Giving Opportunities

On behalf of the entire Iona community, the Scholarship Stewardship Office works with donors to establish and increase the scholarships available to Iona students. If you are a student or relative of a student who is looking for financial aid, please contact Student Financial Services for more information.

Bishop of a growing Catholic Diocese. President of one of the nation's largest insurance companies. Retired Chairman of ITT. Stars of several professional athletic teams. Chairmen of two transportation powerhouses. President of the AFL-CIO. President of the New York Stock Exchange. President of NASDAQ. Chairman of one of New York 's most successful lending institutions. President of America 's largest broadcast television network. Supreme Court Justices in three states. Former President of one of the world's largest cosmetic companies. Retired Chairman of a “big six” accounting firm. Thousands of teachers, clergy members, healthcare professionals, social service workers, teachers and entrepreneurs. These are just a few of the respected alumni of the College who share a common bond – they could not have attended Iona without a scholarship.

Reaffirming the extraordinary value of an Iona College education, the Trustees of the College have identified endowment growth as one of the most critical needs of the institution. By increasing the size of Iona ’s endowment, the Trustees are convinced that they will secure Iona ’s long-term success, offering a distinctive, value-based education to generations of future Ionians.

Clearly, scholarship funds pay lasting dividends.

The donors to a named scholarship work with the College to develop a set of criteria for selecting each named scholar. For instance, the donors might wish to target the fund's annual award to students within a particular area of study or sport. Additionally, the donors would have the benefit of focusing their philanthropy with a preference for students from a particular region. They could also request that the annual award be given to students who are in special need of financial assistance.

Individuals are also welcome to contribute to any of the following scholarships which have been established at Iona College:

Endowed Scholarship Funds
The Alfred and Eleanor Alasia Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Grant Archibald Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Louis F. Avitabile '84 Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Michael and Lillian Bruno Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Dominick J. Carbone Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Chase Manhattan Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Frances and Frank Conese Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Consolidated Edison Company Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Arthur Crames Endowed Scholarship Fund
The DeFeo Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Kenneth Dolan Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Brother Egan Endowed Scholarship Fund
The John F. English '52 Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Beatrice and John Flaherty Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Patrick J. Foley '57 History Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Forster Educational Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Peter ’69 and Karen ’73, ’85MA Gannon Endowed Scholarship Fund
The John P. Gill '56 Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Joel A. Halpern Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Mary and Anna Hannan and John Kane Pre-Medical Endowed Scholarship Fund
The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Hennessy Endowed Scholarship Fund
The IBM Minority Student Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Iona College Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Owen Leonard '67 Endowed Scholarship Fund
The James B. Lloyd CSP '68 Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Lucretia Stanco-Mann and Edward T. Mann Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Patrick J. Martin ’62 Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Catherine H. ’71MA and Hugh J. McCabe ’49 Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Michael V. McCarroll ’73 Endowed Scholarship Fund
The John J. McFadden '49 Endowed Scholarship Fund
The McNally Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Thomas P. Murphy '57 and Helen Murphy Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Charles E. Netsch Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Eileen O’Reilly Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Grace and Salvatore Palestro Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Robert Paschel '67 Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Msgr. Peters/Bernard Gallagher Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Stephen V. Reitano '72,'75MBA Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Blessed Edmund Rice Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Heinz Riehl '99H Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Eleanore and Lawrence Riley Endowed Scholarship Fund
The George Roche Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Robert Schoenherr Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The James M. Slattery '65H Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Brother Patrick N. Synan Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Transamerica Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Theresa and Onofrio Vaccaro Endowed Scholarship Fund
The John J. Verrier Endowed Scholarship Fund

Endowed Scholarship Awards
The Sophie Biddy Endowed Scholarship Award
The Ronald Federico Endowed Award
The George and Margaret Pappas Endowed Scholarship Award

Restricted Scholarships
The Anthony DiCairano Facilities Fund
The Bernard and Dorothy Layton Foundation Scholarship Fund
The Maruna Internet Scholarship Fund
The O’Connor Family Scholarship Fund
The Edward F. O'Reilly Scholarship Fund
The Mary Jane and Peter Scanlon '52, '92H Scholarship Fund
The General Frank R. Schwengel Scholarship Fund
The Wachovia Foundation Scholarship Fund
The World Trade Center Alumni Victims' Restricted Scholarship Fund

If you would like more information about establishing a scholarship fund at Iona College, please contact:

Dan Konopka
Director of Corporate, Foundation and Government Relations
Advancement Office
Iona College
715 North Avenue
New Rochelle , NY 10801
914 633 2069
fax: 914 633 2068
dkonopka@iona.edu