Inspiring Stories
Giving Back and Creating a Legacy
Dr. James L. Raper, 鈥79, chose to support 青年涩导航 students with a planned gift that includes an endowed fund and endowed professorship that support nursing research and education.
Mindy and Gary Aleman 鈥 A Lifetime of Giving
鈥淚t really is all about 青年涩导航鈥檚 wonderful students,鈥 Mindy said. 鈥淕ary and I were able to pursue our dreams. These students deserve the opportunity to pursue their dreams and need help right now to do that.鈥
Jay and Joanie Solomon Provide Immediate and Future Support for Students
鈥淚 know how hard it is when you鈥檙e worried about being able to pay for whatever is coming up,鈥 said Jay Solomon, 鈥61. 鈥淒ollars were always short for me. I was fortunate to be able to find jobs to take care of that, but that doesn鈥檛 always happen. I identify with the 鈥楲ast Dollar Scholarship鈥 idea 鈥 to be able to help students who have the kind of pressure like I did.鈥
Alumna鈥檚 Gift Inspires Future Teachers
The Michele M. Stoffan Endowed Scholarship inspires and supports future teachers interested in providing the highest quality of instruction in high poverty settings.
Jack and Dora Tippens Give Back
Couple's Scholarship Benefits Students Studying in Two Different Programs
The Tirpaks have many wonderful memories of 青年涩导航, and they wanted to honor those memories in a special way, by endowing a named scholarship. The problem was, they each graduated from different colleges within 青年涩导航, and they wanted to have their award available to students from both. The unique solution they arrived at, with the help of their advancement officer, was for the Joseph E. and Judith B. Tirpak Scholarship support students studying in both the College of Business Administration and the College of Education, Health and Human Services.
Rebecca Herr, '71, and Husband, Eric, Founded and Endowed the Undergraduate Nursing Study Abroad Fun
"Although they can't be an expert at everything, they need to remain curious."
That is Rebecca Herr's advice for students, and her own sense of curiosity became a passion for adventure.
Legacies Change Lives
Second year graduate student Tricia Reed typically works 20 to 30 hours per week while also working on her M.Ed/Ed.S. in school psychology - a hectic schedule that leaves her little time for other activities. But, thanks to the E. Earline Long Endowed Scholarship in School Psychology, this past summer Tricia was able to take courses rather than work full time.
I Give Back Because Others Have Given Forward to Me
Tom Serwatka started his master's program at 青年涩导航 during the summer of 1970, a time of great social change. As a result, he says he enjoyed many life-affirming experiences during his time at the university while working toward both his master's and Ph.D. degrees in language disorders and deaf education.
Why I Made a Bequest to 青年涩导航
Charles Harker's decision to create a scholarship to aid future students was easy. He found that he could create a scholarship with its intent now, and fund it through his will.