This year marks the 36th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The 2024-25 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities to look back and remember the 270 people who lost their lives in the tragedy, and to educate on the ways they are acting forward.

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events, will be held Sunday, Oct. 20, through Saturday, Oct. 26. Remembrance Week events are meant to memorialize the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit .

Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Radell Roberts at��315.443.0221 or��rrober02@syr.edu. The schedule is as follows:

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• Empty Seats Display, Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle:��The Empty Seats Display is a visual representation of the Syracuse University students lost aboard Pan Am Flight 103. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present. This year’s Remembrance Scholars will sit in solidarity in the chairs for 35 minutes on Wednesday, Oct. 23, beginning at 2 p.m.
• Pen-and-ink drawings of the Syracuse University study abroad student victims will be on display in Hendricks Chapel.
• Blue and white flags, one for each of the 270 Pan Am 103 victims, will be on display in the area between the Newhouse School and Schine Student Center. Also, the Hall of Languages, Hendricks Chapel and the JMA Wireless Dome will be lit in blue in honor of Remembrance Week.

Sunday, Oct. 20

• “Each Moment Radiant,” Hendricks Chapel 4 p.m.: The Malmgren Concert Series will feature the world premiere of “Each Moment Radiant,” a newly commissioned chamber work by composer Kurt Erickson and poet Brian Turner commemorating the Pan Am Flight 103 air disaster. Setnor School of Music faculty and guest musicians will perform Erickson and Turner’s song cycle “Here, Bullet” and Johannes Brahms’ piano trio in C minor.
• “Healing Trauma Through Poetry and Music,” National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building, 5:30 p.m.: Composer Kurt Erickson and poet Brian Turner will lead a reception and discussion on the genesis and creative process behind “Here, Bullet” and “Each Moment Radiant.”

These events are co-sponsored by the Syracuse Symposium, the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, the Society for New Music, the Setnor School of Music and the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. The commission for “Each Moment Radiant” was made possible through the CNY Arts Grants for Regional Arts and Cultural Engagement regrant program thanks to a New York State Senate Initiative supported by the NYS Legislature, the Office of the Governor and administered by the New York State Council on the Arts.

• , Place of Remembrance, 7 p.m.: The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will begin Remembrance Week activities with a candlelight vigil to remember the 270 victims of Pan Am 103.

Wednesday, Oct. 23

• “Sitting in Solidarity,” Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle, 2 p.m.: The Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars will sit in the empty chairs on the Quad for 35 minutes.

Thursday, Oct. 24

• Act Forward Symposium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall atrium (outside Gifford Auditorium), 7 p.m.: The Remembrance Scholars will present posters that share their plans to “act forward” through outreach, research, education and creative projects designed to benefit the community.
• , Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall, 8 p.m.: An evening of music, poetry, art, dancing and more to honor the victims of Pan Am 103 and to celebrate life alongside the victims’ families and the current scholars. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) will be available for this event.

Friday, Oct. 25

• “In The Aftermath: Documenting and Researching Victim Support Groups,” Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library, and Zoom (), 10 a.m.: A panel discussion focusing on the collection, preservation and use of important records of the aftermath of tragedies and disasters. Organized by the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at the Special Collections Research Center and moderated by Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn, Pan Am 103 archivist and assistant University archivist. Panelists are Jelena Watkins, co-director of the Centre for Collective Trauma in the United Kingdom and member of the Archiving Disaster Support Group Records project team, and Ezra Rudolph, research associate for Contemporary and Cultural History at the University of Göttingen in Germany. Both will talk about their work and experiences and share insights into the lasting significance and unique challenges of victim support group records in documenting the aftermath of tragic events. A question-and-answer session will follow the moderated discussion. CART will be provided. If you require accessibility accommodations, email Max Wagh at mlwagh@syr.edu by Friday, Oct. 18.
• , Place of Remembrance, 2:03 p.m.: This annual ceremony remembers the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002. American Sign Language interpretation will be available for this event.
• Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m.: ​This annual convocation will honor the 2024-25 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. ASL interpretation and CART will be available for this event. A reception in the Strasser Legacy Room, 220 Eggers Hall, will immediately follow.

The service will honor the 270 people, including Syracuse University study abroad students, who were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, on that date and time 34 years ago. Chaplains will offer prayers and reflections.

The event will also be offered virtually; . Personal reflections and memories, which can be submitted upon registration, may be included in the ceremony. Closed captioning will be provided. Requests for additional accommodations can be made by contacting Hendricks Chapel at chapelevents@syr.edu.

This service is offered in partnership with the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, Hendricks Chapel, and the Office of Alumni Engagement.

A memorial service at the Pan Am 103 memorial cairn at Arlington National Cemetery, organized by the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 families group, will take place simultaneously.

