The Haney Fellowship was established in 1998 by William "Bill" Haney, III '80, in honor of his father, the late William Haney, Jr., who lived and worked at Portsmouth Abbey School from 1968 to 1991 as a chemistry teacher, houseparent and golf coach. This creative and generous fund was established to provide Fifth Form students with a unique educational experience during the summer before their Sixth-Form year.

Students submit proposals that include a statement of purpose, a description of the program that the applicant wishes to pursue, and a documented estimate of costs. Students focus their plans on a course of study or travel/work experience that significantly furthers an existing academic interest or allows for the pursuit of a specialized opportunity.

Congratulations to the following recipients:

Eloise Abbate (New York, NY): Eloise will spend three weeks at the Pine Ridge Reservation home of the Oglala, Lakota and Sioux Tribe. She will spend one week as a volunteer with Re-Member and two weeks volunteering at Pine Ridge Girls’ School.

Rafael Borromeo (Tampa, FL): Rafael will spend three to four weeks shadowing a professor and medical parasitologist in the Philippines on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) field and lab work.

Theodore (Ted) Falvey (Plaistow, NH): Ted will work with KAIR (Keys Area Interdenominational Resources) and Habitat for Humanity in Marathon Key, Florida for three-and-a-half weeks.

Jamarya Jackson (Newport, RI): Jamarya will create, build and plant a garden with children clients at Child and Family Services in Newport for roughly three weeks.

Nkem (Kemkem) Ogbuefi (Lake Forest, IL): Kemkem will spend three weeks teching a STEM-based curriculum to orphaned girls at Bethsheda Orphanage in Lagos, Nigeria.