Established through the generosity of his family and many friends following his sudden passing in 2023, the CAPT Kenneth C. Motsay, USMC ’10 Scholarship was established to provide need-based tuition assistance to an academically gifted student attending Calvert Hall.
The youngest of the three children of long-time CHC science teacher, coach and class of 1976 graduate Charles Motsay and his wife Sandra, Ken attended Saint Ursula Catholic School (2006) and following his 2010 graduation from The Hall, the United States Naval Academy (2014). He was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps and served on active duty for nine years as a Logistics Officer. Ken was promoted to the rank of Captain, serving for two years in Okinawa, Japan, and completing three deployments above the Arctic Circle. Ken’s latest duty was serving as the Marine Officer Instructor for the NROTC Program at the University of Maine. Ken also served in command positions for summer training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. During his career, Ken earned 1 Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, 3 Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, 2 Sea Service Deployment Ribbons, 1 Navy Arctic Service Ribbon, 1 Korean Defense Service Medal, 1 National Defense Service Medal, 1 Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and 1 Unit Commendation Ribbon.
As a Cardinal, Ken was awarded the prestigious Knott Scholarship, was a member of the McMullen Scholars program and inducted into the National Honor Society. Athletically, he ran indoor track, outdoor track, and cross country – where during his senior year was chosen captain of the team.
A family with deep Calvert Hall connections, in addition to his parents, Ken is survived by his sister Stephanie Rivera and her husband, Jacob, along with their two children, Miles and Elena, and his sister, Victoria. Ken was godfather to his nephew, Miles, and to Valentina Maroscia. Ken was blessed with an extended family which includes his uncles and aunts (Edward and Rosemary Ranier, Richard (CHC ’71) and Paula Motsay, James Motsay (CHC ’74) and Deborah Rejent, Thomas and Sharon Tobin, Patrick (CHC ’80) and Donna Motsay, Markus and Lucy Rutishauser, Jeffrey and Joan Brown, and Michael Carr), and 17 cousins. Ken also leaves behind his godparents, John and Joyce Thaler.