Scholarship AwardsTheSigma Alpha Mu Foundation

‘11

2011 Scholarship Awards

$126,950176 Total Scholarships Awarded105 Undergrad & Graduate Students71 Young Scholars (New Initiates with a 3.75+ GPA)170 Donors{

The Foundation had almost 3 applications for each scholarship we awarded. In addition, we saw an increase in ΣAM’s applying for assistance with graduate school.

We wish we could help every worthy applicant.

The Foundation is grateful for Michael Fromin’s, Miami U, donation of the online application form and the time and dedication involved with the programming and support.

The volunteer efforts of Scholarship Chairman Jerry Miller, Miami U, and the scholarship selection committee - Tom Saldoff, Wisconsin and Ryan Robertson, Cincinnati.

On behalf of all the scholarship recipients, we thank all the donors that have contributed to endowed scholarship funds for their outstanding support of these scholarships.

Below (L-R) are Ohio State recipients with Larry Schaffer: Josh Grossman, Gianni Gagliardi, Steven Astrein, Jason Wachs, Jon Von Deylen, and Kevin Rosen

Thank You

The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation thanks the following donors that have contributed to endowed scholarship funds for their support of the Foundation’s scholarship program.

• David Adelman Sigma Beta• John Ale Beta Psi• James Alexander Sigma Theta• Joel Alperson Sigma Theta• Eliot Arnovitz Sigma Gamma• Leonard Axelrod Sigma Zeta• Michael Baucus Theta• Joel Beren Sigma Beta• Scott Bernstein Mu Chi• Arnold Blitzer Omicron• Edwin Blumberg Mu Kappa• Esther Blumenfeld Friend• Warren Blumenfeld Sigma Zeta• Edward Brandman Sigma Delta• Frederic Brooks Gamma• Alvin Cohen Sigma Zeta• Mark Cohen Sigma Beta• Alvin Cohn Omicron• Vincent Contreras Beta Delta• Paul Cooper Theta• Scott Covitz Epsilon Theta• James Curl Delta Delta• William Danzig Alpha• David Diamond Theta• Alexander Eastman Sigma Theta• Waldo Ellison Mu Omega• Barry Epstein Sigma Eta• E Allan Epstein Theta• James Favor Pi Kappa

Alpha• Sam Fox Phi• Steven Franklin Beta Rho• Jay Freedman Sigma Beta• Jack Freeman Sigma Nu• Michael Fuchs Theta• Marshall Gelfand Eta• Marshall Gerber Sigma Alpha

• Robert Gerber Sigma Zeta• Lawrence Gettleman Sigma Delta• William Gilliam Beta Omega• Aaron Girson Delta Nu• Bernard Girson Friend• Elaine Girson Friend

• Phillip Glauben Beta Sigma• Jerome Goldberg Psi• Joel Goldman Sigma Zeta• Alfred Goodman Mu Rho• Gary Gormin Kappa• Jonathan Gormin Sigma Kappa• Daniel Gormin Beta Iota• Gilbert Gottlieb Sigma Chi• G Groot Gregory Mu Rho• Sidney Guller Phi• Alvin Guttman Sigma Beta• Michael Hackman Sigma Beta• Stanley Heller Mu Lambda• Michael Hirsch Sigma Pi• Joel Honigberg Sigma Eta• Alan Hurst Beta Iota• Theodore Ignall Sigma Delta• Herbert Jablin Sigma Eta• Gerald Jacobs Sigma Beta• Jerry Jacobson Mu Omicron• Hyman Jacobson Alpha• Felix Jager Sigma Delta• Royal Jonas Mu Epsilon• Steven Kahn Beta Gamma• Ronald Kapon Gamma• Aaron Karchmer Sigma Alpha• Alfred Karchmer Sigma Alpha• Donald Karchmer Sigma Alpha• Bradley Kastan Sigma Beta

• Ronald Katch Rho• Brian Katz Sigma Beta• Joan Kauff Friend

• James Kauff Friend• David Kols Sigma Kappa• David Kreeger Sigma Delta• Norman Krivosha Sigma

