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Rutgers alumna Samphoas Huy, who earned master’s and doctoral degrees at Rutgers–Newark, at the Louvre in Paris.

Despite growing up as a child of survivors of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, Samphoas Huy was raised by a family that valued education. Donor support helped Huy earn her graduate degrees at Rutgers–Newark.

Jim Cullen with scholarship recipients at a 2022 luncheon

Rutgers alumnus Jim Cullen will reach a special milestone in his giving to Rutgers this month 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.