrated Studies Program.
" My mom had just an amazing ability to connect with everybody,” Matthew said.“ This was the first time that I really saw an institution that prided itself on who was included. I think a lot of places say they do that. I don ' t know how many do.”
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