Hewitt-Lawson Scholarship

Dr. Nancy A. Hewitt ’74 and Dr. Steven Lawson delivered funds to the Brockport Foundation, Inc. to establish the Hewitt-Lawson Scholarship. They believe in the trans formative power a public education, the positive impact educators have on the lives of students, and are deeply committed to removing barriers that may prohibit students from completing their Brockport education.

This scholarship will help students complete their education. It will recognize a SUNY Brockport student in their junior or senior year in the Department of History, who demonstrate academic excellence in the field of history and financial need.

Nancy Hewitt ’74 is a graduate in history and grateful for the public higher education she received. The incredible teachers and mentors she met at Brockport challenged her to work harder, write better, and think more deeply.

Following Brockport, she earned her doctoral degree in the then-emerging discipline of women’s history before beginning her career as a pro fessor at public and private universities, as a textbook author, and is an internationally recognized historian.

Without the encouragement of her Brockport professors, she could never have imagined much less made this journey.

Eligible students must

1. Be a full time SUNY Brockport student at the undergraduate level in the Department of History, who will be entering their junior or senior year at the time of disbursement.
2. Demonstrate academic excellence in the field of history as judged by the Department of History selection committee.
3. Demonstrate financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) minus any other awarded scholarships or grants and as determined by the selection committee.

Preference will be given to a first-generation college student.

This scholarship will be credited to the recipient’s bill in the form of a non-tuition educational expense grant. It must be used for educational expenses and may not be received as cash.