Our Mission

To stimulate, encourage, and promote the educational welfare of students and alumni of Hunter College through establishing, maintaining, and awarding scholarships and other grants.

Our Story

A Progressive Vision

The Scholarship and Welfare Fund of the Alumni Association of Hunter College (S&W Fund) was established in 1949 when five alumnae came together to help many intelligent, motivated students who could not afford necessities like transportation to school, lunch, or even a coat. That year, each of our founders donated $100 to assist high-performing Hunter College students with these expenses.

While much has changed since 1949, our mission to support dedicated students and alumni as they pursue their degrees remains the same. Through the generous support of Hunter College alumni the S&W Fund currently awards more than $1,000,000 in scholarships and grants to qualified Hunter College students every year.

Learn About Scholarships

Our Story

A Progressive Vision

The Scholarship and Welfare Fund of the Alumni Association of Hunter College (S&W Fund) was established in 1949 when five alumnae came together to help many intelligent, motivated students who could not afford necessities like transportation to school, lunch, or even a coat. That year, each of our founders donated $100 to assist high-performing Hunter College students with these expenses.

While much has changed since 1949, our mission to support dedicated students and alumni as they pursue their degrees remains the same. Through the generous support of Hunter College alumni the S&W Fund currently awards more than $1,000,000 in scholarships and grants to qualified Hunter College students every year.

Learn About Scholarships

Our Story

A Progressive Vision

The Scholarship and Welfare Fund of the Alumni Association of Hunter College (S&W Fund) was established in 1949 when five alumnae came together to help many intelligent, motivated students who could not afford necessities like transportation to school, lunch, or even a coat. That year, each of our founders donated $100 to assist high-performing Hunter College students with these expenses.

While much has changed since 1949, our mission to support dedicated students and alumni as they pursue their degrees remains the same. Through the generous support of Hunter College alumni the S&W Fund currently awards more than $1,000,000 in scholarships and grants to qualified Hunter College students every year.

Learn About Scholarships

Board Leadership

Driving Us Forward

The S&W Fund is led by dedicated alumni with experience across a variety of fields, including journalism, education, medicine, and business.

 

The Alumni Association of Hunter College (AAHC) is a separate, 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization.

Joseph is the president and CEO of Soli Deo Gloria, Inc., an international organization dedicated to the enhancement, promotion, and preservation of the classical sacred music repertoire. He was the founding executive and artistic director of the Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College from 1992 to 2001. He is a longtime member of the S&W Fund and previously served as Secretary. He currently serves as President of the Fund.
With over two decades of non-profit management and fundraising experience, Alisa is currently Director of Development at the non-profit organization, Design Trust for Public Space. Prior to joining them, Alisa had headed the development department at New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) (2008 - 2015) where, in partnership with NYTW’s leadership, she was able to turn a $1 million deficit into a $2 million cash reserve. Her areas of expertise include: board development, major gift and individual giving strategy, as well as a deep knowledge of foundation fundraising. Alisa holds a Master’s in Urban Affairs from Hunter College and a B.S. from NYU. She is also a classically trained singer.
Currently an online program facilitator and consultant at Leaders Excellence, Inc., Bill recently retired from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business Administration (HBS) where he held international client relations positions in both the Executive Education and Harvard Business Review Publishing divisions. Prior to joining Harvard, he worked at Coopers & Lybrand LLP as a senior consultant. Bill also spent over seven years with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) where he established and served as Managing Director of CCL’s first European branch office in Brussels, Belgium. Bill holds a BA from Hunter, an MA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a long-standing member of the Association for Talent Development (formerly ASTD) and has served on ATD’s national board of directors. He has served as a member of the board of directors of AAHC and, in 1998, was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
While studying Communications at Hunter College, Eunice began as an intern at WCBS-TV in 1975 and was later appointed district manager for CBS Television Network, overseeing program clearance, promotion and marketing for a 35-station region. In the years that followed, she served as editor-in-chief of Pure Jazz Magazine, and as partner/Vice President of Salve, an executive relocation company. Returning to Hunter in 2004 as Special Projects Manager and Assistant to the Vice president for Student Affairs, she developed the Mentoring Program, increased diversity of student opportunities, and used her ties to the New York business community to provide students with significant internship opportunities. From 2010 to 2017, Eunice was Director of Student Life.

Board Members

Dedicated to Our Community

  • Mrs. Amy S. Barash
  • Prof. Elizabeth K. Beaujour
  • Ms. Bettina Damiani
  • Ms. Veronica A. Farje
  • Mrs. Dina Foster-Osbourne
  • Ms. Helene D. Goldfarb
  • Mr. Norman Goldsmith
  • Dr. Marilyn JS Goodman
  • Dr. Jamesetta A. Halley-Boyce
  • Dr. Vera L. Junkers
  • Ms. Marcia Kaplan-Mann
  • Dr. Mary C. Keane
  • Mrs. Barrie J. Kelly
  • Ms. Barbara J. Leader
  • Mr. John Leubsdorf
  • Ms. Leslie Lieth
  • Ms. Lillibeth Liriano
  • Mrs. Barbara U. Lustig
  • Mrs. Barbara A. Poseluzny
  • Ms. Frances Taber
  • Mrs. Judith M. Zabar