The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. This ceremony memorializes the 270 people, including several students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at the Rose-Laying Ceremony, and ASL and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided at the convocation. The Rose-Laying Ceremony and convocation will be .

The Remembrance Scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67, H’15 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; the Fred L. Emerson Foundation; Deborah Barnes and Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven W. Barnes ’82, H’19; and the Syracuse Association of Zeta Psi in remembrance of our brother, Alexander Lowenstein.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship are asked to highlight their academic achievements, creative pursuits, leadership activities and community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at Syracuse University on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Zach Blackstock and Natasha Gilfillan, will be recognized at the convocation.

Chris E. Johnson, associate provost for academic affairs and professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, will preside over the convocation. A message will be delivered by Chancellor Kent Syverud and a Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group.

The 2022-23 Remembrance Scholars and their hometowns and majors are:

• David Barbier Jr. of Miami, Florida, a television, radio and film major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and an international relations major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences (A&S);
• Diane Benites of New Providence, New Jersey, a biology major in A&S;
• Mira Berenbaum of Los Angeles, California, an accounting major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, a public relations major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Olivia Budelmann of Fayetteville, New York, a mathematics major in A&S; a Spanish language, literature and culture major in A&S; an environment, sustainability and policy major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Emma Dahmen of East Wenatchee, Washington, an economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S; a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School; a Spanish language, literature and culture major in A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Cori Dill of San Diego, California, a political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a public relations major in the Newhouse School;
• Ronald Ditchek of Brooklyn, New York, a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and School of Education;
• Dara Drake of Highland Park, Illinois, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Fabryce Fetus of Brooklyn, New York, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a public health major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics;
• Karina Freeland of Burke, Virginia, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Kinley Gaudette of Salisbury, New Hampshire, a public health major in the Falk College; a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Riya Gupta of San Ramon, California, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Jaime Heath of Bridgeton, New Jersey, a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S; a political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School;
• Sifan Hunde of Washington, D.C., an international relations major in the Maxwell School and A&S, a psychology major in A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Amanda Lalonde of Baldwinsville, New York, a psychology and forensic science major in A&S, a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program and a U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve veteran;
• Adam Landry of Nashua, New Hampshire, a civil engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) and member of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps;
• Ivy Lin of New York, New York, a creative writing major in A&S, a history major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Julianna Mercado of Holbrook, New York, a biochemistry and forensic science major in A&S;
• Jenna Merry of Overland, Kansas, an architecture major in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Josh Meyers of Livingston, New Jersey, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Ofentse Mokoka of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, an economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a writing and rhetoric major in A&S;
• Riley Moore of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, a communication and rhetorical studies major in VPA; a policy studies major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a creative writing major in A&S;
• Nadia Nelson of Suffern, New York, a policy studies and political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Janice Poe of Atlanta, Georgia, a chemistry major in A&S, a member of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps and a member of the U.S. National Guard;
• Mackenzie Quinn of Fredonia, New York, a sociology and political science major in the Maxwell School and A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Maggie Sardino of Syracuse, New York, a writing and rhetoric major in A&S; a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Brielle Seidel of Hillsborough, New Jersey, a public health major in the Falk College;
• Car Shapiro of Lake Worth, Florida, an entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises major in the Whitman School;
• Aidaruus Shirwa of Syracuse, New York, a policy studies and economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Louis Smith of Seneca Falls, New York, a biology major in A&S; a citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Emily Steinberger of Burlingame, California, a photojournalism major in the Newhouse School; a management major in the Whitman School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Taylor Stover of Amherst, New York, an international relations and history major in the Maxwell School and A&S;
• Alesandra “Sasha” Temerte of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, an economics major in the Maxwell School and A&S; a writing and rhetoric major in A&S and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Amreeta Verma of Green Brook, New Jersey, an architecture major in the School of Architecture; and
• Jared Welch of Endicott, New York, an electrical engineering major in ECS and computer science and physics major in A&S.

This year marks the 34th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. The 2022-23 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities to remember the 270 people who lost their lives in the tragedy.

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events planned by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held Sunday, Oct. 16, through Saturday, Oct. 22. Remembrance Week events are meant to memorialize the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit��. Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Heather Ryerson at��315.443.5725 or by email at hmryerso@syr.edu. The schedule is as follows:

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• 35 Empty Seats Display, Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle
  The 35 Empty Seats are the visual representation of the 35 Syracuse University students lost aboard Pan Am Flight 103. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present. This year’s Remembrance Scholars will sit in solidarity in the chairs on Monday, Oct. 17, beginning at 1:28 p.m.
• Pen-and-ink drawings of the 35 Syracuse University study abroad student victims will be on display in Hendricks Chapel.
• Blue and white flags, one for each of the Pan Am 103 victims, will be on display in the area between the Newhouse School and Schine Student Center. Also, the Hall of Languages, Hendricks Chapel and the JMA Wireless Dome will be lit in blue in honor of Remembrance Week.

