New C.W. Post Scholarship for Marine Corps Veterans

Martin & Margot Kramer of Manhasset establish fund for vets of Iraq, Afghanistan

Brookville, N.Y. – A former Marine and his wife have made a donation to the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University to endow a scholarship for Marine Corps veterans, with preference given to Marines who served in Iraq or Afghanistan.

The scholarship will go to a person who has been honorably discharged from the Marines and demonstrates high financial need. It will be renewable each year provided the student maintains at least a B average.

Martin Kramer, who joined the Marines at age 17 and served in the South Pacific during World War II, said he and his wife, Margot, endowed the scholarship in recognition of the hard work and sacrifice of the Marines of today.

“We feel for these kids who are over there now, and we want to give something back,” Kramer said. “We know that there are Marines being discharged every day who don’t have the wherewithal to go to college, and we’d like to help.”

Kramer is chairman of Trimfit Inc., a family-owned hosiery manufacturer.

Half of the Kramers’ gift will be made available directly to a student in each of the next five years, and can be supplemented with other C.W. Post and government financial aid. The other half of the Kramers’ gift will serve as the endowment that allows the scholarship to be made permanent.

Prospective students who wish to apply for the scholarship or persons who wish to donate to the scholarship fund may contact Lisa Mulvey, executive director of development, at (516) 299-2263 or e-mail alumni@cwpost.liu.edu.

Posted: June 7, 2007