Biomedical Program Attracts
Generous Support
Scholarship
Program Success
Donors continue to provide much-needed
scholarship funding to Stevenson University
students. Approximately 230 students will re-
ceive $971,474 in scholarship funding during
the 2019-2020 academic year. The amount
of scholarship funds provided to Stevenson’s
The Kahlert Foundation committed $200,000 to assist with the program’s capi-
tal costs, including equipment, materials, and staffing. A portion of the Kahlert
Foundation’s contribution will also provide scholarships to Biomedical Engineer-
ing students. In addition, Jack Dunn, the parent of a Stevenson student and a
member of Stevenson’s President’s Advisory Council, made a gift of more than
$80,000 in support of the program.
“Starting a new academic program is a significant undertaking in terms of time,
effort, human, and financial resources,” says Meredith Durmowicz Ph.D., Dean of
the Beverly K. Fine School of the Sciences. “STEM programs in particular tend to
require a lot of specialized expertise and resources. The philanthropic support we
have received for our Biomedical Engineering program has enabled us to attract an
extremely talented program coordinator who has over 30 years of experience in the
biomedical engineering industry as well as several years of experience as a faculty
member and administrator in higher education. We will also be able to purchase
and provide all of the tools, equipment, and laboratory supplies our students will
need to learn and practice the technical engineering skills, apply their scientific
knowledge, and engage in the kind of problem-solving that is the hallmark of
engineering programs.”
Stevenson University’s Biomedical Engineering program seeks to prepare
students to solve important human health-related scientific problems through
the application of engineering principles, ideas, methods, and inventions. Housed
within the Beverly K. Fine School of the Sciences, the program emphasizes critical
and creative thinking in addition to technical skills and knowledge and provides
students with opportunities to apply these skills and knowledge to the solution of
real-world problems.
students represents a 10% increase from the
amount of scholarship funds donors contrib-
uted during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Last year, the following annual scholarship
funds were established:
• The Alumni Association Scholarship Fund
• Beigel Waller Annual Scholarship
• Stephanie Giles Suit ’05 Scholarship
In addition, donors established several
endowed scholarship funds last year. These
include:
• T
he Hackerman Foundation Endowed
Scholarship
• The Judith A. Feustle, ScD, RN Scholarship
• T
he Vincent O. Versace Endowed
Scholarship
Scholarships are one of Stevenson Univer-
sity’s top philanthropic needs. You can help
provide the financial assistance many Ste-
venson students need by making your gift at
stevenson.edu/GivetoSU.
“With the talent and passion of the faculty and staff we have been able to bring
on board, and the physical resources in place thanks to the support of our donors,
the Biomedical Engineering program is laying a strong foundation for success,”
says Durmowicz.
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