Sunday, Oct. 16

• Music and Message, Hendricks Chapel, 4 p.m. and��Candlelight Vigil, Hendricks Chapel to the Place of Remembrance, 5:30 p.m.
  The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will begin Remembrance Week activities with a Music and Message collaboration with Hendricks Chapel that addresses themes of hope, resilience and action in the face of tragedy. The evening will conclude with a Remembrance Candlelight Vigil beginning at Hendricks Chapel and concluding at the Place of Remembrance.

Monday, Oct. 17

• “Sitting in Solidarity,” Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle, 1:28 p.m.
  The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will sit in the 35 empty chairs on the Quad for 35 minutes.

Tuesday, Oct. 18

• “Look Back, Act Forward Mural,” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Schine Student Center

Wednesday, Oct. 19

• “Look Back, Act Forward Mural,” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Schine Student Center
• Screening of “Seat 20D,” 7 p.m., Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall
  The documentary tells the story of “Dark Elegy,” the memorial created by Suse Lowenstein, whose son, Alexander, was killed in the Pan Am 103 bombing.

Thursday, Oct. 20

• Celebration of Life​, K.G. Tan Auditorum, National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
  An evening of music, poetry, art, dancing and more to honor the victims of Pan Am 103 and to celebrate life alongside the victims’ families and the current scholars. American Sign Language interpretation will be available for this event.

��Friday, Oct. 21

• Lecture on “Trauma, Identity, Community and the 1988 Lockerbie Bombing,” Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library, 10 a.m.
  Researchers/criminologists Andy Clark of Newcastle University and Colin Atkinson of the University of the West of Scotland will discuss their recent criminological oral history research with first responders to the Lockerbie disaster site. This presentation is sponsored by the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at the Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center. Communication Access Real-Time (CART) will be provided.

• Rose-Laying Ceremony​, Place of Remembrance,��2:03 p.m.
  This annual ceremony remembers the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002. ASL interpretation will be available for this event.
• Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m.​
  This annual convocation will honor the 2022-23 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars. ASL interpretation and CART translation will be available for this event. A reception at the SU Art Museum Galleria in the Shaffer Art Building will immediately follow.

Additionally, please look for upcoming dialogue-based events to be announced soon.

The convocation honors the achievements of the 2020-21 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, and pays tribute to the Syracuse University students, Lockerbie residents and all those lost in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland.

The Remembrance Scholarship, awarded to 35 Syracuse seniors chosen for distinguished scholarship, citizenship and service to the community, is one of the highest honors a Syracuse University student can receive. The Lockerbie-Syracuse Scholarships are awarded annually to two students from Lockerbie Academy to study at Syracuse University for one year.

The service will be offered on a Zoom webinar, and American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided. .

Requests for additional accommodations can be made by contacting Hendricks Chapel at chapelevents@syr.edu by Monday, April 26.

The 2020-21 Remembrance Scholars are:

• Vasundhra Aggarwal of Delhi, India, a student in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Andrew Benbenek of Cicero, New York, studying broadcast and digital journalism through InclusiveU in the School of Education;
• Isaiah Brooks of Springfield, Virginia, an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
• Cara Christian of Manhattan Beach, California, a theater management major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;
• Linzy Dineen of Walkill, New York, a triple major in forensic science, biology and psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Amelia Dome of North Potomac, Maryland, a double major in public health in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and in policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs;
• Alimat Durodola of Brooklyn, New York, a double major in economics and policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Anna Feldman of New York, New York, an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Alexander Giudice of Nesconset, New York, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Tighe Gugerty of Homer, New York, a double major in physics and philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Annelise Hackett of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, a public relations major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Justine Hastings of Brooklyn, New York, a dual major in English and textual studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and secondary English education in A&S and the School of Education and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Jewél Jackson of Louisville, Kentucky, a newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Elizabeth Kunnel of Glenview, Illinois, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Sarah Li of Chongqing, China, a triple major in policy studies and economics in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and in philosophy in A&S;
• Patrick Linehan of Derry, New Hampshire, a dual major in newspaper and online journalism in the Newhouse School and policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Lauren Miller of Arlington Heights, Illinois, a photojournalism major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Simran Mirchandani of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, a triple major in biochemistry and Spanish in the College of Arts and Sciences and in economics in A&S and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Victoria Munley of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education;
• Miranda Nemeth of Grand Island, New York, a triple major in international relations in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, psychology in A&S and citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Kylie Nikolaus of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, an electrical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Josie O’Gorman of Knoxville, Tennessee, an advertising major in the Newhouse School;
• Osatohanmwen Onaghinor of Miami, Florida, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• SehYeon Park of Sacramento, California, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Gabrielle Phillips of Rockville, Maryland, an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education;
• Haley Robertson of Plymouth, Massachusetts, a magazine journalism major in the Newhouse School;
• Alec Rovensky of Oceanside, New York, a student in the School of Architecture and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Sameeha Saied of Orlando, Florida, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Pritika Seshadri of Simsbury, Connecticut, a double major in women’s and gender studies and English and textual studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;
• Andrew Seymour of Northbrook, Illinois, a dual major in public relations in the Newhouse School and sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Canab Sheekh Nuur of Syracuse, New York, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;
• Gursimar Singh of Warwick, New York, a public health major in the Falk College;
• Daijha Thompson of East Cleveland, Ohio, a dual major in public relations in the Newhouse School and political philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences;
• D’Angelo Valdez of Miami-Dade County, Florida, a sociology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School; and
• Louisa Williams of Delran, New Jersey, a dual major in supply chain management in the Whitman School of Management and information management and technology in the School of Information Studies.

