Championing Student Success

The Hong Kong Alumni Club helps today’s studentsrealize their dreams.

In addition to hosting sendoff events for admitted students, alumni in Hong Kong embraced the idea of endowing a scholarship. The effort was anchored by lead donors Donald Choi BArch 82 P 07 and RISD Fund cochair Norman Chan BArch 85. Club leaders Choi, Frank Chow BLA 92 and Rex Wong BArch 03 encouraged alumni to give and organized a series of fundraising efforts to support the scholarship and generate a broad base of support. Alumni donated their artwork for auctions benefitting the scholarship, and the club held special dinners and other events to raise additional funds. The club endowed the Hong Kong Alumni Club Endowed Scholarship in 2016 and continues to raise funds to increase the amount of the annual scholarship award.

“This scholarship is the only reason I am able to attend RISD. Back home I knew tons of talented people that would have loved to pursue their passions through their educations, but without financial help they have not had this opportunity. This scholarship has changed my life in ways I couldn't have imagined. I have not only surpassed the creative progress I had made at home but also have found myself as a person. My work has grown because I have been inspired by being around other artists at RISD.”

ZENON HOLOWATY 21 FAV RECIPIENT, HONG KONG ALUMNI CLUB ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

I like to tell alumni that RISD is the reason I still dream. Alumni are making students’ dreams possible through this scholarship. Every member of our club who has made gifts, donated or bought auctioned artwork, or attended our fundraising dinners is a dream maker.

DONALD CHOI BARCH 82 P 07