Inspired by the impact that our university experiences have had on our own lives, we have chosen to support exceptional students in their pursuit of higher education.
We have worked with great universities to create programs offering enriched educational experiences for Stamps Scholars. It is our hope that today’s Stamps Scholars will become mentors and supporters of the next generation of promising young students.
Since relocating to South Florida in the early 1990's, Penny has devoted her time to charitable causes. She has served on boards of private elementary and secondary schools, as well as various community and arts organizations in the area.
She is president of the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation which supports the Stamps Scholars Program at five universities, including her alma mater, the University of Michigan, as well as Georgia Tech, Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Miami. Her philanthropic interests include higher education, animals, and the environment. A former interior designer, her personal interests include antique collecting, garden design, travel, and her many dogs and cats.
E. Roe Stamps IV received both his Bachelor (’67) and Masters (’72) degrees in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. He received a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School in 1974.
Stamps was elected as a Knight Foundation trustee in June 2006. The South Florida financier has had a remarkable career as a venture capitalist and is a co-founder and managing partner of Summit Partners in Boston. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee.
Before founding Summit Partners in 1984, Stamps worked as a partner at TA Associates and as a senior investment manager at First Chicago Investment Corp. He spent five years as director of Ameripath and seven years on the board of directors at the Pediatrix Medical Group.
He is a member of the Board of Trustees at the Georgia Tech Foundation, the University of Miami and the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. In 2004, he was awarded the Outstanding Service Award by the National Venture Capital Association for his work to engage the industry in public policy discourse and to raise awareness of venture capitalism’s contributions to the U.S. economy.
In recent years, Stamps and his wife Penny have made a number of significant contributions to higher education. Beneficiaries include the University of Michigan, Georgia Institute of Technology and Harvard Business School. Many of the donations were made by the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, where Stamps serves as treasurer and his wife as president.