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Glen View Club Members/
Evans Scholars Alumni Reflections
What does being an Evans Scholar mean to you?

BE THE DIFFERENCE.

Bruce Smith David Shaw Tom Moran
Being awarded the Evans Scholarship Let me begin by thanking all of you The Evans Scholarship means
was a life-changing event for me. It who have generously supported this everything to me. I am the oldest of
created opportunities that simply wonderful program. Without you the seven children, my father worked two
would not have existed without it. life stories of over 11,000 men and jobs to support the family and I was the
The scholarship and the entire women and their families would be very first in my family to attend college with
program provided a structure, the different. In my personal experience of the Evans Scholarship. After graduating
support and guidance, and a pathway 5+ years of caddying taught me how to from Leo High School in Chicago, I was
that allowed me and 11,400 fellow work; it taught me perseverance and interviewed at Northwestern University
alumni to attend college and achieve as a teenager it taught me the benefit by Roland F. McGuigan, the Dean of
things that otherwise might have been of setting goals. Being awarded the Students at Northwestern, prior to
out of reach. To all of you who support Evans Scholarship opened a lifetime accepting the job as Education Director
the Evans Scholars program with your of opportunities starting with a great for the Evans Scholarship Program and
generosity, thank you! Because of education at Northwestern University. by Carleton Blunt, a successful lawyer
people like you, the 1045 Evans Equipped with my BSBA and a and investor banker, Glen View member
Scholars now in college are getting substantial work history I approached and major contributor to the Evans
the opportunity of a lifetime. life with a “can do” attitude. I applied Scholarship Program. They awarded me
that to an MBA working at night and the scholarship to Marquette where
to a string of great entrepreneurial I would be a founding member of the
opportunities through the ensuing New Chapter House. It was the most
50 years. For me the Evans Scholarship memorable and special day for me and
proved to be a springboard to a rich my family. I graduated from Marquette
and full life and to this day it says (1955), Georgetown Law School (1962)
much about the person I am. and founded Moran & Company in
1967, specializing as an investment
banker for oil and gas and real estate
investments. I am most grateful for the
opportunities I have had and I try to
“give back” every day.

#10 Westward Ho c. 1898.

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