About This Scholarship
Adolph Surtshin, MD ’32 graduated from Stuyvesant at the age of 16 and went on to attend Columbia College. After graduating, he did graduate work at New York University, and earned his MD degree from St. Louis University. His medical career encompassed academic medicine, research, and clinical practice. At heart he was an educator.
Dr. Surtshin was interested in civil liberties, ethics, and humanism. He and his wife had come from different religious traditions, but both believed that the important commonality was the ethical teachings of their faiths. He believed that he was his brother’s keeper, that people were basically good, and that the most important thing in life was to behave as to bring out the best in others. He was an optimist. An ardent supporter of the American Ethical Union and the Ethical Culture Society, the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, Doctors Without Borders, and Amnesty International, he believed in philanthropy.
This scholarship was established to keep his memory alive, and to further his values. He valued education and felt a great responsibility to use the education he received to help others. He also valued ethical behavior and responsible citizenship. He’d like scholarship awardees to be dedicated to these same values. The scholarship is awarded in the amount of $1,000 to a single student.
Applicant Criteria
- Candidate must be a graduating senior from Stuyvesant High School.
- Candidate must be in excellent academic standing.
- Candidate must demonstrate a passion for education and a responsibility to use the education they received to help others.
- Candidate must demonstrate the value of ethical behavior and responsible citizenship.
Please submit your application form via the website, and your addenda (see checklist), including essay question to [email protected].
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