The 2020-21 Lockerbie Scholars are Aidan Kevans of Lockerbie, Scotland, and MaryAnn McVey of Templand, Lockerbie, Scotland.

The service will honor the 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students, who were killed in the bombing. The students were returning home from a semester of study abroad in London and Florence.

Chancellor Kent Syverud, Hendricks Chapel chaplains, and Remembrance and Lockerbie scholars will offer reflections. The names of the 35 Syracuse University students whose lives were lost that day will be read. Personal reflections and memories, which can be submitted upon registration for the service, may be included in the ceremony.

Registration is open now and is available on��. Upon completing registration, you will be provided the Zoom link for the service.

Closed captioning for the service will be provided, and requests for additional accommodations can be made by contacting Hendricks Chapel at chapelevents@syr.edu by Wednesday, Dec. 16.

Thirty-five empty chairs have been placed in the area stretching from the Place of Remembrance to the Hall of Languages. The seats are arranged in the formation of the seats on Pan Am Flight 103 that the 35 Syracuse University students they represent were sitting in for 38��minutes, up until the exact time the Pan Am 103 bombing occurred on Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Thirty-five empty chairs have been placed in the area stretching from the Place of Remembrance to the Hall of Languages, representing the 35 Syracuse University students who died in the Pan Am 103 bombing on Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Several of the 2020-21 scholars sat in the chairs for 38 minutes on Tuesday, adhering to social distancing guidelines.

“The 35 chairs serve as physical reminders of the people we lost on Pan Am 103. On some of the chairs, you may see messages written by previous scholars noting ways in which they have honored the person the chair represents,” says Remembrance Scholar Miranda Nemeth, a senior psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and international relations and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School. “By displaying them in this way, the chairs remind us not only to look back on the lives we lost that day but also to act forward in carrying on their legacies.”

This year marks the 32nd��anniversary of the bombing. In previous fall semesters, the scholars have remembered those lost on Pan Am Flight 103 with events and activities held during a single week, Remembrance Week. These activities honor the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the tragedy and further educate the campus community about terrorism.

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the need to limit in-person gatherings, Remembrance will look different during 2020-21 academic year. The annual Rose-Laying ceremony and Remembrance Convocation have been postponed. It is the scholars’ hope and intention to hold these two events during the Spring 2021 semester, as health and safety circumstances allow.

“This year’s Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have been faced with the challenge of honoring the 270 victims of Pan Am Flight 103 while continuing to cope with the many ways in which the pandemic has changed our day-to-day lives,” says Vanessa St. Oegger-Menn, the University’s Pan Am 103 archivist, assistant University archivist and Remembrance advisor. “Although it’s not possible for us all to be together in person this semester or to welcome the victims’ and scholars’ families to campus for Remembrance Week ceremonies as we have in Octobers past, this year’s cohort has truly risen to the occasion by imagining new ways to bring the community together in the spirit of remembrance. My colleagues and I could not be more proud of how they’ve adapted to these changes.”

The scholars began meeting remotely in late August to plan virtual events and programs that will occur each month throughout the 2020-21 academic year. Additionally, the scholars will hold a virtual Orange Central panel discussion on Oct. 29 and collaborate with Hendricks Chapel and the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc. family group for virtual annual memorial services on Dec. 21.

Information on Remembrance events and activities will be posted on the����page of the Remembrance website as details become available. Those who require accommodations to fully participate in Remembrance events should contact Kelly Rodoski at��kahoman@syr.edu.

The scholarships, now in their 31st year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Those students, who were returning from a semester of study in London and Florence, were among the 270 people who perished in the bombing. The scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations.

Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by Jean Thompson ’66 and Syracuse University Life Trustee Richard L. Thompson G’67 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; by Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven Barnes ’82 and Deborah Barnes; and by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation.

Selection Process

Remembrance Scholars are chosen in their junior year through a rigorous, competitive process. Applicants submitted an essay and a reflective response in multimedia, artistic, musical or written format as part of a comprehensive application, and finalists were interviewed by members of the selection committee, composed of University faculty, staff and current Remembrance Scholars. The $5,000 scholarships are awarded on the basis of scholarship, leadership and service to the community.

Mamoudou Camara, a 2019-20 Remembrance Scholar, places a rose at the Wall of Remembrance during the 2019 Remembrance Week.

“The students selected as the 2020-21 Remembrance Scholars represent a diverse range of majors, interests and life experiences,” says Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Chris Johnson. “They will bring scholarship, leadership, service and passion to their work of continuing the important tradition of remembrance at Syracuse University in the coming academic year.”

Additionally, two students from Lockerbie come to Syracuse each year for one year of study through the Syracuse-Lockerbie Scholarships, also in their 31st year. The scholarships are jointly funded by Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust. Aidan Kevans and Mary Ann McVey were recently selected as the 2020-21 Lockerbie Scholars.

The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars plan the Remembrance activities held at the University each year. The scholars will be recognized during a convocation in the 2020-21 academic year.

The 2020-21 Remembrance Scholars, their hometowns, majors, and schools and colleges are:

Vasundhra Aggarwal of Delhi, India, a student in the School of Architecture and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Andrew Benbenek of Cicero, New York, studying broadcast and digital journalism through InclusiveU;

Isaiah Brooks of Springfield, Virginia, an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;

Cara Christian of Manhattan Beach, California, a theater management major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts;

Linzy Dineen of Walkill, New York, a triple major in forensic science, biology and psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Amelia Dome of North Potomac, Maryland, a double major in public health in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and in policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs;

Alimat Durodola of Brooklyn, New York, a double major in economics and policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;

Anna Feldman of New York, New York, an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Alexander Giudice of Nesconset, New York, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Tighe Gugerty of Homer, New York, a double major in physics and philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Annelise Hackett of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, a public relations major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Justine Hastings of Brooklyn, New York, a dual major in English and textual studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and secondary English education in A&S and the School of Education and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Jewél Jackson of Louisville, Kentucky, a newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School;

Elizabeth Kunnel of Glenview, Illinois, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Sarah Li of Chongqing, China, a triple major in policy studies and economics in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and in philosophy in A&S;

Patrick Linehan of Derry, New Hampshire, a dual major in newspaper and online journalism in the Newhouse School and policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Lauren Miller of Arlington Heights, Illinois, a photojournalism major in the Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Simran Mirchandani of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, a triple major in biochemistry and Spanish in the College of Arts and Sciences and in economics in A&S and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Victoria Munley of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education;

Miranda Nemeth of Grand Island, New York, a triple major in international relations in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, psychology in A&S and citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Kylie Nikolaus of Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, an electrical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Josie O’Gorman of Knoxville, Tennessee, an advertising major in the Newhouse School;

Osatohanmwen Onaghinor of Miami, Florida, a biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;

SehYeon Park of Sacramento, California, a policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Gabrielle Phillips of Rockville, Maryland, an inclusive elementary and special education major in the School of Education;

Haley Robertson of Plymouth, Massachusetts, a magazine journalism major in the Newhouse School;

Alec Rovensky of Oceanside, New York, a student in the School of Architecture and member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Sameeha Saied of Orlando, Florida, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences;

Pritika Seshadri of Simsbury, Connecticut, a double major in women’s and gender studies and English and textual studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program;

Andrew Seymour of Northbrook, Illinois, a dual major in public relations in the Newhouse School and sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;

Canab Sheekh Nuur of Syracuse, New York, a political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School;

Gursimar Singh of Warwick, New York, a public health major in the Falk College;

Daijha Thompson of East Cleveland, Ohio, a dual major in public relations in the Newhouse School and political philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences;

D’Angelo Valdez of Miami, Florida, a sociology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School; and

Louisa Williams of Delran, New Jersey, a dual major in supply chain management in the Whitman School of Management and information management and technology in the School of Information Studies.

The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m. at the Place of Remembrance, located in front of the Hall of Languages. This ceremony honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at the Rose-Laying Ceremony, and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided at the convocation.

