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<\/figure>\n\u201cMontclair was the right choice for me as a student, and I wanted to get involved and contribute to improving students\u2019 lives,\u201d said Ben-Hayon. \u201cCreating this scholarship gave purpose to my giving \u2026 It has been very fulfilling to partner with the University to honor my brothers and give back to help students in a meaningful way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joining Ellan in the dedication were his mother Paula, wife Erin and son Jake, along with some of his brothers\u2019 closest friends. A number of Feliciano School of Business faculty and staff members attended as well.<\/p>\n Betsy Rosini, associate dean for Graduate and Continuing Education at the Feliciano School of Business, thanked Ben-Hayon for his service and generous support, including his involvement in building the next generation of business leaders through mentoring and the Red Hawk Student Managed Investment Fund. \u201cThis scholarship is the first one endowed for Finance students, and it will be put to good use for our students as they prepare for successful careers,\u201d Rosini said.<\/p>\n The Mark and Mike Ben-Hayon Endowed Scholarship provides scholarship support to undergraduate students majoring in Finance who demonstrate financial need and merit.<\/p>\n As tribute to their family\u2019s legacy, the Ben-Hayons\u2019 hope is for the scholarship support to inspire students to continually pursue education as a path to personal growth and development as well as to successful and gratifying careers.<\/p>\n Past recipients of the scholarship shared their thanks with the Ben-Hayon family through personal letters.<\/p>\n \u201cThis financial support helped me in so many ways\u2026 and gave me the opportunity to focus on the next step in my professional journey,\u201d said Julianne O\u2019Halloran, a senior graduating in May.<\/p>\n Megan Biehler \u201923, who obtained a full-time position as an investment analyst at Prudential Private Capital in Dallas, shared: \u201cThis opportunity would not have been possible without your support. Thank you for funding this scholarship and for assisting Montclair State University students.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPhilanthropy at its core is about creating opportunities that change lives,\u201d said Walters. \u201cWe are immensely thankful for the enduring legacy of this scholarship, which offers life-changing opportunities to many future leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt is an honor to know that we are touching students\u2019 lives and helping them \u2026 and that Mark and Mike\u2019s names will live on in the minds and hearts of the generations of students who will benefit from the scholarship and walk through these classroom doors,\u201d said Ben-Hayon.<\/p>\n![\"group](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2024\/05\/Ben-Hayon_groupmen_edited_edited.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\")
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