April 18, 2017

Former student honors Dr. McCaffrey with fund

Dr. Stephen L. Jackson ’09G
Dr. Stephen L. Jackson ’09G

Dr. Stephen L. Jackson ’09G, a grateful student of the late Dr. Donna T. McCaffrey ’73G, ’83Ph.D., & ’87G, has endowed the Donna T. McCaffrey Scholarship for deserving students who major in history, psychology, or theology, and who model the spirit of “justice, but not without mercy,” a central tenet of Dr. McCaffrey.

Jackson, a retired nuclear power plant systems analyst, said Dr. McCaffrey inspired him as professor for three of his history courses. She also wrote his letters of recommendation for the graduate program in history at PC and the doctoral program in humanities at Salve Regina University, which he completed in 2015.

Preference for the scholarship will be given to students who live in Rhode Island or New London County, Conn., and who are the children of veterans or active members of the military.

Dr. McCaffrey spent more than 40 years at PC, teaching history to undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students.