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Our Scholarship Winners

By Bruce Boylan ’63 Ed Dalton ’60: This award was given Steve Cuff ’53: This award was won by
to Anthony Lanza ’19. Joseph Vitiello ’19.
On Sunday, February 11, Rho Chapter
of Delta Tau Delta’s Alumni Scholarship Dave Bencze ’70: This award was split Larry Babbio ’66: This award was split
Committee members Bruce Boylan ’63 between Paul Caplan ’18 and Alexander five ways between Luke Castellano ’18,
and Tom Nathanson 74, along with Chap- Kennedy ’19. Ryan Larsen ’19, Peter Misthos ’19, Dean
ter Advisor Shahin Guity ’91, awarded Ed Mullowney ’65: This award is Peluso ’19, and Robert Shea ’19 (last year’s
seven scholarships: five at $3,000 each based solely on the highest accumulated LAD winner). They were within a tenth of a
and two others split at $2,000 per recipi- debt as reported by the Stevens Financial point of each other for the previous year’s
ent, for a total of $29,000. Aid Office and was given to Luke Castel- cumulative grade-point average.
The Rho Delt alumni awards were
started in 1998, with three awards at lano ’18 for the third time.
$1,000 each. We are currently up to seven CONGRATULATIONS
awards at $3,000 each, due to an increase to all the winners!
in donations and the growth in the endow-
ment. To our knowledge, the only similar
scholarship programs by fraternities are
run by the Lodge and, recently, Sigma
Nu. The Delt Alumni Scholarship Fund en-
dowment is currently over $500,000, and
over the years since its inception, we have
awarded over $250,000.
For more information regarding the
scholarship program and the individual
awards, as well as our annual golf outing,
please visit www.deltgolfouting.com.

This year’s winners are:

Lee Allan Dowches ’91 (LAD): This
award typically goes to a sophomore and
was won by Patrick Rood ’20.

Walt Stamer ’64: This award was given Bruce Boylan ’63 (center back), Shahin Guity ’91 (right back), and
to Alexander Lagasca ’19. Tom Nathanson ’74 (front left), with several of the award winners.

Brothers Continue to Contribute to the Community

By Connor Murphy ’20 to track miles, which in turn raises money been involved in joint events with other
for certain selected charities. With a large Greek-life organizations. For example,
The members of Delta Tau Delta Rho number of student athletes in the Rho the joint philanthropy event Pie a Delt
Chapter have recently Chapter, the miles logged Squared with Delta Phi Epsilon will be
been involved in raising during training or exercis- raising money for JDRF, which is the lead-
money for a number of ing throughout the day ing global organization for funding type-1
charities through the app has been very beneficial diabetes research and our philanthropic
Charity Miles. Some of in earning money for bet- partner. The sisters at Delta Phi Epsilon
these charities included ter causes. The brothers of took charge in organizing and advertising
are Wounded Warrior Delta Tau Delta have been the event, while the brothers at Delta Tau
Project, Stand Up To Can- extremely dedicated to Delta advertised as well but also volun-
cer, ALS Association, RED, the idea of staying active teered to get pied repeatedly for a good
Ironman Foundation, and while throwing them- cause. The money earned during the
many more. The brothers selves into such chari- event has been donated to JDRF. The Rho
have been extremely ef- table activities. Chapter will continue to be an active part
ficient in the use of their Furthermore, the Broth- of the community and to contribute their
active schedules in order ers of Delta Tau Delta have time toward great causes in the future.

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