Laurence Polatsch

The Greg Richards, Larry Polatsch and Scott Weingard ("GLS") Memorial Fund was established by friends of Laurence's and two other World Trade Center victims to preserve and honor their memories. All three of these unique individuals were tragically lost in the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Although very different people, they each lived life to the fullest and brightened the world for everyone they touched. They shared a common bond through the University of Michigan and were all successful professionals at the Wall Street firm of Cantor Fitzgerald. GLS's objective is to preserve the memories of Greg, Laurence and Scott by granting scholarships to the University of Michigan in the GLS name for students in need of financial assistance.

GLS's goal is to help the people who tried to save our friends. GLS will grant scholarships to the University of Michigan for students in need of financial assistance who have a family member that is a firefighter, police officer or emergency medical technician ("EMT") or was lost in the World Trade Center attack. The GLS Memorial Fund has established and grown its endowment at the University of Michigan to over $800,000 allowing us to grant two four-year Dean's Merit Scholarships worth over $60,000 each. In order to be considered for the scholarship, a student must first meet the above mentioned family requirements and then be accepted to the University of Michigan through the regular admissions process. For more information on the qualifications for the scholarship, please visit www.glsmemorialfund.com or contact Andrew Kaminsky at andrew@glsmemorialfund.com

GLS Memorial Fund is proud to announce that Michelle Myers was selected as our first scholarship recipient. Michelle is from Long Island, NY and was selected for her outstanding academic record, as well as her performance outside the classroom. Michelle was a member of the varsity lacrosse team, the marching band and several honor society clubs - while achieving a 4.0 grade point average and graduating fifth in her class. In addition to Michelleis personal achievements, we were drawn to Michelle because of her fatheris bravery. Michelleis father is a Port Authority police officer stationed in New York City. On September 11th, he made several rescue attempts in the World Trade Center and escaped from one of the buildings when it began to collapse. We are honored to have Michelle as our first scholarship recipient.

Michelle graduated Michigan in December 2006 and currently attends law school in Chicago.

GLS Memorial Fund has selected, Jeanine Bonomi as it second scholarship recipient. Jeanine will be starting the University of Michigan in the fall of 2005 at the College of Literature, Science & Arts. Jeanine graduated from Syosset High School, (as did Laurence Polatsch in 1986) with honors and a 3.8 GPA. She was a varsity swimmer, yearbook editor and Interact Club member. Jeanine is a Nassau County and American Red Cross certified lifeguard. In addition to Jeanine's academic achievements, GLS was also impressed with her activities outside of school. Jeanine's father is a New York City Firefighter stationed in Corona and made a large contribution to the rescue efforts in the World Trade Center on September 11th. GLS is honored to be able to help Jeanine attend the University of Michigan.

Robert graduated from Roxbury High School in Succasunna, New Jersey. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Marines Corps from September 11, 2000 to August 2, 2005. Robert is a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which he served overseas for the majority of 2003. After his Honorable Discharge from service, he enrolled in the County College of Morris in Randolph, New Jersey, where he currently has a GPA of 3.89. Robert is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, a national honors society for junior colleges, and also tutors mathematics at his local college campus. Robert's father, the police chief of Wharton, New Jersey, sent some of his officers to the World Trade Center site after the attack. Robert also has younger twin brothers. One of which is a police officer in Denville, New Jersey, and the other is currently serving his country in the United States Marine Corps. We were excited and honored to have Robert receive the GLS Memorial Fund Scholarship, but unfortunately, he returned home to New Jersey after just one semester for family reasons. We wish Robert continued success and good luck with his future.

Eugene Kim graduated Syosset High School in 2008 with a 95 average and will be attending the University of Michigan on the GLS scholarship beginning in the fall of 2008. Eugene participated in the National Honors Society and the Spanish Honors Society. While in high school, Eugene developed many leadership skills and lead the varsity volleyball team, was the sports editor for the yearbook and the treasurer of the varsity mathletes team. In addition to his academic and extracurricular activities, Eugene participated in many volunteer programs, including starting a volleyball clinic for young children. We are looking forward to having Eugene attend Michigan on the GLS scholarship.