The Remembrance Scholarships are funded through an endowment supported by gifts from alumni, friends, parents and corporations. Significant support for the Remembrance Scholarships has been provided by C. Jean Thompson ’66 and SU Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Richard L. Thompson G’67, H’15 in memory of Jean Taylor Phelan Terry ’43 and John F. Phelan, Jean Thompson’s parents; the Fred L. Emerson Foundation; and Deborah Barnes and SU Board of Trustees Chairman Emeritus Steven W. Barnes ’82, H’19.

Applicants for the $5,000 scholarship are asked to highlight their academic achievements, leadership activities and community service. They also wrote essays and participated in interviews with members of the selection committee.

Additionally, each year, two students from Lockerbie are selected as Lockerbie Scholars. They spend one year studying at Syracuse University on a scholarship before returning to the United Kingdom to complete their university degrees. Both Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust support this award. This year’s scholars, Brodi Chambers and Rowan Chisholm, will be recognized at the convocation.

Linda Rougeau Euto, associate director for research and evaluation at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families and a member of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee, will preside over the convocation. Messages will be delivered by Chancellor Kent Syverud and Corri Zoli, associate teaching professor in the College of Law, director of research in the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism and a member of the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee. A Remembrance Scholar will speak on behalf of the group.

The 2019-20 Remembrance Scholars and their hometowns and majors are:

• Hassina Adams of Johannesburg, South Africa, an international relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Pamela Elaine Herbert;
• Adam Bayer of Chappaqua, New York, an information management and philosophy major in the School of Information Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Steven Russell Berrell;
• Mamoudou Camara of Queens, New York, a policy studies and political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, representing Thomas Britton Schultz;
• Gabrielle Caracciolo of Franklin Square, New York, a broadcast and digital journalism and political science major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Mark Lawrence Tobin;
• Sarah Crawford of York, Pennsylvania, a writing and rhetoric and public relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Newhouse School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Richard Paul Monetti;
• Lauren Crimmins of Woodside, New York, a public relations and psychology major in the Newhouse School and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Miriam Luby Wolfe;
• Michael DiNardo of Thornwood, New York, a supply chain management and psychology major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Frederick “Sandy” Phillips;
• Charlene Fowajuh of Newark, Delaware, a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Turhan Michael Ergin;
• Erin Gavle of Wiesbaden, Germany, a newspaper and online journalism major in the Newhouse School, representing Alexia Kathryn Tsairis;
• Julia Gregoire of Wethersfield, Connecticut, a communications sciences and disorders major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Anne Lindsey Otenasek;
• Cleo Hamilton of Syracuse, New York, a sport management major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and member of InclusiveU in the School of Education, representing Eric M. Coker;
• Ahlam Islam of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a sociology and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, representing Suzanne Marie Miazga;
• Taylor Krzeminski of West Haven, Connecticut, an international relations and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Shannon Davis;
• Rachel Lange of Carrollton, Virginia, a biochemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing John P. Flynn;
• Joann Li of Shanghai, China, a broadcast and digital journalism and information management and technology major in the Newhouse School and the School of Information Studies, representing Gary L. Colasanti;
• Marshall Lipsey of West Orange, New Jersey, a political science and psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, representing Timothy M. Cardwell;
• Sabrina Maggiore of Pelham, New York, a broadcast and digital journalism and political science major in the Newhouse School, College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, representing Karen Lee Hunt;
• Alizée McLorg of San Diego, California, a public health and neuroscience major in the Falk College and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Wendy A. Lincoln;
• Bethany Murphy of Seekonk, Massachusetts, an environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, representing Alexander Lowenstein;
• Molly Murphy of Leicester, Massachusetts, a social work major in the Falk College, representing Stephen John Boland;
• Hanna Nichols of Latham, New York, a policy studies and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Cynthia J. Smith;
• Francesca Ortega of Miami, Florida, a television, radio and film major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, representing Louise “Luann” Rogers;
• Anna Poe of Stevensville, Maryland, an international relations and citizenship and civic engagement major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Nicole Elise Boulanger;
• Daniel Preciado of Panama City, Panama, a television, radio and film major in the Newhouse School, representing Theodora Cohen;
• Alex Rouhandeh of Crystal Lake, Illinois, a magazine, policy studies and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Newhouse School, College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Christopher Andrew Jones;
• Sally Rubin of Evanston, Illinois, a television, radio and film and English and textual studies major in the Newhouse School and the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Sarah S.B. Philipps;
• Ghufran Salih of Chicago, Illinois, an information management and technology major in the School of Information Studies, representing Kenneth J. Bissett;
• Gaelyn Smith of Washington, D.C., an acting major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, representing Kesha Weedon;
• Izmailia Sougoufara of Cleveland, Ohio, a biology and neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Gretchen Joyce Dater;
• Morgan Trau of Moreland Hills, Ohio, a broadcast and digital journalism major in the Newhouse School, representing Amy Elizabeth Shapiro;
• Hanz Valbuena of Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Manila, Philippines, a television, radio and film major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, representing Peter R. Peirce;
• Mary Kate Washburn of Syracuse, New York, a health and exercise science major in the School of Education, representing Julianne F. Kelly;
• Allison Westbrook of Binghamton, New York, a sound recording technology major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, representing Nicholas Andreas Vrenios;
• Azarius Williams of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a finance and sociology major in the Whitman School, College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, representing Scott Marsh Cory; and
• Tyler Youngman of Oswego, New York, an information management and technology and music history and cultures major in the School of Information Studies and College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, representing Jason M. Coker.

