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Scholarships
The Mazzola Family Scholarship
The Mazzola Family Scholarship was established by Christian L. Mazzola, Class of 1961, P'93, Susan Mazzola P'93, and Colin L. Mazzola, Class of 1993. It is awarded to students demonstrating financial need with first preference given to students from Livingston, Ontario, or Steuben Counties in New York State and second preference to students from western New York State.
This scholarship was established by Christian L. Mazzola, Class of 1961, P’93, Susan Mazzola P’93, and their son, Colin L. Mazzola, Class of 1993. The fund honors the education received by many members of the Mazzola family who first came to Hamilton from their family homestead established in 1935 on Bald Hill situated between Hemlock and Canadice Lakes in Canadice, NY.
Christian Mazzola graduated from Hamilton with a major in History. His first job after Hamilton was working for Bob Peach ’41 at Mohawk Airlines in Utica, although he was “loaned” to Hamilton in 1967 to serve as an assistant to then-President Dick Couper ’44. In 1969, Christian left upstate NY for a job with Johnson & Johnson, beginning a long career in management for companies in the medical device industry.
Christian’s brother, Lars Mazzola, graduated from Hamilton in 1963, also with a degree in History. Following his Hamilton education, Lars went on to receive a Bachelor of Sacred Theology from Harvard Divinity School, and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.
Christian’s son, Colin Mazzola, graduated with a degree in Computer Science. Following a career at Accenture, Colin became the Director of Enterprise Delivery at Wellington Management, Inc. in Boston. Colin, Christian, and Lars were all members of the Hamilton College Choir and the Buffers.
With the creation of this fund, the Mazzolas wish to make a Hamilton College education financially accessible to students from Livingston, Ontario, or Steuben Counties in New York State.
Please note: The named scholarships profiled on these pages support the College’s generous need-based financial aid commitment. These donor-funded scholarships help ensure the Hamilton promise of keeping education affordable through meeting a student’s full demonstrated financial need.
