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ROTARY CLUB OF PENSACOLA ENDOWS NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIP
From L to R: Martha Lee Blodgett, director of
Development for UWF; Judy Bense, UWF
President; Ed Meadows, PJC President; and
Patrice Whitten, executive director of Development
and Alumni Affairs for PJC, accept checks for
$60,000 each from the Rotary Club of Pensacola.
The gifts will provide scholarship support to UWF
and PJC students in Escambia and Santa Rosa
Counties.
Scholarship support for UWF students from Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties has increased thanks to the generous support of the Rotary Club of Pensacola. At its Sept. 1 meeting, Club President Margaret Stopp presented two $60,000 checks, one to the University of West Florida and one to Pensacola Junior College.
“Rotary International has a long commitment to basic literacy and education,” said Stopp. “This commitment was adopted by the Rotary Club of Pensacola many years ago when club funds were directed to support students seeking higher education. The Board of Directors recently decided this commitment could be strengthened by establishing endowments at the UWF and PJC Foundations. As the endowments grow and as state matching funds become available, more students at both our local institutions will be served. This allows the club to achieve its goal of supporting students seeking higher education in our community.”
The generous gift to UWF will establish a need-based scholarship endowment for qualifying students maintaining a 2.75 GPA and living in Escambia or Santa Rosa County. The first awards from this new endowment will be made in fall 2010.