All This is Possible Because of You... The letter on this page could have been written by a number of different RMA cadets who wouldn’t be attending Riverside if it were not for financial aid to help offset the cost of tuition. Financial aid comes from three sources – donations, education expense credit (Georgia GOAL scholarship program), and RMA’s operating budget. This school year RMA has awarded $2,273,225 in financial aid. A number of alumni, parents, and friends of Riverside have made recent donations aimed at helping Cadets and their families afford a Riverside education. The Kalmenson Family Endowed Scholarship This endowed fund was created by Howard and Holly Kalmenson, ’49 of Los Angeles, CA, and includes the naming of the Kalmenson Barracks. See page 29 for details of the naming dedication. First Sergeant Lonnie Miller and Master Sergeant Max Bennett Scholarship Fund This endowed scholarship fund was created almost a year ago by Brian Shore, ’92, his wife, Rachel, and his father and step mother, Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Shore. Dr. and Mrs. Shore are the parents of C/CPL, Adam Shore. Rachel Shore was particularly interested in seeing their gift help a single mom send her son to RMA. The agreement between the Shores and RMA makes that stipulation. The Shores keenly desire for others to donate to the Miller/Bennett fund to grow the amount of financial aid available in a given year. Gifts to the fund are tax deductible. “It is our sincere hope that our fellow alumni will feel as passionate as we do and support our alma mater and honor our past teachers with their contribution,” said Brian Shore.
Brian and Rachel Shore, ’92
Blue Devil Alumni Endowment Alumni Joe Gordon, ’96, and John Gianelloni, ’94, persisted until they raised $10,000 to endow the Blue Devil Alumni Endowment. Over 15 alumni from a variety of class years rallied to the cause to endow a fund to assist with financial aid or other cadet and Academy needs: John Bethell, ‘97 Christopher Gates, ‘96 Bubba Boisfontaine, ‘87 John Gianelloni, ‘94 Juan Christiansen, ‘97 Howard Gordon Jeremy Corner, ‘96 Joe Gordon, ‘96 Alex Deitch, ‘98 Dennis Hite, ‘55 Jonathan Dix, ‘98 Christian Marquez, ‘97 Ulysses Eaton, ‘93 Ken Natori, ‘98 Christian Egizio, ‘95 Whitney Owens, ‘79 Nick Friedrich, ‘96 Brad Wymbs, ‘96 Like the Miller/Bennett Fund, the Blue Devil Alumni Endowment will generate more earnings the larger the endowment is. Alumni are invited to continue to make tax deductible gifts to the fund. Call 770-538-2924 for information.
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