The highest rung on the Ladder of Opportunity, the Kass Scholarship – named in honor of NewCourtland’s President & CEO, Gail Kass and endowed by the organization’s trustees – provides the financial means for a recipient to pursue a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Gerontology Nurse Practitioner program. Since its inception and through 2015, the program has graduated eight successful Kass Scholars.