The Class of 1947 Honor Scholarship The Class of 1947 Honor Scholarship, was created by Robert H. McKinney ’47. This year’s recipient is Meredith A. Wood from Dallas,TX. Meredith graduated from Ursuline Academy of Dallas where she rowed varsity crew for three years. She was an Ursuline Ambassador, and started a partnership with the One Love Foundation. In addition to volunteering regularly at the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas, she held a position on the RMHD Teen Team Leadership Board. She has also served as a tutor for students at a local elementary school where she organized a book drive and volunteered with the National Charity League. Meredith attended the Kent School in Connecticut where she was awarded the Coach’s Award for varsity cross country and was a member of the varsity swim team.
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The Class of 1949 Honor Scholarship The Class of 1949 Honor Scholarship, was created by the Class of 1949. This year’s recipient is Ryan D. York, a graduate of St. Paul’s School in Baltimore, MD, where he was an honor student and captain of the squash team. Ryan received multiple varsity letters and individual squash awards such as Outstanding Player of the Year three years in a row. He was an active leader at St Paul’s in their Peer Mentor, Peer Leadership and Peer Tutor positions. Outside of school, Ryan fulfilled many hours of community service at Squash Wise, a program founded to help underprivileged children in and out of the classroom. Under Foundation sponsorship, Ryan attended the Avon Old Farms School in Avon, CT, where he was an honor student and co-captained the varsity squash team.