The Eric W. Herzberg Memorial Scholarship - Maryland
is a $7,500 award which is presented each year to deserving Severna Park high school seniors who are well rounded in the areas of academics, athletics and community service. This scholarship is continuing to be awarded annually.
The Eric W. Herzberg Memorial Scholarship - Maryland recipients will be selected annually by the Eric W. Herzberg scholarship committee.
We the privileged few........
We the privileged few knew Eric W. Herzberg.
The world is poorer because Eric is no longer with us.
The universe is richer because he was with us even briefly.
He exemplified integrity.
His integrity led to commitment.
His commitment led to fulfilling his expected duty.
His duty led to sacrifice.
Teddy Roosevelt once said: "The credit belongs to the men in the arena, whose face is marred with dust and sweat and blood, who knows the great devotions and sends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, if he wins, knows the thrills of high achievement and, if he fails, at least fails daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat."
Eric was in the arena: football, soccer, wrestling, rugby, Marines. He knew the hrills of high achievement, tested himself against the very best and was not found wanting. He knew victory, he knew defeat, but he always dared greatly.
Senator Alan Simpson once said: "If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters."
Media Links for Scholarship Applicants
“Thoughts on Eric – by Syndicated Radio Host Laura Ingraham”
“Memorial Day Concert 2007 featuring Eric and his Mother Gina”
“Message about Eric given to Cedar Ridge Church by Eric’s Father”
On June 13, 2015, on a hot, muggy afternoon in Washington DC, over 125 students and chaparones from Mona Shores Middle School in Michigan met at Arlington Cemetery. This was the eighth consecutive year that Eric Wahlberg and the Mona Shores staff conducted the visit. Similar to their meetings the last eight years, Eric Wahlberg, a teacher at Mona S...
On Saturday, September 6th, 2014, a group of future Marines helped clean up Fort Armistead Park in Baltimore. The service project was organized by Marine Staff Sergeant Joshua Gardner, a recruiter based in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Joshua wanted his future Marines to know about Eric and they dedicated the service project in his honor. Staff Serg...
On June 14, 2014, on a beautiful afternoon in Washington DC, over 100 students and chaparones from Mona Shores Middle School in Michigan met at Arlington Cemetery. This was the seventh consecutive year that Eric Wahlberg and the Mona Shores staff conducted the visit. Similar to their meetings the last seven years, Eric Wahlberg, a teacher at Mona S...