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As a young girl from Franklin, Indiana, Judith Wasilchuk dreamt of
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undergraduate, but her parents informed her that since there were three
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children in the family to send to college, medical school was out of the
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picture. A resourceful woman, Wasilchuk redirected her attention to other
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majors, including economics, biology, and French, the former of which led to
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an intrepid spirit who was
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not afraid to make several
career changes. After she
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occasional French course at Roslyn High School in Roslyn Heights, for two
years. She then moved on to become a veterinarian’s assistant in Oyster Bay,
and was a founding mother of the Oyster Bay Cooperative Preschool in 1979,
where she taught 3- and 4-year-olds science and served as volunteer director
until 1989. Ms. Wasilchuk has also served as a member, president, and vice
president of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District Board of
Education for the past 17 years.

Ms. Wasilchuk is deeply immersed in the social life of the Oyster Bay
community. She currently serves as Oyster Festival co-chair for the Rotary
Club of Oyster Bay, a service organization and as a member on the board of
corporate trustees for the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum. She joined the latter
because of her father’s model railroad and the train trips she took to see her
grandparents which helped instill her love of trains.

In 1977, Ms. Wasilchuk joined Long Island Panhellenic, a fundraising

association that raises money for college scholarships. A member of the Pi
Beta Phi sorority, she is enthusiastic about philanthropic projects and the
positive effect of endowments on one’s education.

“All the women I’ve met [at L.I. Panhellenic] are wonderful women,” Ms.
Wasilchuk said. “We used to do huge fundraisers, but we don’t anymore.” She
explained that a member of the association donated a large gift to Long Island
Panhellenic in her will. “After we received the donation, we didn’t have the
incentive to organize huge fundraisers,” she said.

Adelphi University brought together scholarship donors and their recipients

for its Annual Scholarship Reception in the Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom of
the Ruth S. Harley University Center in Garden City, on Monday, April 27.
Benefactors spoke about their reasons for giving, while students and alumni
exhibited their gratitude for receiving a private college education due to the
scholarships they were awarded at Adelphi.

Among other scholarships, the event celebrated the Long Island Panhellenic
Scholarship Fund in memory of Rowena Caine and Rosemary Cunnion
established in 2005 at Adelphi University. The endowment provides two
annual $1,000 scholarships to incoming freshman females from Long Island,
throughout their four years spent at the university.

Since 2005, seven Adelphi students received the scholarship. This year,
nursing majors Jennifer Joseph ’12 and Alyssa Napolitano ’12 were the
2 of 3 recipients. “It’s beneficial and it gives many opportunities,” said Ms. Joseph, 1/22/11 5:43 PM
a diligent student with a 3.9 GPA.

A Mineola native, Ms. Napolitano appreciates the endowment because it

allowed her to be involved in campus activities and better understand her
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