Alums Dr. Jose & Zona Saez Establish Endowed Scholarship

Dr. Jose and Zona Saez, a DSU alumni couple, have established a $10,000 scholarship endowment for Sussex County (Del.) students majoring in Elementary Education at Delaware State University.

The couple both graduated from then-Delaware State College in 1992. Jose earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and his wife Zona earned a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education.

Dr. Saez – who later attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Pa.) where he earned his doctoral degree – is a kidney specialist and currently operates a private practice as part of Nephrology Associates PA with offices located in Georgetown and Milford.

Zona Saez is an educator in Sussex County. The couple has three children – Jordan (currently a DSU student), Journey and Jose III – and the family resides in Lewes, Del.

The couple says that they have always had a love for their alma mater and that education is important to their family. “We need more minority teachers in Delaware,” Dr. Saez said. “We hope this endowment will help.”