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Recent gifts
Ed & Jill Moriarty P鈥15 P鈥18 endow Odyssey Program Sscholarship
Estate gift by former professor Jim Elder 鈥60 grows endowed lectureship
Burney & Dina Jennings 鈥87 P鈥18 support scholarships with estate gift
Estate gift from the Rev. Joyce Myers-Brown 鈥59 funds global study scholarship
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Wally 鈥64 & Rae Sawyer provide scholarships for 榴莲app官方网站入 students
Whitt family endows scholarship for student-athletes
Rich 鈥97 & Jenn 鈥99 Nowalk to 鈥榚mpower the next generation鈥