THE HINGST FAMILY TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT - HINGST INVESTMENT
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”
-Mother Teresa
Kathleen Picard Hingst, 1957 Providence Alumna, and her husband, Ronald A. Hingst, believe in the value of a Catholic education. A belief so great that, in 2005, they generously gifted Providence Catholic School with $500,000.00, in perpetuity, to establish The Hingst Family Tuition Assistance Grant. Providence remains deeply grateful to the Hingsts.
Mrs. Hingst grew up in a military family and moved to new schools often. She came to Providence as a sophomore, and was grateful to be welcomed so graciously into the Providence family. She has fond memories of her teachers and classmates.
The Hingst Investment, a restricted investment fund, provides one-time, nonrecurring tuition assistance to a student(s) who enrolls at Providence in the ninth grade, and to a Providence graduate(s) who enrolls as a freshman at a San Antonio Catholic university. Awards are dependent on the availability of funds.
Since the initial tuition assistance awards in May 2007, many Providence students and alumnae have been able to continue their Catholic Education, expanding their academic achievements. This financial assistance fulfills the Hingst’s desire to provide the opportunity for young women at Providence to continue with a Catholic education.
The generosity of the Hingst’s continues to create ripples of Catholic educational opportunity at Providence; a place of learners, leaders and women of faith and justice.
THE LIZ SMITH TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT - The Liz Smith & Sister Barbara Fry Grant Fund
Ms. Liz Smith was one of the first lay teachers hired by the Sisters of Divine Providence at Providence High School in 1970. Before she retired in 2000, she served as PE Teacher, Dean of Students, and supported data services in her 30 years of service to Providence High School.
In 1990, the Philotheon documented Ms. Smith’s love for the outdoors and described her has an “ardent conservationist”. She guided many Provets with tough discipline, but has returned in recent years to see her students as strong women at class reunions. Former principals and her colleagues describe her as a strong woman of Providence with many gifts that she shared with the community. The Liz Smith
Liz Smith & Sister Barbara Fry Grant Fund
was established through the donation from Liz Smith's estate and Providence alumnae when she passed April 26, 2021.
We honor the life and service of Ms. Smith through the
Liz Smith & Sister Barbara Fry Grant Fund.
Providence Catholic School Legacy Investments help us build a Sustainable Future.
If you would like to contribute, or set up a scholarship or investment fund, please contact our Advancement Specialist, Christina McCaul at cmccaul@providencecatholicschool.net or 210-224-6651 ext.228.
