Michael and Jamie Kessel

Michael 91C and Jamie Kessel established the Aaron Kessel Memorial Scholarship in 2017. This scholarship honors the memory of Michael’s father, Aaron Kessel, a survivor of the Holocaust. His struggles and sacrifices have allowed Michael and his wife to be in a position to be able to grant this scholarship. Michael credits creating a scholarship as one way for him to give back to the Emory College community, which continues to have a great impact on his life. He hopes that providing the opportunity for students to pursue a field of study that they are passionate about will give them the chance to feel the same way about Emory that he does.