Sean J. McKenna, Ph.D.

Hi All,

We're coming up on my dad's death date (10/20/19), and in light of that, I hoped to ask for a little bit of help.

I've been working these past years to get a scholarship in my dad's name up at the Moses Brown School. A little more on that:

Sean was astrophysicist to his core. A mere three weeks before the accident that took his life, he wrote, “In a sense, we do live forever. When our bodies cease, we deal with our remains in different ways, but ultimately our remains enter the ecosystem and become the building blocks of future populations. Our physical essence continues. If we have children, our DNA is passed on, as is our impact on the children we create. When the sun dies, it will become a red giant and ‘bake off’ all the life and life-by-products into the universe from which new stars will be born thus initiating a potential new cycle of life, which includes recycling us. So yes, we live on.” Dad, now you get to rejoin the very stars you so loved. But we miss you more terribly than you could ever know.

Please consider helping us establish a scholarship in Sean’s name. He always said that the time he spent at Moses Brown School changed his life. He was passionate about mentoring women in the sciences. We're closer and closer to having a fund for an endowed annual scholarship in Sean’s name to support young women who want to study science. Please consider donating so that we can make this endowed scholarship a reality. All funds donated will be sent in their entirety to the account that MB has set up for this.

My dad was one of the most thoughtful, generous humans I've ever known. We're getting closer and closer to making this scholarship a reality. Even if you have only a few dollars to donate, please consider helping us get this scholarship running.