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Support the University of Dayton School of Education and Health Sciences
The School of Education and Health Sciences Dean's Fund for Excellence supports experiential learning and academic innovations, providing cutting-edge hands-on virtual reality and simulation learning tools for students in our health professions and education programs.
Stories of Impact:
Piper Olson is a busy student. A junior studying health science, she’s preparing to apply for a physician’s assistant program. But she also finds time to share what she’s learned with first-year students as a peer advisor. Read more in Peer to Peer.
The teacher education program at UD has received an A+ on the 2025 National Council on Teacher Quality ratings for elementary math instruction, one of just five programs in Ohio to do so. Read more in A+ in Elementary Math and Reading Education.

Because 100 donors gave, Kathy ’68 and John ’68 McKeon’s $15,000 match has been fully met. Thank you for stepping up to support the School of Health and Education Sciences!

Thanks to 100 donors, we have officially secured the $15,000 match from Dave ’71 and Norma ’71 McCarthy for the School of Health and Education Sciences.
Donors
View All Donors| Area of Impact - School of Education and Health Sciences | Donors | Raised ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Physical Therapy, Class of 2010 Scholarship (Endowment) | 1 | $20 |
| Ray Herbenick Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| DECA Scholars | 2 | $50 |
| Brumfield/Perkins Family Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Napoli Family Award Supporting Internships Abroad (Endowment) | 3 | $25,000 |
| Elizabeth Ann Kunkel Scholarship (Endowment) | 8 | $3,275 |
| Physician Assistant Program | 9 | $167 |
| Education and Health Sciences - Excellence Fund | 163 | $53,766 |
| Hans and Sharon Tschudin Endowed Scholarship in Project Excel | 0 | $0 |
| Du'er Family Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Alice Henry Scholarship (Endowment) | 1 | $1,000 |
| Larry and Sue Hoffman Scholarship | 1 | $100 |
| Brain Health Collective | 7 | $300 |
| Gary Mioli Leadership in Community Fund (Endowment) | 5 | $350 |
| Urban Teacher Academy | 3 | $125 |
| Mary Boosalis Scholarship Fund | 1 | $25 |
| David Thomas Yates Scholarship (Endowment) | 1 | $25 |
| Ellis Joseph Scholarship (Endowment) | 2 | $1,100 |
| George and Amanda Hanley Scholarship Fund for DECA Students | 1 | $25 |
| Bobbie and Norm Eckstein Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Empowering Children with Hope and Opportunity (ECHO) | 8 | $150 |
| Senator Richard H. Finan Scholarship in Urban Teacher Education (Endowment) | 0 | $0 |
| Valponi Family Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Joseph Rogus Memorial Scholarship (Endowment) | 1 | $100 |
| School of Education and Health Sciences General Endowment Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Dubrowski Endowment for Catholic Education | 0 | $0 |
| Andrew John Ruwe Memorial Scholarship (Endowment) | 0 | $0 |
| Michael and Mary Dunn Family Scholarship (Endowment) | 1 | $100 |
| Isabel H. Middlebrook Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Counseling | 6 | $270 |
| Brother Jerry O'Neil Memorial Scholarship (Endowment) | 0 | $0 |
| St. Remy Initiative | 0 | $0 |
| Reverend Thomas and Anna Lasley Scholarship (Endowment) | 0 | $0 |
| Emily Anne Hicks Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Beulah and Raymond Horn Scholarship (Endowment) | 0 | $0 |
| Dr. Doris Drees Scholarship (Endowment) | 0 | $0 |
| William Tumbusch Endowed Scholarship | 1 | $25 |
| Michael B. and Christine E. George Endowed Scholarship in Music Education | 0 | $0 |
| DECA Scholars Endowment Fund | 1 | $0 |
| Bombeck Family Learning Center | 24 | $2,682 |
| Physical Therapy Doctoral Program | 26 | $7,385 |
| Will Mohr Memorial Scholarship (Endowment) | 22 | $963 |
| Educational Administration | 5 | $450 |
| Teacher Education | 32 | $2,421 |
| John R. Schleppi, Ph.D. Sport Management Career Enhancement Fund (Endowment) | 10 | $560 |
| Health and Sport Science | 17 | $1,408 |
| Lalanne Program | 7 | $10,290 |
| Center for Catholic Education | 9 | $215 |
| Tomassi Family Endowed Scholarship | 2 | $25 |
| Tomassi Family Scholarship Fund | 0 | $0 |
| Betty Payne Schroeder Scholarship (Endowment) | 0 | $0 |
| School of Education and Health Sciences General Scholarship | 13 | $1,010 |
| Early Learning Readiness Project | 1 | $10 |
| Barb and Hank Vaughan Scholarship for Elementary Majors and Middle School Education Majors (Endowment) | 8 | $550 |
| Daniel L. Leary Sr. Scholarship (Endowment) | 0 | $0 |
| Christine Treadway Memorial Scholarship in Special Education (Endowment) | 1 | $20 |
| Mary Boosalis Scholarship (Endowment) | 0 | $0 |
| Patricia and Robert Barnard Scholarship (Endowment) | 0 | $0 |
| Dave and Norma McCarthy Integrative Human Physiology Lab | 0 | $0 |
| Food and Nutrition - Dietetics | 7 | $485 |
| Dr. Doris Drees Endowment for Outstanding Speakers Fund | 0 | $0 |
| Thomas '68 and Virginia Mulvey Scholarship (Endowment) | 0 | $0 |
| Robert E. Kriegbaum Scholarship (Endowment) | 0 | $0 |
| Grace Scholarship (Endowment) | 1 | $500 |
| Bob and Hope Taft Endowed Scholarship in Project Excel | 0 | $0 |
| Michael and Mary Dunn Family Scholarship Fund | 0 | $0 |
| Rizner/Theil Family Endowed Scholarship for Education | 4 | $4,050 |
| Kenneth Henry Scholarship (Endowment) | 1 | $1,000 |










