Peg Leg Bates Memorial Scholarship

Established through a generous gift from Mildred and Louis Resnick in honor of Clayton (Peg Leg) Bates, a dancer born in 1907 who despite loosing a leg when he was young made a successful career as a tap dancer for more than three decades from the Cotton Club in the 1920’s to the Ed Sullivan Show in the 1950’s. He appeared at the Appolo Theatre and made 7 European tours. In his later years he opened the Peg Leg Bates Country Club in Kerhonkson, NY, the first black resort owner in Ulster County and in the Catskills.

This scholarship will help support under-represented students, freshman going into their sophomore year, who demonstrate strong academic performance during their first year at SUNY New Paltz.

(To apply to this scholarship you must complete the EOP Conditional Application which populates when you select EOP on the General Application).