Daemen University celebrated over 30 student scholarship recipients and generous donors during the 3rd Annual Scholarship Brunch in the John R. Yurtchuk Student Center Social Room on October 17.
Trustee Scholar and Social Work senior, Jaymi Stephens, was the keynote speaker. “Without the generosity of donors like you, I would not be here today. Without the support of Daemen faculty, I would not be the person I am today. So it is from the bottom of my heart that I thank you for the scholarship opportunity that was given to me and every student here today. Scholarships make a difference,” she said.
Jaymi Stephens
Olivia Hoffman received the inaugural Don Silveri Legacy Scholarship. Four students—Katharine Caldwell, Brooke Czajkowski, Jason Dorigo, and Gina Fodero—were awarded multiple scholarships.
Donors in attendance included Renée E. Conners-Wilkins; Carol S. Sabatino; Matt Pokigo ’05, ’07 and members of the Silveri family; Julie (Spanich) Bradt ’88 and Howard Bradt; Dale Demyanick ’79; Louise M. Hochreiter; and Joseph Michael Cruz ’06.
“We are grateful for the dedication and generosity of our scholarship donors who joined us today to support their respective scholarship recipients,” said Paul Gorski, director of Leadership Giving. “These donors have opened doors of opportunity for these students and made a lasting impact on their potential and future success.”
Silveri family and friends and Don Silveri Legacy Scholarship Inaugural Recipient Olivia Hoffman
Julie and Howard Bradt