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Carolyn Bussey Saunders Scholarship
Established in 1986 by Captain Louis N. Saunders, Jr., CEC, USN (Ret) in memory of his wife. Carolyn was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Randall Bussey of Troy, New York. She attended the Katherine Gibbs School in New York City and Russell Sage College in Troy, New York. She and Captain Saunders were married in 1943 and traveled extensively during his Navy career. She worked as a secretary during the World War II years, and later in the pharmacy department of Bataan Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico. She also ran a travel agency for Special Services at the Naval Station, Sangley Point Philippines. She was a member of the Junior League, Daughters of the American Revolution, Benefactors Circle of the Zoological Society of San Diego, Producers Club of KPBS and Republican Women’s Club of Rancho Bernardo. Her volunteer work included Navy Relief in Washington, D. C. and San Diego, and social service work in the Veterans Hospitals in Albuquerque, NM and Oakland, CA.
Interested in Funding an Endowed Scholarship?
Endowed Scholarships allow our investors to build a lasting legacy, impacting Seabee children and grandchildren for generations to come. Endowed Scholarships often honor or memorialize family members, Seabee leaders, NAVFAC units, organizations or corporations. Perpetual Named scholarships can be funded at three levels, $60,000, $120,000 and $150,000 and are named by the donor.
Contact Dan Miller at danmiller@seabee.org to start a endowed scholarship.