About Robert and Dorothy Crotty
This scholarship is in recognition of the World War II and Korean War naval service of Cdr. Robert B. Crotty, USN Ret., and the civilian wartime service of Dorothy L. Crotty. Through this endowment the Crotty family’s aspiration is to support University of Maryland veteran students and their families and to contribute to their transition to civilian life and careers in appreciation for their sacrifice and service to safeguard our country.
About the Fund
The Robert B. And Dorothy L. Crotty Veterans Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2018 in order to provide critical support to University of Maryland students who are veterans, active duty service members or reservists of the U.S. Armed Forces with a preference for students that exhibit positive career ambitions, or display leadership and service to others in the community, or a combination of both.
How to Apply
For instructions on how to apply for the Robert B. & Dorothy L. Crotty Veterans Endowed Scholarship, please visit the UMD Veteran Student Life Website. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact us at sagiving@umd.edu or (301) 314-4900.
Meet Our Scholars
Klayton is a first-year master’s student studying kinesiology, specializing in physical cultural studies. Before attending UMD, he served in the Air Force as an aircrew egress specialist, earned an associate's degree from Illinois Central College, and a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with a K-12 physical education teaching license from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He later worked as an elementary physical education teacher and coached middle school track and field in Champaign, IL. Klayton is excited to begin his journey at UMD and is deeply grateful to have received a scholarship recognizing his military service.
Klayton Donoghue, 2025-2026 Scholar
Past Scholars
Joshua Hanson (2022-2025 Scholar)
Joshua Hanson served in the Navy from 2016-2022. While enlisted, he was assigned to the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California and graduated with an associate degree in 2017. He served as a language analyst for several years before separating from the military. He has a passion for outdoor sports, such as hiking and rock climbing and is known to tinker on projects such as restoring old Nintendo game systems. He is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
James Joseph (2022-2023 Scholar)
Staff Sergeant James L. Joseph. was born in Haiti and raised in south Florida. James graduated high school in summer of 2012 and enlisted in the Marine Corps with his brother in July of 2014. After graduating basic training in October 2014, James was assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC. He served as the administrator for over 30,000 Marines aboard the station, ensuring correct and timely allocations of entitlements and record keeping and management. James was promoted from Private First Class to Sergeant in three years time. It was there that he met his wife in January of 2016 and got married in December of 2017. In January 2018, James received orders to Headquarters Marine Corps, Quantico, VA where he served as the Non-commissioned Officer in Charge of Fiscal and Entitlements. In May of 2019, James applied for the Enlisted to Officer program, and was selected and attended Officer Candidate School (OCS) in January of 2020. In July 2020, he received orders to the University of Maryland. James was selected and promoted to Staff Sergeant in May 2021. James is currently a Junior majoring in Information Science; upon graduation in Fall 2022, he will earn a commission as a second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps and resume my military career.
James Robinson (2019-2021 Scholar)
James Robinson was born in Safford, Arizona on September 25th, 1988, and grew up in Oceanside, California. After living abroad in Italy for two years, James joined the United States Marine Corps at the age of 21. After graduating from basic training in San Diego, CA in October 2010, he was assigned to the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA where he studied Mandarin Chinese. James graduated the 15 month language course with honors, earning an associates degree as well as an opportunity to study in Beijing for 6 weeks. James was subsequently assigned to the Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion, I Company, in Hawaii where he served for three years as a Chinese Language Analyst.
After separating from the Marine Corps in January 2016, James accepted a contracting position at the Office of Naval Intelligence in Suitland, Maryland. Unsatisfied with his career, James decided to pursue an education in engineering. After completing the associates transfer program of engineering at Anne Arundel Community College, James began his studies at University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering in the chemical engineering program, where he anticipates graduating in May 2021.
Jonathon Shircliffe (2018-2019 Scholar)