The Stamps Scholars Program at Elizabethtown College

The Stamps Scholarship

The Stamps Scholarship is the most generous merit award offered at Elizabethtown College. Each year, approximately seven incoming first-year students receive the scholarship which covers full tuition to attend Etown as well as an enrichment fund. The Stamps Scholars Program recognizes and rewards exceptional students who exemplify leadership, perseverance, scholarship, service, overcoming obstacles and innovation.

Meet our Program Director:

Dr. Jean Pretz
pretzj@etown.edu | (717-361-1267)

Dr. Jean Pretz has been the Director of the Elizabethtown College Stamps Scholars Program since its start in 2011. She is also a professor in the Psychology Department. Dr. Pretz enjoys the opportunity to mentor talented and ambitious students in the Stamps Scholars program. Through the program activities, she strives to create a supportive community that gives each scholar room to explore and discern their own path while challenging them to discover their sense of purpose and calling.

Meet our Faculty Guides:

Dr. Anya Goldina, Associate Professor of Biology - Faculty Guide for Class of 2025
Dr. Shannon Haley-Mize, Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Center for Global Understanding and Peacebuilding - Faculty Guide for Class of 2026
Dr. Tomas Estrada, Associate Professor of Engineering & Physics - Faculty Guide for Class of 2027
Prof. Emily Frantz, Assistant Teaching Professor & Director of Music Therapy Program - Faculty Guide for Class of 2028

Dr. E. Roe and Penny Stamps

This national scholarship program is thanks to the vision and commitment of benefactors E. Roe Stamps and his late wife Penny. In 2000, Penny and Roe began funding merit-based scholarships for the Stamps Georgia Tech President’s Scholars. Six years later, through their vision and generosity, the Stamps Scholars Program was launched at Georgia Tech and the University of Michigan. To date, this innovative program has funded multi-year scholarships for more than 1800 students at 44 colleges and universities nationwide.

Elizabethtown College Stamps Scholars Program

The Stamps Scholarship

Stamps Scholars Program Activities

Meet our Program Director:

The Stamps Scholars Program

Dr. E. Roe and Penny Stamps