About the Hazel Endowment
Established by Eastern Shore philanthropist, Richard F. Hazel, the Hazel Endowment provides full tuition undergraduate and graduate scholarships to students majoring in education from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and Sussex County, Delaware. The $3 million gift is the largest ever donation by an individual to a historically black college or university. It also provides for an endowed professorship and professional development for education faculty in the UMES Department of Education.
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