The St. Thomas More Alumni Association

Before they resolved to help keep the promise of Catholic education alive, the promise of Catholic education was realized in them.

St. Thomas More High School began its life in 1936 as an annex to the overcrowded West Catholic Boys High School nearby. By the time it closed in 1975, an estimated 6,000 boys received an (exceptional) education there, many of whom went on to become leaders in government, industry, education, and the arts.

That could well have been the end of a bittersweet Catholic education story. But the St. Thomas More Alumni Association was determined to remain a vibrant and vital part of the promise of Catholic education.

Since its establishment in 1982, the St. Thomas More Alumni Association has added almost one million dollars to the principal balance of the STMAA Scholarship Fund. The interest earned from this fund has been used to award scholarships to deserving students of Catholic high schools within the Archdiocese.

In 2010, 74 scholarships of $1,000 each were approved, bringing the total of all grants from the inception of the program to $504,000. Recipients have included boys and girls from every high school class level and have attended nearly every Catholic High School in the Archdiocese.