At UVA’s School of Education and Human Development, Annette Martin Porter (Ed ’78, ’82) found a mentor in pioneering faculty Martha “Marti” Snell. Porter created the Marti Snell Scholarship Fund, which will aid selected students in the Education School’s Department of Curriculum & Instruction and Special Education.
Bringing the best students to Grounds. The Blue Ridge Scholarship fund was established in 2014 to benefit students with exceptional promise and significant financial need.
Basantes is helping others navigate the path to educational and professional achievement through his support of UVA’s Bolívar Network, which connects Hispanic and Latinx students and alumni, mentors undergraduates, and provides scholarships.
A generous Bicentennial Scholarship gift from Scott and Beth Stephenson will support undergraduate Bachelor of Science majors in the School of Data Science.
Victoria (Tori) Hobgood (SCPS ’13) and Ben Hobgood believe in sharing, whether that means encouraging their two sons to take turns on the backyard swing or something much, much bigger—sharing the privilege of attending the University of Virginia. The couple’s recent gift, which established the Hobgood Bicentennial Scholars Fund, will support students pursuing their education in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies—the first endowed undergraduate scholarship in the school’s history.
A $5 million grant from the Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc. will bolster the University’s efforts to attract, support and retain a growing number of first-generation college students.
