star2city Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 UNLV announces 12.6 million scholarship fund from Engelstad Foundation UNLV President Neal Smatresk this morning announced the largest active endowed student scholarship program in the history of Nevada higher education -- $12.6 million from the Engelstad Family Foundation. Smatresk's announcement drew a standing ovation from the standing-room only crowd at the UNLV Foundations Building. Recipients of the competitive undergraduate scholarships will meet the eligibility requirements for federal Pell grants, which means they will be high-need students, Smatresk said. The recipients, who will be known as Engelstad Scholars, will also be expected to participate in community service projects. While other organizations will likely be added to the list, the first partners will be local Boys & Girls Clubs, the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy and Three Square, the regional food bank. In September, the Andre Agassi Foundation for Children -- which supports the Agassi Prep charter school in West Las Vegas, announced a $7.5 million gift from the Engelstad Family Foundation. Given that commitment -- which will be spread over five years -- connecting the Engelstad Scholars program to Agassi Prep was a natural fit, Marsha Irvin, the charter school's chancellor, said. Engelstad-facility-is-new-theater-in-war-on-cancer Since its inception in 2002, the Engelstad Family Foundation has donated more than $217 million to support causes in Nevada, Minnesota, Mississippi and North Dakota. Recent local gifts include $35 million to the Nevada Cancer Institute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 UNLV announces 12.6 million scholarship fund from Engelstad Foundation Engelstad-facility-is-new-theater-in-war-on-cancer Funny thing is you will never see the Anti-Fighting Sioux name and anti Englestad people mention this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Whistler Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Funny thing is you will never see the Anti-Fighting Sioux name and anti Englestad people mention this. They're haters that don't do 1/10000 of what Ralph did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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