Livingston County students awarded Saunders College endowed scholarships to attend RIT

Brittney Teed and Mitchell Hitchcock, seniors at Livonia High School, and Maggie Dempsey, a senior at Avon High School, are recipients of this year’s annual E. Philip Saunders Endowed Business Scholarship at Rochester Institute of Technology. The students have been accepted at RIT’s Saunders College of Business where they will begin classes in the fall.

Mitchell Hitchcock, a senior at Livonia High School, is a recipient of this year’s E. Philip Saunders Endowed Business Scholarship.

The three new recipients will receive scholarships valued at $36,195 per year, totaling more than $400,000 over the course of four years. The award was established in 2006 by E. Philip Saunders to provide four-year scholarships annually to graduates of designated Livingston County high schools who are enrolled in the Saunders College of Business. The three new candidates will be added to the roster of 27 Saunders scholars who previously received the award.

“We thank Mr. Saunders for his support and ongoing contributions to Saunders College and his personal vision in helping finance educations for these outstanding students from our area,” said Saunders College Dean Jacqueline Mozrall. “As an entrepreneur, he knows the hard work and drive it takes to achieve success, and we’re thrilled that he continues to take such an active role in helping these students achieve their goals.”

Maggie Dempsey, a senior at Avon High School, was recognized by Matt Cornwell, left, assistant director of student services and outreach at Saunders College of Business, and Gary Mendola ’85 (business administration), a member of RIT’s President’s Roundtable, for receiving this year’s E. Philip Saunders Endowed Business Scholarship.

A serial entrepreneur and owner of Saunders Management Co., Saunders is a notable philanthropist and benefactor to the RIT college that bears his name. A lifelong resident of Livingston County, he has said that the scholarships are his way of giving back to the community. To learn more about E. Philip Saunders, the scholarship, and to see past recipients who have benefited from his generosity, go to the Saunders College of Business website.