Members of the Danville alumni chapter recently visited campus bearing gifts for different areas of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½.
James Dunn, chapter president, first stopped at Alumni Stadium to purchase tickets for students to the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ night at Whitaker Bank Ballpark during a Lexington Legends game. The $500 gift purchased 50 tickets that were later distributed to Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ students.
Next, Dunn stopped at the Office of Institutional Advancement and presented a donation of $1,000 to the Permanent Alumni Scholarship (PAS) Fund. The Permanent Alumni Scholarship Fund was established in 1990 to serve as the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ National Alumni Association’s official vehicle for soliciting funds and for providing scholarships to eligible students attending Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½.
Finally, Dunn presented a $1,000 scholarship to three students from the Danville area. The Danville alumni chapter presents the scholarship annually. Funds come from money raised during the chapter’s annual golf tournament.
Cora Teets, Tyus Short and Russell Sims each received a scholarship from the Danville alumni chapter.
Dunn said the chapter is happy to help and encourages students in the Danville area to apply for the scholarship.