Chancellor Rose Tseng (left) and UH Hilo Director of Financial Aid Jeff Scofield (right) stand with John & Linda Tolmie, who have established an endowed scholarship at the university. Photo by Walter Dudoit.

Longtime community and UH Hilo supporters Linda and John Tolmie have established a $50,000 endowed scholarship in the names of their parents, John and Mary Tolmie & James and Fulvia Bailey.

The Tolmies, who operate Tolmie Properties Ltd., a commercial real estate firm in Hilo, have lived in Hawai‘i since the mid 1970s and have been active in a number of community organizations. John, a former Marine Corps officer, is a longstanding member of the UH Hilo Chancellor’s Advisory Board. Linda, a former teacher, served as Vice Chair of the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center Advisory Committee from its inception in 2003 until 2007.

“UH Hilo has the highest percentage of students receiving financial aid of any of the 10 campuses in the University of Hawai‘i system,” said Chancellor Rose Tseng. “We would never be able to assist so many students with only government aid at our disposal. We are indebted to the Tolmies for making a critical difference.”

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