Omicron• Steven LaBell Gamma Phi• Stanley Lefco Beta Psi• Howard Lerman Beta Sigma• Leonard Leventhal Sigma Alpha• Joel Levy Mu Psi• Stefan Loren Gamma Rho• Craig Ludin Mu Chi• Tim Madison Omicron• Leland Manders Mu Psi• Nathan Margolis Beta Sigma• Darren Margolis Gamma Iota• Todd Marks Gamma Iota• Timothy Mayer Omicron• Lowell Milken Sigma Sigma• Michael Milken Sigma Sigma• Howard Miller Sigma Chi• Isadore Millstone Phi• Marvin Mitchell Sigma Beta• Jeffrey Mora Delta Delta• Robert Morris Eta• Laurence Morris Eta• Mark Morris Eta• Neil Moss Mu Gamma• Hanno Mott Omicron• Robert F P Nerz Mu Eta• Roy Neulicht Sigma Omega• William Newell Mu Rho(Continued on next page)

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Endowed Scholarship Donors (Continued)

• L Mark Newman Mu Chi• Dennis Paese Beta• John PaineBeta Delta• Nicholas Partridge Mu Psi• Ben Pearlman Delta Beta• Walter Phillips Sigma Beta• David Phillips Sigma Beta• Bob Platt Beta Delta• Michael Posnick Kappa• Frederic Price Theta• Paul Pumpian Sigma Chi• Leslie Raffel Sigma Eta• James Rasbold Mu Gamma• David Rice Gamma Epsilon• Brian Rose Theta• Martin Rose Eta• Stanley Rose Eta• Edwin Rosen Rho• Thomas Ross Beta Psi• Bernice Rothman Friend• Ira Rubenstein Gamma Rho• Raymond Sandler Sigma Alpha• Richard Sandler Sigma Sigma• Lawrence Schaffer Sigma Beta• Eugene Schnell Mu Rho• Neal Schore Mu Chi• William Schwartz Sigma Alpha• Marc Schwartz Mu Theta• Ira Selss Mu Rho• Terry Semel Mu Phi• Andrew Shapiro Sigma Sigma• Mark Shear Beta Sigma• Adam Simon Sigma Beta• B Lee Skilken Sigma Beta

• Robert Smith Mu Theta• Donald Stein Sigma Eta• Gerald Stempler Sigma Chi• Eric Stevens Beta Tau• Scott Stone Mu Theta• Scott Straus Theta• Gary Teitelman Mu Lambda• Alan Thomas Theta• Preston Tisch Sigma Iota• Joan Tisch Friend• Robert Traum Mu Phi• Ronn Tulman Kappa• Bradley Unger Sigma Kappa• Ira Unterman Gamma Xi• Gerhard Van Biema Sigma Eta• Phillip Vermont Gamma Theta• Donald Wallach Mu Gamma• Jack Wallick Sigma Gamma• Joel Warady Rho• Bradley Wayne Mu Theta• Stephen Weinberg Sigma Beta• Joseph Weinberg Sigma Delta• Harvey Weisblat Sigma Theta• Seymour Weiss Mu Gamma• Robert Weiss Sigma Alpha• Randell Wexler Mu Psi• Richard Williamson Sigma Omega• Gregory Wiviott Mu Theta• Kenneth Wolf Omicron• Bradley Zerman Beta Iota• The Dave Family

Names in italics are deceased

Matthew Gruber BetaMatthew Scheff BetaNathan Schwartzberg BetaJonathan Weinberg BetaAnkur Bajaj BetaDavis Bauer Beta GammaKarmi Gutman Beta GammaMichael Goldberg Beta GammaAustin Pillon Beta GammaJared Hahn Beta PsiJacob Magid Beta UpsilonMiles Greene Beta UpsilonMario Elias Delta BetaAlexander Khoury Delta BetaSabino Curcio Delta ChiBrian Stevenson Delta OmegaKevin O'Gorman Delta UpsilonJoseph Matts Delta UpsilonFrancesco Onorati Epsilon IotaKenneth Schneider Epsilon IotaNile Kristol Gamma PhiAdam Galen Gamma PhiSean Levinson-Covert Gamma PhiJordan Talasnik Gamma PsiMark Torrey Gamma PsiBrandon Pyser Gamma Psi

Jarred Geis Gamma PsiJacob Behnke Mu EpsilonMatthew Robbins Mu EpsilonMaxwell Zaitz Mu EpsilonMichael Sammon Mu GammaRyan Guss Mu LambdaRoss Marks Mu LambdaAlex Servetnick Mu LambdaAlexander Dulin Mu RhoAdam Phillips Mu ThetaAaron Lieberman Mu ThetaMeen Chan Seo Mu ThetaJoseph Weil Mu ThetaMark Pate PhiRaza Wani PhiAlexander ZandiPhiZachary Chay-Dolan PsiDavid Rohr PsiNathan Vogler PsiTung-Lin Yuan PsiAlan Stupnitsky RhoBrian Zohn RhoCameron Charme Sigma BetaJared Spector Sigma BetaJohn Ryan Sigma DeltaEric Federman Sigma Gamma

