We believe You Help Us Reach the Stars
Attracting top-performing students is a competitive challenge. We do it with faculty, programs, infrastructure, opportunities … and scholarships made possible by donors like you.
Cynthia and Harvey Jewett Harvey and Cynthia Jewett have a connection to Saint Ben’s that’s been more than 20 years in the making. It started in 1992, when their oldest daughter became a student. Another Bennie and a Johnnie soon followed and, in no time, Harvey began serving on the Board of Trustees — where he’s been for nearly two decades. With their own children grown, the Jewett Family Scholarship is one way Harvey and Cynthia continue to help today’s students experience what they believe to be, “a defining moment in a person’s life.”
“The experience of worrying about financial obligation is not foreign to us. It is pleasing to know that scholarships lighten financial concerns and allow students to focus on their studies. Scholarships are not simply about the years women spend in the classroom at Saint Ben’s. Scholarships are really an investment in their futures. And those futures are far brighter because they are able to get the education they desire.” Cynthia Jewett
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Rachel Mullin ’14 In April 2013, Rachel was selected from a group of 629 candidates nominated by 293 colleges and universities to become a 2013 Truman Scholar. This was both prestigious and intentional. Rachel has been aiming for the Truman Scholarship since her junior year in high school. In her time “at Saint Ben’s” she has spent a semester abroad in China, studied mental health treatment in India, engaged youth groups in Bosnia, worked with Burmese border refugees in Thailand and completed a summer internship in Washington, D.C. Professor Nick Hayes Professor Hayes teaches history and serves as one of the advisors for students vying for nationally competitive fellowships. Additionally, he sponsors international faculty development seminars and teaches in the CORE and Honors curriculum of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University. He is Rachel’s advisor and supervises her work study in his office.