Remembrance Week, the annual weeklong series of events planned by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, will be held Sunday, Oct. 20 through Saturday, Oct. 26. Remembrance Week events are meant to honor the victims and further educate the campus community about terrorism. All activities are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit��.

Those who require accommodations to fully participate in these events should contact Kelly Rodoski at��315.443.5381 or kahoman@syr.edu.

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. The schedule is as follows:

All Week��

Pledge to Remember—in collaboration with Hendricks Chapel Office of Engagement Programs, the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service and the Renée Crown University Honors Program. Members of the campus community are encouraged to pledge 35 hours of service to a local organization in the spirit of the Remembrance.����Make the pledge .

35 Empty Seats on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle.��Created by the 2012 Remembrance Scholars, the 35 Empty Seats juxtapose the visual representation of the 35 students lost with good deeds inscribed upon the chairs. The exhibition is meant to serve as a reminder of how a loss in the past can inspire positive actions in the present.

Pen-and-ink drawings and candid posters of the 35 Syracuse University study abroad student victims will be on display in buildings throughout campus.

The Hall of Languages will be lit in blue.

Sunday, Oct. 20

Music and Message​, Hendricks Chapel, 4 p.m.
Dinner, Hendricks Chapel, 5 p.m.
​Candlelight Vigil​, Place of Remembrance, 6:15 p.m.

The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars commence Remembrance Week activities with a��Music and Message collaboration with Hendricks Chapel that addresses themes of hope, resilience and action in the face of tragedy.��The Hendricks Chapel Choir, Hendricks Handbell Choir and other student groups will perform. The program will conclude with a dinner in Hendricks Chapel and a vigil at the Place of Remembrance Wall.

Monday, Oct. 21

Ribbon Tying in the Orange Grove, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

​Terror in the Digital Age Panel​ Discussion, Watson Theater, 6 p.m.
A panel discussion on terrorism in the digital age. Panelists include Jennifer Stromer-Galley, professor in the School of Information Studies; ​Admiral Robert B. Murrett, professor of practice in public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and deputy director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism; and Sean O’Keefe, University Professor and the Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership in the Maxwell School. Remembrance Scholars Adam��Bayer and Hassina Adams will moderate the discussion.

Tuesday, Oct. 22

​Sitting in Solidarity​, 1:28-2:03 p.m., Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle
The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars will sit in 35 empty chairs on the Quad that will be arranged in the formation of the seats on the plane that the 35 students they represent were sitting in for 35��minutes, up until the exact time the Pan Am 103 bombing occurred.

Wednesday, Oct. 23

​Mirror Me​ Display, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle
A display featuring mirrors on the Quad to emphasize that the Syracuse University students who lost��their lives in the bombing were just like the Syracuse University��students of today. The rain location for this display will be Bird Library.

All-American Terrorism Panel​, Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall, 7 p.m.
A panel discussion on how domestic terrorism is seen through the lens of white supremacy,��anti-immigrant sentiment and xenophobia, and its portrayal in the United States media. The panel��will feature Lt. Brian Novitsky from the Syracuse Police Department; Rev. Dr. Bruce Burns, pastor of Hopps Memorial CME Church in Syracuse; Jillian Juni, executive director of Syracuse Hillel; and Elliott Lewis, professor of practice in broadcast and digital journalism in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a former lawyer. The panel will be��moderated by Remembrance scholar Gabrielle Caracciolo.

Thursday, Oct. 24

Open Archives, 1-4 p.m. Spector Room, 608 Bird Library.
Selections from the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be available for viewing. ​

Celebration of Life​, Slocum Auditorium, 7-9 p.m.
An evening of music, poetry, art, dancing and more to honor the victims of Pan��Am 103 and to celebrate life alongside the victims’ families and the current scholars.

Friday, Oct. 25

Open Archives, 9 a.m. to noon, Spector Room, 608 Bird Library.
Selections from the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives will be available for viewing. ​

Rose-Laying Ceremony​, Place of Remembrance, 2:03 p.m.
This annual ceremony honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying��abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am��Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The ceremony also honors 2002-03 Lockerbie Scholar��Andrew McClune, who died in 2002.

