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Jim Cullen with scholarship recipients at a 2022 luncheon

Rutgers alumnus Jim Cullen will reach a special milestone in his giving to Rutgers this year when the scholarship he created is awarded to a 100th Piscataway High School graduate. His endowment has helped reduce expenses for students so they can focus on academics and volunteering.

Ben Axler RC’99, RBS’99 with Efraim Kooijmans RBS ’27, the first recipient of Axler’s endowed scholarship, at the Rutgers–Newark Celebration of Donor Impact. Photo by Maxim Ryazansky.

Alumnus Ben Axler, who created a scholarship in his name to benefit students when he was just 34 years old, has created a second Rutgers Business School scholarship named after his company, Spruce Point Capital Management to support students for years to come.

Rutgers Evans Scholars and officials in the courtyard behind the Liberty National NJSGA Evans Scholars Scholarship House (previously known as Jameson Residence Hall D on the Rutgers Douglass campus) include, at left, John Kaczkowski, president and CEO of the Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation; fourth from left, Kenneth Maher, a senior and president of the Rutgers Chapters of the Evans Scholars; and sixth from left, Rutgers Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Jason Geary. Photo by John O’Bo

Renovation of a residence hall at Rutgers–New Brunswick is underway to house former and current golf caddies awarded full tuition and housing scholarships. The program and the new scholarship house are made possible by generous gifts from the Western Golf Association’s Evans Scholars Foundation and the Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, which will host the PGA Tour’s 2027 BMW Championship, a primary supporter of the Evans Scholars.