Scholarship honors alumna killed at WTC

he University and its foundation have agreed to establish a memorial scholarship fund honoring the memory of alumna Jessica Leigh Sachs, '01, who died when the plane she was traveling in was flown into the World Trade Center last September.

     A former employee of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sachs is being memorialized for her community involvement, leadership, academic achievement and classroom contributions. One sophomore and one junior in Accounting each year will be chosen for exhibiting similar characteristics and awarded a PricewaterhouseCoopers Jessica Leigh Sachs Memorial Scholarship. Winners will be chosen by the Isenberg School of Management. The company initiated the fund with a $125,000 gift. Additional gifts to the fund will be accepted through the UMass Foundation, subject to approval by the University and the foundation.

     "They have so many of our ... graduates who work there," said James Mallet, director of Development in the Isenberg School of Management, of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

     "Jessica was an outstanding student here and this is a wonderful way to honor her memory and to help students who are striving to attain that level of excellence."