Walter Scudder IV, a student at Eastern Connecticut University and a Scudder Association Foundation scholarship winner, returned home in mid-January from a memorable trip to Scudder-supported facilities in India. He is the great-great-grandson of Reverend Walter Scudder who founded Walter Scudder High School. Here\’s his account of the visit.
A Letter from India Read More »
Peter and his wife Liz have long been an integral part of the Scudder Association Foundation. He and his family were frequent visitors to the Scudder Retreat on Shelter Island, NY, where the wind and the sea were woven into the family’s spirit. His presence within our organization will be sorely missed.
Sail on Peter, Sail on Read More »
I would like to thank the Editorial team and others who contributed to the making of this issue of the newsletter. Please enjoy this next issue focusing on the Department of COMMUNITY MEDICINE. Dr C. Anbu Suresh Rao
Emunah – Scudder Memorial Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 3 Read More »
The Jawadhi Hills (also Javadhu, Jawadhu, Javadi Hills) are an extension of the Eastern Ghats mountains about 40 miles south and west of Vellore. This range of granite peaks is 50 miles wide by twenty miles long, reaching an altitude of 4000 feet. Their height is sufficient to produce rainfall, which leaves them clothed in green, in vivid contrast to the dry plains surrounding Vellore.
Jawadhi Hills Campaign – Background Information Read More »
Scudder Association Foundation is Proud to Sponsor a 2:1 Matching Gift Campaign to Open a Maternity Hospital in Jawadhi Hills, South India. With your help, our partner organization, Christian Medical College Vellore, will build and staff a maternity hospital in the Jawadhi Hills of India to address the unacceptably high maternal and infant mortality experienced by women now living in this remote and underserved region.
It all started with a phone call. What was going to be a simple outing to a car museum for my dad’s 79th birthday, turned into a deep dive into my family’s ancestry with several surprising connections along the way.
A Road Trip Down Scudder Avenue, Literally Read More »
An “island” oasis of Palmyra palms in the middle of rice fields is reached by a single lane road raised about six feet above the fields. It was on that virtual “island” that Dr. John situated his first hospital. A twenty-minute walk from the hospital takes you to the Panditeripu mission station
Dr. John Scudder’s First Hospital in Ceylon Read More »
Phoebe N. Flint, Board Member, The Scudder Association Foundation Please join us in welcoming Phoebe N. Flint, as our newest member of the Scudder Association Foundation, Board of Directors. Phoebe
Scudder Board Welcomes Phoebe N. Flint Read More »
President Charles S.K. Scudder\’s 2019 Annual Meeting Address Presented to the Members or the Scudder Association Foundation Annual Meeting On December 16th, 2019, the Scudder Association Foundation held their
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS Read More »
“I go from love to Christ and to souls. The very self-denial of the work allures me. It is my happiness to go.”
It is two hundred years from the time the Rev. John Scudder embarked on his trail-blazing journey as the first medical missionary from America to go to a foreign land, to minister to body and spirit of then unknown souls more than 8000 miles away
A Story 200 Years in the Making . . . Read More »
