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Our Mission
Central Scholarship helps determined Maryland students build better lives and fulfilling careers by providing crucial support enabling them to complete an accredited college degree or career-training program.
What We Do
Fund
the financial gap between high school and post-secondary education
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Educate
students and parents about college-related financial literacy & affordability
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Advocate
for public policy that improves college access, affordability, and completion for low-income students
Our History
In 1924, our founders utilized charitable giving to make education beyond high school easily accessible. Their fresh and innovative approach to building strong, thriving communities was deeply rooted in their Jewish values that have been a guiding force in achieving access to higher education.
Nearly a century later, we provide funding for education after high school including undergraduate, graduate, professional, and career training studies, regardless of gender, religion, race, or ethnicity.
Image: Top Row, Left to Right: Inaugural Executive Director, Margie Warres/ Moses Rothschild, Central Scholarship Founder/ Beatrice Kraus Roten
Middle Row, Left to Right: Margie Warres/ Sandy Dalsheimer, Margy Robbins & Margie Warres/ Sandy Dalsheimer
Bottom Row, Left to Right: Harriet Levin Terrill/ Aaron & Lillie Straus/ Harriet, Beatrice & Margie
Tierra A. Dorsey
President
Peggy Craft
Executive Assistant to the President
Adefikayo Dipe
Development Manager
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Aleks Jaunzemis
Assistant Director of Programs and Alumni Relations
Nya Justis
Office Support Specialist
Marquise O'Neal, Sr.
Senior Program Director
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Rina Rhyne
Database and Gift Processing Manager
Board of Directors
Officers
David Rothschild
Board Chair
Mary (Molly) Shock
Vice Chair
David Daneman
Vice Chair
Tim Redmond
Treasurer
Kashay Webb
Chief Governance Officer
Board Members
- James Cole Abrams
- Leah Davidge
- David Fishman
- Barbara Sugarman Grochal
- David Levy
- Myra Norton
- Michael Ward
Past Board Leadership
For a full list of past board leadership, please click the dropdown below.
Past Board Leadership
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What We Believe
Education is a Right, Not a Privilege.
How We Advocate
Central Scholarship led the passage of the first State Law to restrict Scholarship Award Displacement.
House Bill 266 protects Maryland students from state colleges and universities reducing their institutional scholarships when a student receives a private scholarship.
Learn more about Maryland House Bill 266 and How Scholarship Award Displacement Works.