Ryan Achtman Sigma IotaMark Feldman Sigma IotaSpencer Hazan Sigma IotaRobert Kornblatt Sigma IotaDaniel Smith Sigma IotaJoshua Dean Sigma IotaPhi Nguyen Sigma SigmaMichael Cohen Sigma ThetaEric Rosenfeld Sigma ThetaJake Goldman Sigma ThetaAaron Levine Sigma ThetaSamuel Sherman Sigma ZetaAdam Nussbaum Sigma ZetaAndrew Jakubowski ThetaThompson McGivaren ThetaJoseph Pinsker ThetaGregory Rose ThetaJonathan Roth ThetaSamuel Alba Epsilon Lambda

All ΣAM candidates who achieve a 3.75 grade point average (or equivalent) for courses taken in the academic term during which they were candidates are recognized as members of the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation's Young Scholars Program. Young Scholars receive recognition and a Foundation check in

the amount of $200. Past Supreme Prior Sidney Guller, an alumnus of the Phi chapter and a key supporter of the Foundation, has generously funded this program.

Sigma Alpha Mu’s2010-2011

Young Scholars

Hyman I. Jacobson Top Senior Scholar

The oldest award offered by ΣAM, this is awarded to the Senior with the highest GPA.

Joshua Grossmam, Ohio State

Top Junior ScholarAwarded to the Junior with the highest GPA.

Brandon Kappy, Michigan

Miller Award

This award is made in memory of Samuel Miller, CCNY '12, longtime Chairman of the ΣAM Endowment

Fund and President of the ΣAM Foundation.

For Fratres engaged in original projects and experiments in science, scholarship, medicine or the creative

arts.

David Greene, Arizona State ’08

Fra Greene is working at the Ph.D program in the Department of

Zoology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior at Michigan

State University.

Highlighting Graduate Scholarships

Dr. Lewis A. Hare Scholarship

Fra Hare, Syracuse ’31, was a prominent Chicago internist. This award was endowed by his wife,

Ruth, in his memory, for a medical school student.

Anthony Sayega, Syracuse ’09

Fra Sayega is attending the Ross School of Medicine.

Theda & Leonard Leventhal Scholarship

Endowed by Fra Leonard Leventhal,

Oklahoma ’47.

Graduate student fratres in good standing that are Boy Scouts with proven Star, Life or Eagle status.

Douglas Montgomery, Texas A&M ’08

Fra Montgomery is an Eagle Scout attending Texas Tech School of Law.

Allan E. Miller Scholarship

Named for the late Fra Allan E. Miller, Michigan ’32, this scholarship is based on financial need. It is open

to graduate student fratre in any academic field.

Andrew Gotlieb, Ohio State ’08

Fra Gotlieb is attending Cleveland State University’s joint program in

Urban Planning and Law. He is involved with the American Planning

Association and Secretary of Cleveland State University’s Student

Government.

Highlighting Graduate Scholarships

William Ober Memorial Scholarship 1

This award for a graduate student fratre with demonstrated financial

need and a 3.5 GPA was endowed by the late William Ober, CCNY ’26, who was a trustee of the Sigma Alpha Mu

Foundation.

Greg Parks, UC-Davis ’05

Fra Parks is working on his Ph.D in neuro-pharmacology at UC-Irvine

with research on melanin and epilepsy.

William Ober Memorial Scholarship 2

This award is also for a graduate student with demonstrated financial need and a 3.5 GPA. It was endowed by the late William Ober, CCNY ’26,

who was a trustee of the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation.

Matthew DiFrancisco, Penn ’10

Fra DiFrancisco is a medical student at University of Pennsylvania,

focusing on deep brain stimulation and Parkinson’s Disease.