Remembrance Scholar Convocation, Hendricks Chapel, 3 p.m. ��​
This annual convocation will honor the 2019-20 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars.��A reception will follow in the lobby of the Heroy Geology Building.

For more information on Remembrance Week 2019, visit http://remembrance.syr.edu.

Professor Lawrence Mason Jr. (right) pauses while photographing at the Lawn Bowling Club in Lockerbie, Scotland, to pose next to Jimmy Pagan, perhaps Lockerbie’s best-known resident. Photo by Jeff Costello.

Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Lawrence Mason Jr., professor of multimedia, photography and design in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, as the first Syracuse University Remembrance and Lockerbie ambassador. In this new capacity, Mason will play leadership roles with the Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee, Lockerbie Scholar selection, defining and enhancing the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholar experience, and continuing to deepen and strengthen sustainable bonds between Syracuse University, the families of Pan Am Flight 103 victims and the Lockerbie region of southern Scotland.

“Our collective remembrance is critical to Syracuse University and to me,” says Chancellor Syverud. “It is important that the legacy of Pan Am 103 continues to live and thrive well on the Syracuse University campus in the years and decades to come. With his 44 years at SU��as a graduate student, professor and scholar, and��with the last 29 years focused��on��the legacy of Pan Am 103, Professor Mason��is the right person to help us put a strategy in place to ensure that happens.”

In the nearly 30 years since Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb in the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland, Mason has been a staunch guardian of the Pan Am 103 legacy on the Syracuse University campus and around the globe. For Mason, the tragedy—and the importance of the victims’ legacy—is personal. He was a faculty member at SU on Dec. 21, 1988, when the bombing took the lives of 259 passengers and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie. Eight of Mason’s students were among the victims.

Mason has worked tirelessly to teach others that Lockerbie should not solely be defined by the 1988 tragedy. Mason is a well-known and loved visitor in Lockerbie. He has traveled there 15 times and developed strong relationships with local community members. Using the deep connections he has built, Mason has taken over 100 students to Lockerbie, including some who studied with him at the Syracuse University London Centre. He and fellow Newhouse professor Melissa Chessher co-authored the book, “Looking for Lockerbie.” The book, through Mason’s writing and photographs, Chessher’s writing and editing, and extensive student reporting and photography, tells stories of the town that extend beyond the global disaster spotlight.

In the ensuing years, Mason has helped to choose the students who earn the University’s prestigious Remembrance scholarship; has been part of the planning of University commemorations; and has built a strong relationship between the town of Lockerbie and Syracuse University.

The Remembrance and Lockerbie scholarships were established in 1990 to honor the victims of the tragedy. Each spring, 35 rising seniors are awarded Remembrance Scholarships through a competitive interview process based on academics, service, leadership and their knowledge of the tragedy.

Two Lockerbie Academy seniors are awarded Lockerbie Scholarships each year to study at Syracuse University for one year. They are enrolled for a full slate of courses and participate fully in the life of the University. Together, the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars plan the University’s annual Remembrance Week activities. Since the inception of the two programs, 980 Remembrance Scholars and 56 Lockerbie Scholars have been selected and have worked to further the Pan Am 103 legacy.

“I am deeply honored that Chancellor Syverud has asked me to shepherd the University’s efforts to ‘look back and act forward’ on behalf of Remembrance,” says Mason. “It’s important that our lost 35 student colleagues continue to live on, not only in the hearts of their families, but also at the University they loved. They are a vital part of our unique history. The loss of our students has unexpectedly fostered deep bonds between Syracuse and Lockerbie, proving that love ultimately triumphs over hate. Over time, I hope to increase traffic back and forth between Syracuse and the lovely town of Lockerbie to continue to develop these bonds.”

This fall, Syracuse University will honor the 30th anniversary of the Pan Am 103 tragedy. More information about the events surrounding the anniversary will be available later this semester.

About Syracuse University

Founded��in 1870, Syracuse University is a private international research university��dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering student success through teaching��excellence,��rigorous scholarship and interdisciplinary research. Comprising 11��academic schools and colleges, the University has a long legacy of excellence��in the liberal arts, sciences and��professional disciplines that prepares��students for the complex challenges and emerging opportunities of a rapidly��changing world. Students enjoy the resources of a 270-acre main��campus and��extended campus venues in major national metropolitan hubs and across three��continents. Syracuse’s student body is among the most diverse for an��institution of its��kind across multiple dimensions, and students typically represent��all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Syracuse also has a long legacy of��supporting veterans and is home to��the nationally recognized Institute for��Veterans and Military Families, the first university-based institute in the��U.S. focused on addressing the unique needs of veterans and their��families.