PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – A pair of Manchester-area students received scholarships to the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire (UNH).
Makenzie Gagne and Maddie Beaton will receive money from the Pax Scholarship. This scholarship was established in 2022 by the Portsmouth-based Impax Asset Management or Impax, a specialist asset manager investing in the transition to a more sustainable economy. In order to be eligible for the scholarship, students must be enrolled in the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and a demonstrated focus in sustainability and sustainable investing.
Gagne has a double-major in finance and sustainability with a minor in women and gender studies. Beaton has a major in business administration-international business and economics with a dual major in ecogastronomy.
“We are so pleased to be partnering with Peter T. Paul College and UNH, who are national leaders in integrating sustainability into academic curricula, and in particular to be supporting these excellent students in advancing their individual studies. On behalf of Impax, we offer our gratulations and best wishes to each of them.”
“We are so pleased to be partnering with Peter T. Paul College and UNH, who are national leaders in integrating sustainability into academic curricula, and in particular to be supporting these excellent students in advancing their individual studies,” said Impax President Joe Keefe. “On behalf of Impax, we offer our gratulations and best wishes to each of them.”
“We are so appreciative of Impax for recognizing some of our best and brightest students for their excellence in sustainable investing and for helping support them on their career path,” said Lucy Gilson, Dean, UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. “We congratulate each of the recipients and can’t wait to see where their education and achievements take them in the future.”