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Anonymous Alumna Bequeaths $916,507 

Holy Family University was the grateful recipient of $916,507 in 2021 from the estate of an alumna who wished to remain anonymous. 

The funds were given without restriction and will be used to help meet the University’s greatest needs, and, in recognition of the alumna’s background, to establish an endowed scholarship to support a student majoring in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)-related program.

Bequests provide the resources needed to create extraordinary opportunities today and preserve Holy Family’s academic excellence tomorrow. A bequest through your will or trust can maximize the benefits of available tax incentives for you. For more information, please visit holyfamily.plannedgiving.org or contact Joshua Liss, Assistant Vice President for Development, at 267-341-3100 or jliss@holyfamily.edu.

New Endowed Scholarships Established  

Nancy Goehl Kochanski ’69
Richard Kochanski established the Nancy Goehl Kochanski ’69 Memorial Endowed Scholarship in memory of his late wife. The scholarship will support a student majoring in Mathematics or a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)-related program. Richard met Nancy when he and fellow students from then La Salle College visited Holy Family.
Regina Cummins Ward ’77
Philip C. Ward, Ph.D. and his daughter, Christina, established the Regina Cummins Ward ’77 Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Nursing in honor of their wife’s and mother’s commitment to nursing and the principles she exemplified through a life of caring and kindness to others. The purpose of the scholarship is to help a nursing student in need who shows perseverance in achieving goals and demonstrates caring and kindness in their approach to human interaction.

Recent Grants of Note

  • Pennsylvania Department of Education — $181,153 in support of the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Pathways Program to help ECE professionals acquire the required knowledge and skills to help all young children learn and develop.
  • Independence Blue Cross Foundation — $123,673 to fund scholarships for nursing students.
  • Crown Holdings, Inc. — $35,000 in support of Pathways into Vietnam, a global initiative to teach English as a foreign language to seminarians studying to become priests in Vietnam.
  • Pennsylvania Department of Education — $29,525 in support of “It’s On Us PA,” a statewide campaign to combat campus sexual assault through awareness and prevention education programs.