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2025-26 Jefferson-Can Community Scholars from
Jefferson and Lewis Counties Recognized During Fall Luncheon
Published: December 14, 2025
at 12:00 p.m.
By: Press Release from Northern New York Community
Foundation
2025-2026 Jefferson-Can Community Scholars Recognized
During Fall Luncheon
Reception at Jefferson Community College Held for
Recipients
Jefferson Community College recognized the 2025-26
class of Jefferson-Can Community Scholars during a campus
reception in October. The program is a partnership
with the Community Foundation,
the Jefferson Community College Foundation and
Jefferson alumnus Stephen Can and his wife, Pamela.
WATERTOWN — The 2025-2026
class of 32 Jefferson-Can Community Scholars was recently honored
during a fall reception at Jefferson Community College.
The Community
Foundation administers the Jefferson-Can Community Scholars program in
collaboration with Mr. Stephen Can and the Jefferson Community
College Foundation.
The Jefferson-Can
Community Scholars Program awards Jefferson and Lewis
county high school seniors who are in the top 15 percent of their
graduating class a merit-based scholarship to cover tuition for the first
year of study at Jefferson Community College. Since its inception in 2007,
the Jefferson-Can Community Scholars program has provided scholarships
totaling approximately $1.9 million, supporting 856 students.
“We are grateful
to be able to administer this unique merit-based scholarship program that
makes the first year of college tuition free for local students and is an
investment in our community college,” said Rande S. Richardson,
Community Foundation executive director. “Because of this partnership with
Mr. and Mrs. Can and the JCC Foundation, more students are considering
staying local while meaningfully reducing the cost of the freshman year.”
Mr. Can, New
Hope, Pa., is a former executive chairman and founder of Strategic
Partners, a Blackstone Group’s $31 billion private equity business,
Manhattan. He earned an Associate of Science in business administration
from Jefferson Community College in 1980; a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum
laude, in accounting from SUNY Plattsburgh in 1982; and a Master of Science
in finance from the Krannert Business School at Purdue University in 1984.
He lives in Pennsylvania and Florida with his wife, Pamela A. Can.
To learn more
about the Jefferson-Can Community Scholars Program and how to apply,
contact Tara Hess, scholarship and program associate, tara@nnycf.org,
or 315-782-7110.
The following
Jefferson and Lewis County students are 2025-2026 Jefferson-Can Community
Scholars:
About the
Northern New York Community Foundation
Since 1929, the
Northern New York Community Foundation has invested in improving and
enriching the quality of life for all in communities across Jefferson,
Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.
Through
partnerships with businesses and organizations, charitable foundations, and generous families and individual
donors, the Community Foundation awards grants and scholarships from an
endowment and collection of funds that benefit the region. Its commitment
to donors helps individuals achieve their charitable objectives now and for
generations to come by preserving and honoring legacies of community
philanthropy while inspiring others.
The Community
Foundation is a resource for local charitable organizations, donors,
professional advisors and nonprofit organizations. It also works to bring
people together at its permanent home in the Northern New York Philanthropy
Center to discuss challenges our communities face and find creative
solutions that strengthen the region and make it a great place to live,
work, and play.
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