William & Mary alumnus Dr. R. Todd Stravitz, Class of 1982, and the Brunckhorst Foundations have pledged a $50 million scholarship gift to provide full tuition support for students pursuing the new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at the Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. This is the largest scholarship in W&M’s history.
This gift coincides with W&M and the Batten School’s launch of Virginia’s first public undergraduate degree in coastal & marine sciences, recently approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
The first cohort of selected students will begin their studies this fall, kicking off with a soft launch of the major’s immersion semester in which students will take classes at the Batten School and VIMS campus.
The Brunckhorst Foundations are dedicated to advancing important global causes, including medical research and environmental sustainability. With a focus on inno...