The Paul B. Dargin Scholarship
Paul Blackwood Dargin, a 1983 Business Management graduate of Westfield State who aspired to be a lawyer with his father, passed away at 28 years old after a long illness.
Born and raised in Dorchester, Mr. Dargin was an all-star pitcher for three years in the Millstream Little League and played on St. Mark’s CYO baseball teams that won three consecutive championships. He was named most valuable player in each championship year. At Catholic Memorial High School, from which he graduated in 1979, Mr. Dargin starred as a pitcher and center fielder.
At Westfield State, he played varsity baseball and lacrosse and was the college’s racquetball champion in 1983. Since the establishment of the scholarship, a committee named the Paul B. Dargin Golf Memorial Committee was created by Kevin Flynn and the Dargin Family to organize an annual golf tournament to raise awareness and support of the scholarship.
Impact
“Thank you to the Paul B. Dargin Scholarship for their generous donation. I appreciate their investment in my future and, most of all, their confidence in my abilities. Their kindness has not gone unnoticed.”
-William Sondrini ’18, Business
“As I just this year decided for sure that Economics is my passion, after wondering what career path I would follow, being awarded the Paul B. Dargin Scholarship will not only help me financially but also my choice to change majors and pursue my passion now feels validated.”
-Carly Thibodeau ’20, Economics and Spanish
“By awarding me the Paul Dargin Scholarship, I know I chose the right career path. I am already achieving my goals of becoming a CPA, graduating with a full-time offer.”
-Caitlin MacNeill ’20, Business Management
“Thank you so much for the opportunity of allowing me this scholarship. With Covid-19 occurring and putting many out of work, my mother had been affected and she is so proud of me and what Westfield State has offered me.”
-Christopher Ervin ’22, Business Management