Samuel Miller Scholarship David Green, Arizona State James C. Hammerstein Scholarship Ben-Ari Boukai, Indiana University James C. Hammerstein Scholarship Blaine Light, Arizona Ira Lind Scholarship Brandon Druker, Rutgers William Ober Scholarship Gregory Parks, UC-Davis William Ober Scholarship Matthew DiFrancesco, Penn Nate Karchmer Scholarship Brian Rothstein, Arizona State Helen Schwartz Scholarship Adam Piccus, Miami U. James R. Favor Scholarship Samuel Sherman, Indiana University James R. Favor Scholarship James Hanks, Kentucky Wesleyan Leonard & Theda Leventhal Scholarship Douglas Montgomery, Texas A&M Stempler Family Scholarship Malcolm Goodridge, St. Johns James Alexander Sigma Theta Scholarship Jake Goldman, Texas Ben Anderson Sigma Omega Scholarship Keith Criscuolo, Johnson & Wales Grace Bender Scholarship Sabino Curcio, St. Johns Sidney Bielfield Memorial Scholarship Scott Steinberg, Michigan

Warren & Esther Blumenfeld Humor Scholarship Brian Ducoffe, Chapman Harold Brandman Scholarship Alexander Steiner, Rutgers Sonia Brown Scholarship Christopher Schek, Rochester Inst. of Tech David Coleman Scholarship Joshua Fliegel, USC Patricia & Barry Epstein Scholarship Matthew Halpern, Texas Robert Elster Scholarship Scott Steinberg, Michigan Anna Gans Scholarship Andrew Kijinski, Ohio State Marshall M. Gelfand Scholarship Devin Young, Syracuse William Gilliam Scholarship Zachary Johnson, Kentucky Wesleyan Benjamin P. Goldman Scholarship Ian Rathmell, Louisiana State Bernard R. Goodman Scholarship Jacob Taylor, Rochester Gormin Family Scholarship Daniel Imrecke, Stephen F. Austin U. Gormin Family Scholarship Christopher Caiola, Geneseo Louis & Fannie Guller Scholarship Parker Spielman, Washington U. Sidney H. Guller Scholarship Benjamin Wesche, Northern Illinois Sidney H. Guller Scholarship Steven Astrein, Ohio State

Dr. Lewis Hare Memorial Scholarship Anthony Sayegh, Syracuse Joel D.Honigberg Scholarship David Pal, Rutgers Hurst Family Scholarship Sandy Shyman, Indiana University Theodore J. Ignall Scholarship Andrew Chinsky, Michigan Irwin & Etta Jacobs Memorial Scholarship Scott Kamenitz, Ohio StateJoseph Dave Scholarship Tal Akabas, Cornell Jerry Silver Scholarship Kyle Colonna, Illinois-Chicago Mu Gamma 50th Anniversary Scholarship Ryan Penkowski, Case Western Reserve Sam Fox Scholarship Daniel Leventhal, Texas Gary Shapiro Scholarship Matthew Glaubman, Ohio State Groot Gregory Scholarship David Rahmani, Texas A&M Stanley & David Heller Scholarship Zachary Macht, Penn State Harry & Harriet Stone Scholarship Joseph Weil, USC Ronald Shlensky Scholarship Marc Silberman, Cornell LM Newman Family Foundation Scholarship Aaron Briones, UC-San Diego September 11 ScholarshipChristopher Schek, Rochester Inst. of Tech

2011 ΣAM Foundation Scholarship Recipients

L. Mark Newman Family Scholarship Cory Weinstein, UC-Davis L. Mark Newman Family Scholarship Nathaniel Wong, UC-Davis L. Mark Newman Family Scholarship Jonathan Arevalo, UC-San Diego Walter Phillips Scholarship Gianni Gagliardi, Ohio State Paul Pumpian Scholarship Jeremy Maltz, Texas A&M Leslie & Bobbi Raffel Scholarship Jonathan Grova, Rutgers JC Rasbold Scholarship Gregory Swan, Drexel Remak-Rosenberg Scholarship Aaron Slovin, Indiana University David S. Rice Scholarship Michael Valenta, Illinois-Chicago Raymond C. & Helen Sandler Scholarship Patrick McBurney, St. Johns Benjamin Savage Scholarship Joshua Kolapo, West Florida Judy Schwartz Scholarship Liel Navon, Texas Marc P. Schwartz Scholarship Brian Tenenbaum, USC Terry Semel Scholarship Jacob Taylor, Rochester

Martin E. Sherman Scholarship Amir Omeragic, Northern Illinois Sigma Zeta Scholarship Alexander Kain, Indiana University Morris & Fannie Skilken Scholarship Jason Wachs, Ohio State Leonard Smith Memorial Scholarship Benjamin Loewenstein, USC Donald Stein Legacy Scholarship Adam Nussbaum, Indiana University Harold R. Stiefel Scholarship Alexander Alfa, UNLV Theta Scholarship Michael Contillo, Penn Preston Robert Tisch Scholarship Devin Young, Syracuse Robert Traum Scholarship Nathan Vogler, Pittsburgh Stephen J. Weinberg Scholarship Samuel Silverman, Ohio State Michael J. Weiss Scholarship James Johnson, Stephen F. Austin U. Seymour Weiss Engineering Scholarship Nicolas Huerta, UC-Davis Feliz Jager Scholarship Brandon Druker, Rutgers Royal Flagg Jonas Scholarship Matthew Wolfson, U. of Miami

