PETER FOGARTY '82, '92 MST

Peter Fogarty ’82, ’92 MST of Smithfield, RI, comes from a Bryant family. His mother worked at Bryant enabling him to earn his undergraduate degree tuition free. When she became ill during his first year and was unable to work, he thought his college education might be in jeopardy. But there was no need to worry—Bryant honored the tuition remission agreement through graduation. Then and there Fogarty made a commitment to give back to Bryant in the future. “They extended an arm to me, so I certainly saw the benefit of being able to do that for somebody else,” he says.

Fogarty is a senior partner and managing director for New England operations of the national forensic accounting/CPA firm Hagen Streiff Newton & Oshiro. Over the years, he and his wife, Lori, have contributed to the President’s Scholarship Fund and the annual President’s Cup Golf Tournament. Recently, they began supporting an annual scholarship for an accounting major from Rhode Island, as well.

“I can’t think of too many places where you could invest your dollars and be guaranteed a return,” says Fogarty. “Obviously, the recipient is able to go on with an education that they may not otherwise be able to afford. And the person making the contribution can see where the dollars are going and hope that the recipient will do good in the world and become somebody that will give back.”

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