Endowed Funds

Endowed Funds play an important role in the Academy of Notre Dame’s overall advancement program. The annual income from these funds provides tremendous benefit for the Academy’s students and helps us to fulfill our mission. These are active funds to which contributions may be made at any time. For further information, please contact Sally Orr, Associate Director of Advancement, at 610-971-4919 or sorr@ndapa.org. The generous donors listed below made a contribution to an endowed fund during the 2015-2016 fiscal year.

Endowed Scholarship Funds

ADAMS FAMILY FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established in 2009 by Kim and Adrian Adams P’13’15, the income from this fund provides support to qualified students with demonstrated financial need.

ALUMNAE PATHWAY TO LEARNING FUND

The Alumnae Pathway to Learning was created in 1993 to encourage Notre Dame alumnae to show their appreciation for the education they received. Consisting of bricks engraved with donors’ names, the pathway flanks the sidewalk along Saint Julie Hall. Proceeds from the sale of engraved bricks support this endowed fund which assists students in need of financial aid.

ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established in 2009 as an initiative of the Athletic Hall of Fame, which was created to recognize the accomplishments of Notre Dame alumnae and coaches who have brought distinction and honor to the Academy’s Athletic program, this fund provides tuition assistance to qualified students in need.

ATTERBURY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Created in 2011, the Atterbury Endowed Scholarship provides tuition assistance to students with demonstrated financial need. The Conestoga Road Foundation Christina Atterbury Dever ’89 Winifred Atterbury O’Keefe ’87

JANE M. FEELY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established in 1988 by Frank and Jane Feeley Guzikowski, in loving memory of Jane M. Feely, this fund provides tuition support for a High School student in need of financial assistance.

JOHN J. FINLEY, JR. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established in 1994 by the family of Mildred and John J. Finley, Jr., to honor them for the countless times they quietly recognized and met the needs of the Sisters of Notre Dame and the Academy, this fund provides tuition assistance to a student in need, with preference given to an incoming sixth grader who exhibits both a desire to be of service to the less fortunate and a propensity for leadership.

EDWARD E. FORD FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established in 2004 in recognition of the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1804, in as well as the anticipated celebration of 150 years of the founding of the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Philadelphia, this fund provides need-based financial aid to deserving High School students.

HELEN SEERY FRANK ’50 SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established in 2007 by Patricia Cunningham McCloskey, Class of 1950, in memory of her classmate, Helen Seery Frank, a “most outstanding friend and role model,” this scholarship provides tuition assistance to a High School student with demonstrated financial need.

GUARINO FAMILY MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established in 2014 by Rosemary Guarino and the family and friends of Julius Michael Guarino, the Guarino Family Endowed Scholarship provides tuition assistance to one or more academically talented student(s) in need, with preference given to the daughter or granddaughter of an alumna of the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur. Anonymous Maria Aspan ’00 Maureen Bradley ’07 Colin and Ann Connor Angela M. Guarino ’00 Clorinda Guarino GP’00’09’13 Rosemary Guarino P’00 FS Katherine Rovinski ’07 Katherine A. Shaw

FLORENCE K. AND JOSEPH M. KRUPP MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established in 2015 by Florence Krupp Pahides in honor of her parents, the Florence K. and Joseph M. Krupp Memorial Endowed Scholarship provides tuition assistance to a student in need with preference given to a freshman who attended Notre Dame’s Middle School and who demonstrates both a commitment to her faith and to doing the best she can in any given circumstance.

PORRECA MAIDA MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Established in 2004 by Glorita Porreca Maida, graduate of the Class of 1941 from Academy of Notre Dame, Rittenhouse Square, in loving memory of her daughter, Virginia, and to honor her Music teacher, Sister Virginia Beirn, SND, the Porreca Maida Music Scholarship provides tuition assistance to one or more student(s) in need with preference given to those who demonstrate extraordinary musical ability and dedication to the study of Music.

SISTER REGINA FUND FOR FINANCIAL AID

The Sister Regina Fund for Financial Aid was established by the Academy of Notre Dame Board of Trustees in 2004 in honor of Sister Regina Finnegan, SND, to recognize her significant contributions to, and many efforts on behalf of, the Academy during her years at the helm of the school. The purpose of this endowed fund is to provide financial assistance to eligible students in need so they may begin or continue their educations at the Academy. Academy of Notre Dame Alumnae Association, Rittenhouse Square Mary Kay Glinski Battafarano ’80 The Conestoga Road Foundation Christine Atterbury Dever ’89 Mai Dinh ’88 Marilena Lelli Downing ’76 Juliann Downs ’08 Erin Harkins-Medina ’01 Peter R. Nelson Rachel Nichols ’87 Winifred Atterbury O’Keefe ’87 Martha Parra ’77 Mark and Margie Rovinsky P’07 Katherine A. Shaw Lauren Dinh Sustersic ’85