Alumni Update May 22 – 28, 2023

Elizabeth Sy Michael

Former Silliman working student continues to give back to her alma mater

Elizabeth Sy Michael, a Texas-based Sillimanian, has recently donated an additional $20,000 US Dollars to the Robert James Michael and Elizabeth Sy Michael Grant for working students. The donation was received last May 10, 2023 by Silliman University (SU) President, Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, through Edith Sun Abbot. SU Treasurer, Carol R. Bartolata, witnessed the donation turnover.

Elizabeth Sy-Michael, a working student in her college days at Silliman, established last year with Silliman University, the Robert James Michael and Elizabeth Sy Michael Grant for working students. An initial donation was received last August 22, 2022 in the amount of $50,000 US Dollars as Grants-In-Aid to provide supplemental support to the needs of working students. The scholarship is in honor of Robert James Michael, the late husband of Sy-Michael.

During her college days at Silliman, she worked as a student assistant (1967-1971) at the Registrar’s Office – Student Aid Committee under Thelma L. Appleton. Sy-Michael was also a Barstow Scholarship recipient in college. She hopes to inspire Sillimanians to also give back and be grateful to their alma mater. Sy-Michael finished her High School at Silliman in 1967 and her Bachelor of Business Administration in 1971.