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Family of Former Pike Chairman Establishes St. Michael’s
College Scholarship for Children of MSP Members
William P. “Bill” Driscoll Jr., the son he had with members of Troop E during his long
of former Massachusetts Turnpike Authority career as head of the Turnpike. That relationship,
Superintendent William P. Driscoll and his combined with the Driscoll family’s respect and
wife Mary C. Driscoll, recently announced the admiration for, and their appreciation of, the
endowment of the Driscoll Family Scholarship remarkable job done by the Troopers led to the
which was established at Saint Michael’s College, creation of the scholarship.
a private Catholic college located in Colchester,
Vermont. The scholarship will be made available
to the son or daughter of a member of the
Massachusetts State Police, with priority given to
members assigned to Troop E. William P. Driscoll
was a longtime Turnpike employee and former
Superintendent of the Sumner and Callahan
Tunnels.
Preceding Bill Driscoll’s announcement
of the scholarship, his uncle John T. Driscoll, the
former Chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike
Authority, recalled the close working relationship
St. Michael’s College was the logical choice
as it is the alma mater for nine members of the
Driscoll family. The college is extremely grateful,
in particular to Bill Driscoll and the entire Driscoll
family, for creating this opportunity to help future
students, such as children of MSP personnel,
benefit from the same superb educational
experience.
Saint Michael’s College, founded in the
Catholic intellectual tradition, is a selective, fully
residential Catholic college in Vermont’s beautiful
Green Mountains. The college offers a wide range
of academic degree programs and has 21 varsity
teams competing in NCAA Division II. Saint
Michael’s delivers an internationally-respected
liberal arts education near Burlington, one of the
country’s best college towns.
More details about the scholarship will be
announced in an upcoming edition of French and
Electric Blue in the coming months.
Former Chairman John T. Driscoll
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