Karchmer Family Scholarship Javier Lopez, Florida International Michael Kar Memorial Scholarship Benjamin Nemeth, Pittsburgh Katch Family Scholarship Spenser McGrath, Pittsburgh Albert J. Kauff Memorial Scholarship Robin Shapiro, Cornell David Lloyd Kreeger Scholarship Sharif Farghaly, Rutgers Manuel Leve Scholarship Jordan Impagliazzo, Temple David D. Levinson Scholarship Eitan Cramer, Arizona Jeff Levy Sigma Theta Scholarship Evan Rosenfield, Texas Milken Family Scholarship Benjamin Cresswell, Arizona L& S Milken Scholarship Nicholas Dufau, Berkeley Allan E. Miller Scholarship Andrew Gotlieb, Ohio State Howard & Martin Miller Scholarship Daniel Vershon, Johnson & Wales IE Millstone Scholarship Eric Messinger, Washington U. Hanno D. Mott Scholarship Joshua Goldman, Cornell

2011 ΣAM Foundation Scholarship Recipients

Richie & Kevin Williamson Scholarship Benjamin Michaels, Cornell Richard H. Williamson Scholarship Aaron Ivanhoe, Arizona State Kenneth & Madeline Wolf Scholarship Zachary Bulwa, Illinois Andrew Shapiro Scholarship Phi Nguyen, Berkeley John Ale Scholarship Jon Basha, Arizona State Joel Beren Scholarship Jason Wachs, Ohio State Vincent & Debbie Contreras Scholarship Zachary Johnson, Kentucky Wesleyan Sara & Jack Freeman Scholarship Karmi Gutman, Arizona Bradley Kastan Scholarship Jonathan Von Deylen, Ohio State Nathan Margolis Scholarship Dylan Friedman, Northern Illinois Donald Wallach Scholarship Doran Mix, Rochester Inst. of Tech

Joseph Weinberg Scholarship Mark Eisenberg, Rutgers

2011 ΣAM Foundation Scholarship Recipients

Fritz & Anna Gans ScholarshipKevin Rosen, Ohio StateMargie & Paul Alperson Scholarship Liel Navon, Texas

Pictured Above (L-R) are Cornell Scholarship Recipients (L-R): Dan Keilson, Rob Shapiro, Adam Fisher, BJ Michaels and Jan Bialostok

The Foundation is pleased to award scholarship grants that have been designated for non-members.

Scholarships for Daughters of Fratres

Bill Schwartz ScholarshipsRachel Kaplan, Indiana Univ, studying in Israel

Hilary Perlman, Bowling Green State

Weiss Brothers ScholarshipDevra Silverman, Ohio State

Scholarships for ΣAM Interest Group or Colony Members

Gormin Trailblazer GrantRobert Brooks, Miami University

Jonathan Ossip, Florida

Helen Schwartz ScholarshipAdam Piccus, Miami University

Girson Family ScholarshipScholarship for graduates of Lakeview High School students attending Western Michigan University.

Brandy Morgan

USY Scholarships & NFTY ScholarshipsAwarded to incoming college freshmen based on involvement with USY and NFTY respectively. Awards are endowed by Hanno

Mott (USY) & James Alexander (NFTY)NFTY Scholarship - Nicholas May, Louisiana State

USY Scholarship - Brian Dab, George Washington University

For More Information

Please contact us at:

Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation9245 N Meridian St. Suite 105Indianapolis, IN 46260

Phone: 317.846.0600 Fax: 317.846.9462Email: mariam@sam-fdn.orgWeb: http://www.sam-fdn.org

Aaron M. Girson, Executive Vice President

Maria Mandel, Foundation & Scholarship Coordinator

It is the mission of the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation to support the educational interests and activities of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, to furnish student aid, and to encourage and develop conduct and traits of character consistent with high morals, constructive citizenship, scholarship, leadership and community service.

Sigma Alpha Mu was founded in 1909 at the College of the City of New York as a fraternity of Jewish men.

The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) organization. Gifts made to the Foundation are tax-deductible.