Family and friends are honoring the memory of the late Tom Smolinski through a scholarship bearing his name.
Smolinski, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communication in 1999, was a champion diver for CSU who was loved and admired by his teammates. He passed away in June 2015.
His family created a scholarship fund in his honor and within two weeks, additional memorial gifts more than doubled the value of the fund, raising it to endowed status. Donors to CSU’s online Giving Day this February contributed another $15,000 for the fund.
The Tom Smolinski Diving Scholarship will provide two scholarships for CSU divers, beginning this fall.