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Clayton State Meets the Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of several donors, in mid-May 2015, Clayton State announced the Retention Scholarship Challenge, stipulating that all new gifts up to $20,000 total, so-designated to the Retention Scholarship Challenge, and received prior to the end of the University’s fiscal year, June 30, 2015, would be matched, dollar for dollar, thus doubling the impact of the gifts. Financial challenges are a frequent reason Clayton State students give for not being able to complete their education. Although Clayton State has made great strides to help students move past this challenge, there are still some 25 to 30 students who need help each fall, thus the need for the Retention Scholarship Chal- lenge. As Clayton State President Dr. Thomas Hynes announced on July 1 at the annual Clayton State Happy Fiscal New Year celebration, the University and its generous contributors have fully met and, in fact, surpassed the challenge total, thus indeed making for a happy fiscal new year and dramati- cally impacting a couple of dozen Clayton State students for fall semester that started in August 2015.
Atlanta Music Project and Clayton State Announce Music Scholarships for Underserved Students
Clayton State University and The Atlanta Music Project (AMP) recently an- nounced a joint program that will provide endowed funding for AMP gradu- ates to continue their education with the Clayton State Music Department. Once the endowed effort is fully funded, The Atlanta Music Project Endowed Scholarships will provide monies for graduates of AMP, a music education program in metropolitan Atlanta for underserved youth, who want to continue their music education at the University. The scholarship funding will be uti- lized for students who major or minor in music at Clayton State. There will also be monies for Clayton State students who are assisting young musicians in the AMP program. The initial gift for the endowed scholarship was con- tributed from an anonymous donor.
Clayton State Receives $20,000 Gift from Alonzo F. and
Norris B. Herndon Foundation to Support Scholarships
Clayton State University has received a $20,000 gift from the Alonzo F. and Norris B. Herndon Foundation to support scholar- ships, beginning in fall 2015. Herndon Foun- dation Board Chair William J. Stanley, III, was on campus on June 1 to present the check to Clayton State President Dr. Thomas Hynes. The University-managed scholarship is designed to assist undergraduate students pursuing a business degree who demonstrate academic commitment and excellence, finan- cial need, character and leadership, and a personal understanding of the Herndon legacy. This gift will be used to create the Herndon Scholars Program. Students se- lected as Herndon Scholars will receive $5,000 per year for up to four years. “We are grateful for the generous support of Clayton State students by the Herndon Foundation,” say Hynes. “We hope this is the beginning of generational development here of Herndon scholars, who, through hard work and an en- terprising spirit, will model the success and the values found in the Herndon family.”
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