Donors meet students
Held October 26, the reception attracted approximately 120 students, plus faculty members and trustees, who gathered to thank the donors and estate representatives in attendance. “The reception is important because it helps to bring the students together with alumni and friends who generously donate gifts to provide student aid, and help them to see where some of their funding is derived,” said Betty Iben, donor services director. President Kenneth A. Smith hosted the evening and shared his own scholarship story: At last year’s reception, he met a representative of the James Renwick Wylie Sscholarship, which helped fund Smith’s education at Geneva. Students sat with donors and learned the stories behind their scholarships, while donors were able to put faces to their donations. The event also featured a vocal performance of “Amazing Grace” by Lindsey Ewing, junior music education major, accompanied by pianist Rhonda Barnes. Senior engineering major Rosanne Martyr spoke as a recipient of the Sujan Tuladhar Scholarship, a fund named for a Geneva engineering student who was killed by a drunk driver in 1994. Noah Finley, sophomore political science major, spoke as a recipient of the C.M. Lee Distinguished Scholarship Award. Ninety percent of Geneva students receive financial aid. The average student receives $5,500 for the year excluding federal and state grants or loans. Endowed scholarships help defray students’ costs. A year at Geneva costs $24,250. Last year the college’s 119 endowed scholarships awarded a total of $460,000 to more than 400 students. The value of the endowed scholarship pool is $9.3 million. |
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Geneva College’s third annual scholarship appreciation reception gave donors the chance to meet the students their gifts touch.
