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The Keith Wellin Scholarship

The Keith Wellin Scholarship was established in 2020 to endow one or more scholarships for the benefit of children of Hamilton College graduates.

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This Fund was established in 2020 with a bequest from The Estate of Keith Wellin.  Keith came to College Hill in 1947 after serving two years in the Army. He earned his Hamilton degree in English literature in 1950 and an MBA from Harvard before embarking on a career on Wall Street. In 1999, Hamilton honored him with an honorary doctor of laws.

Keith served Hamilton quietly but enthusiastically, with distinction and determination, for more than four decades, notably on the Board of Trustees, including as chairman of the Investment Committee from 1988 to 1992. He collected art, which he generously shared with the College when the Emerson Gallery hosted the Hamilton Collects American Art exhibition in 2002.  His affection for the arts was inspired, he said, by his parents, especially his father, who was an amateur painter. Years later, Keith and his wife Wendy were the lead donors to the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, named in honor of Keith’s parents.

Keith was generous with his alma mater. Those who did not know him personally still benefit from his legacy at Hamilton. He supported projects, honored people and responded generously whenever the College had a compelling need. Among other endeavors, he made significant contributions to the Hamilton Annual Fund, the Wellin Hall in the Schambach Center (named to honor his late wife Carol Woodhouse Wellin), the Wellin Atrium in the Taylor Science Center and the Wellin Performance Courts in the Little Squash Center, and gifts he made to honor Elizabeth McCormack (student scholarships), Eugene Tobin (endowed professorship) and Joseph Anderson ’44 (student internships).