In 2002, the Program for Deaf Adults proudly established the Thomas Samuels Scholarship.  The scholarship is named for Tom to honor his fourteen years of service and many contributions to LaGuardia and PDA.  This scholarship of $300.00 is awarded annually to a Deaf or hard-of-hearing student enrolled at LaGuardia in recognition of her/his academic achievement. 

The Thomas Samuels Scholarship is open to matriculated students enrolled in the academic program.  While a student’s GPA is a major factor in determining the recipient, students who wish to be considered for scholarships will also be asked to submit a short essay on their personal and career goals, and two letters of recommendation from an academic or community reference. 

 Scholarship applications are distributed annually in April.  Students are required to submit the application with a recent transcript and completed essay.  In addition, students are responsible for requesting their two letters of recommendation be sent to the scholarship committee.  All material is due to the committee by May 31^st.  The recipient is notified by the end of June, with the scholarship presented at the Honors Night ceremony in September.  For an application or more information on the scholarship, please contact us at PDA@lagcc.cuny.edu.

In order to continue this annual award, we would like to establish an endowment to fund the scholarship, which hopefully will also allow us to expand this program.  If you would like to join us in acknowledging the accomplishments of Deaf and hard-of-hearing LaGuardia students for years to come, donations can be made to the LaGuardia Education Fund for the Thomas Samuels Scholarship.  Click on the link below for a donation form.

 Your consideration and generosity in supporting the Thomas Samuels Scholarship is greatly appreciated.

 Sincerely,

The Thomas Samuels Scholarship Committee

Jane Rizzuto, Chair

Sue Livingston

Kim Lucas  

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