Following the June 2003 commencement ceremony where Mr. Hawes was the recipient of a Charter Oak Honorary Doctoral degree, he and his wife announced that they would present a gift to the COSC Foundation to establish a scholarship.
They subsequently made a generous donation and established the Beverly and Rodney Hawes, Jr. Scholarship to recognize a Charter Oak Student pursuing a business concentration that has demonstrated qualities of leadership and commitment to community and is considered to possess the potential to make positive contributions within a business environment.
A longtime advocate for the individual worker, Mr. Hawes was cited by the Harvard Business School Bulletin Online as “having established a remarkable record in business while maintaining a sterling reputation for character and integrity.”
This scholarship is available to a Charter Oak student who is pursuing a business concentration, demonstrates qualities of leadership and commitment to community, and demonstrates the potential to make positive contributions within a business environment.
The average annual award is $800 each for three awards.