Joseph and Maureen Brotherton Give $125,000 for Scholarship Support
Longtime Cornish College of the Arts trustee Joseph Brotherton and his wife Maureen recently established the Brotherton Scholarship in Law, Business, the Arts and Public Service. Their gift of $125,000 will fund scholarships at five institutions over the next five years. Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle University School of Business, University of Washington School of Business, University of Washington Law School Foundation and Teens in Public Service are the recipients of this unique support.
Each institution will develop their own selection criteria for the recipient but all are asked to the identify brilliant and accomplished students who have a sense of humor - qualities that are very important to the Brothertons who will host an annual dinner for the five students. "Our hope is that bringing together college and graduate students in Law, Arts and Business and high school students interested in public service will result in an interesting exchange of ideas and a chance for each of the scholarship recipients to learn from each other," writes Joe Brotherton in a letter that accompanied the scholarship gift.
Joseph Brotherton has had a longtime relationship with Cornish College of the Arts which began in the 1970s when he was a guest performer with the Cornish Jazz Ensemble. Since then, he has served as a Cornish trustee, and is also a former Chairman of the Board. In recent years, he has taught Ethics and Law for the Practicing Artist at Cornish.
The Brotherton Scholarship in Law, Business, Public Service and the Arts truly reflects Joe and Maureen's interest in education and youth development and Cornish is honored to be a recipient of their generosity.
