Maria C. and Joseph H. Schwartz ’70C, ’72MBA describe themselves
as “…people who have never forgotten where we came from and do not
take for granted where we are in life.”
A retired partner of Wellington Management Company, LLP, Joseph
is a double alumnus of St. John’s University, receiving his BA in
Economics in 1970 and his MBA in Economics in 1972. Throughout his
life he has maintained close ties with alma mater, serving
as a member of the St. John’s University Board of Governors and the
Board of Trustees. Maria is a graduate of Providence College,
where she received her AS in Paralegal Studies and her BA (magna
cum laude) in Liberal Studies. She is also dedicated to her
alma mater, formerly serving as a member of the Providence
College Board of Governors and a sponsor of the Providence College
Woman’s Scholarship Fund.
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Maria and Joseph have been married for more than 37 years, and
are the parents of Joseph and Colleen, whom they consider their
pride and joy. Last November they were blessed with their
first grandchild, Henry.
Embracing the Vincentian values or caring and compassion for
others, Maria and Joseph avidly support numerous community based
charities through their family’s charitable fund, especially
focusing on those that enable young people to break the cycle of
poverty through education. They clearly recognize that life
can be both hard and unfair for many people, and acknowledge their
responsibility to reach out to those among us who are less
fortunate.