Melanie Lee Easley Memorial Scholarship Fund

Melanie Evelyn (Lee) Easley (Economics, ’01) led a life marked with leadership and community involvement that began at a young age. She was a girl scout, a musician, a cheerleading captain, and a participant in the International Baccalaureate Program at Richard Montgomery High School. At the University of Maryland she became active with the Chinese Youth Club, College Park Scholars, and Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity where she served as vice president.  Her drive, charisma, and ethics won the respect and admiration of an extended network of family, friends, and colleagues all of whom she treasured in return.

Melanie was working at GE Healthcare Financial and nearing completion of her MBA at the University of Maryland, when she and her husband, Ryan H. Easley (Business and Management, ’01, University of Maryland School of Law, Honors, ‘04), died in a car accident in College Park, MD, on Dec. 13, 2004. Her life, marked by accomplishment and promise, was cut short at the age 25, in the year she characterized as the “best of [her] life.”