The academic experience for Canisius College students will be enriched for years to come, thanks to the generosity of Peter A. Vogt HON ’02. The local philanthropist committed $1 million to the college in July 2007. The gift will be used to establish the Peter A. Vogt Scholarship Program.“The Canisius community is grateful to Peter for his tremendous support and generosity,” says Canisius President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. “The Vogt Scholarship Program will be a key part of our strategy to recruit the best possible students to Canisius who can truly enhance the intellectual life of the campus. We expect that Vogt Scholars will be leaders in every sense of the word.”
Vogt scholarships will be awarded to students who qualify for the college’s highest merit-based scholarships. Students must demonstrate academic merit, leadership potential and the ability to inspire their fellow students by example in the classroom and in the college community.
“Canisius has been a wonderful asset to our community and I am pleased to be able to play a part in helping the college recruit high-achieving students, who can become leaders in our community,” says Vogt.
Though he was never a student at Canisius, Vogt is a loyal friend of the college. In 1999, he and his late wife, Mary Lou, made a generous gift to the Imagine Canisius campaign that resulted in the construction of the Vogt Art Studio in Lyons Hall and art galleries located on the first floor of the Bouwhuis Library. The couple also served as the gracious hosts at several Florida alumni receptions. Vogt’s daughter, Mary Kathryn Schneider
’74, is a Canisius Trustee. For their generosity, the college conferred honorary degrees to Peter and Mary Lou in 2002.
Vogt is former vice president of sales and marketing for Greater Buffalo Press Corp. and former president of the Burchfield-Penny Art Center.