A gift for the future
David Scalzitti, ’87 BA PT, ’94 MS KINES, ’08 PhD DS, has his eyes on the future—literally. As an assistant professor of health, human function and rehabilitation sciences at George Washington University, Scalzitti teaches future clinicians every day. But Scalzitti also keeps the past close to his heart.
“I’ve been able to achieve a great deal thanks to my education,” Scalzitti says. “My family made an investment in me for my first degree, and that led to further degrees and where I am today.”
Scalzitti earned all three of his degrees from AHS. He holds a bachelor’s in physical therapy, a master’s in kinesiology and a doctorate in disability studies. In 2013, he received the AHS Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.
Unlike many current students, Scalzitti did not need loans or secure scholarships to attend the university.
“I was able to enter my chosen profession with very little debt and no student debt,” he says. “That definitely made things easier.”
It also inspired Scalzitti to help ease the path for others. A longtime annual donor to AHS, Scalzitti recently decided to make a planned gift to the college. This future gift names AHS as a beneficiary of his pension plan. The Scalzitti Endowment Fund will provide scholarships for students with demonstrated academic merit and financial need.
“I wanted to give back,” Scalzitti says.