Queens College, in partnership with the Queens Chamber of Commerce Foundation, announced a new scholarship on Feb. 5 named in honor of former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman.
The scholarship will support undergraduate and graduate students in the college’s Urban Studies Department. Funded with a $48,000 check, the awards will help defray the cost of tuition and assist with internships.
Shulman served as Queens borough president from 1986 to 2002, the first woman ever to hold the post. She died in 2020 at age 94.
Those in attendance at the ceremony included QCC Foundation President Marian Conway, left; Chamber President and CEO Tom Grech; Borough President Donovan Richards; Shulman’s daughter, retired astronaut Dr. Ellen Baker; Queens College President Frank Wu; Urban Studies Department Chair Melissa Checker; QCC Foundation board member Eileen Auld; and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.
— Michael Gannon