The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of our
2023 Lawrence D. Schaffer Endowed Scholarships for non-members.
The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation offers scholarships for children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of ΣAM alumni and for daughters of fratres. We also have scholarships for high school seniors involved with USY or NFTY planning to attend college. For a complete list of scholarships available, go here.
All Scholarship Recipients need to complete the online 2023 Scholarship Acceptance Agreement
before any check is disbursed--Go here!
Girson Family Scholarship $1,000
Carolyn Kolassa, a senior at Lakeview High School in Battle Creek, Michigan, attending Western Michigan University in Fall 2023
James Alexander NFTY Scholarship $500
Naomi Cohn, Northwestern University (Fall 2023)
Hanno Mott USY Scholarship $500
Benjamin Trokenheim, Duke University (Fall 2023)
Larry Berman Beta Delta Alumni Scholarship $1,500
Anya von Wolff, Syracuse University
Anya is the daughter of Alex von Wolff (San Jose State, ‘87)
Margolis-Guzick Scholarship $1,500
Rachel Shaffer, Seattle University School of Law
Rachel is a Member Experience Specialist on the SAM HQ staff, and also the granddaughter of
Theodor Shaffer (The Ohio State, '47)
Nu Legacy Scholarship $1,000
John Barnes, University of Virginia
John is the grandson of the late Harold Halpern (State University of New York at Buffalo, ‘52)
Helen Sieczkowski Memorial Scholarship $1,000
Emily Kedenberg, a senior at Daviess County High School in Owensboro, Kentucky
Emily is the daughter of Robert Kedenberg (Kentucky Wesleyan, '91)
Weiss Brothers & William P. Schwartz Daughters of Fratres Scholarships
Seanna Patterson, Concordia University Nebraska; Weiss Brothers Scholarship $1,000
Seanna is the daughter of Jared Patterson (Nebraska, '94)
Lauren Bloch, Gettysburg College; Schwartz Daughter of Fratres Scholarship $2,250
Lauren is the daughter of David Bloch (Maryland, ‘91)
Sophie Pollack, University of Southern California; Schwartz Daughter of Fratres Scholarship $2,250
Sophie is the daughter of Stefan Pollack (University of Southern California, ‘86)