James P. “Jim” Begley ’96 and Natasha “Tish” Overman Begley established the Tish and Jim Begley Maryland Promise Scholarship in May 2024 under the auspices of the Clark Challenge for the Maryland Promise Program. This fund provides need-based scholarships for undergraduate students who are residents of Maryland or the District of Columbia, with preference for students in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering in the A. James Clark School of Engineering.