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Two UVM alumni, Robert and Carolyn Brennan, donated $1 million to the Honors College, which will be dispersed throughout the next five years.

The donation will be split into two equal parts, half going to the Brennan Family Scholarship Fund, established in 2006, and the other half to establishing the Brennan Summer Research Fellowship, the University Communications website stated.

“One of the things Carolyn and I think is very helpful in enriching the academic experience is experiential learning,” Robert Brennan said. “We think summer research positions are a way to increase the classroom experience.”

Both funds give scholarships and grants based on merit and need, he said.

“We are very impressed with what Dean Rizvi has done with the Honors College,” Brennan said. “Carolyn and I are really focused on trying to help elevate academic excellence at UVM and I think that the Honors College is the expression of that.”