UO scholarship funds get $12 million boost.Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard PORTLAND - Dana Harlan was just hoping for a break from the 20-hour days, extra jobs and extra class work she juggled in high school. She got it, thanks to $12 million in new scholarship funds unveiled Wednesday by University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. President Dave Frohnmayer. The Cameron Presidential Scholarship that Harlan received was just one of what ultimately will be 100 new and continuing scholarships the donations will fund each year. More than a dozen UO alumni and supporters combined forces A military force composed of elements of two or more allied nations. See also force(s). to create scholarships that will help students from around the state and in a variety of majors. Frohnmayer said the gifts will help keep Oregon's "best and brightest" students at home by making a UO education affordable for students of limited means and for high achievers such as Harlan. "The students receiving these scholarships today will be the teachers and journalists, the architects and scientists, the business and civic leaders who set the future course for Oregon and the nation," he said. "These scholarships will provide a stream of funding for each new generation of UO students, helping them to achieve a better future." Harlan, an 18-year-old freshman, earned 59 college credits while still in high school and has the academic standing of a junior. She could have gone to Georgetown or the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , but she couldn't pass up a scholarship that would let her go to school without having to hold down a job, like she had to in high school. "I slept maybe three or four hours a night sometimes. A Starbucks was always in my hand," she said of her years at Milwaukie's Rex Putnam High School Rex Putnam High School, often called simply Putnam High School or RPHS is a public high school in Milwaukie, Oregon. RPHS is part of the North Clackamas School District along with Clackamas High School and Milwaukie High School as well as several middle and . "I just want to enjoy my freshman year." Also present Wednesday was Babak Ghafarzade, another freshman who earned a Swindells Presidential Scholarship. He said not having to work to pay for his education will give him the luxury of exploring different subjects before deciding on a major. "Since I don't have the debt to worry about, I can find something I'll enjoy doing," he said. The donations are a mix of endowed en·dow tr.v. en·dowed, en·dow·ing, en·dows 1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income. 2. a. money that will fund scholarships through interest earnings in perpetuity Of endless duration; not subject to termination. The phrase in perpetuity is often used in the grant of an Easement to a utility company. in perpetuity adj. forever, as in one's right to keep the profits from the land in perpetuity. and cash gifts that will be spent over the next 10 years. Among the lead donors are the Ann and Bill Swindells Charitable Trust The arrangement by which real or Personal Property given by one person is held by another to be used for the benefit of a class of persons or the general public. , Gerry and Marilyn Cameron and the estates of Jeanette Drew and Maxine Arndt. The scholarships more than double the $10 million the UO now awards each year out of its own funds. The new gifts also bring to $30 million the amount raised for scholarships as part of the university's Campaign Oregon fund-raising effort Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported . That campaign - which aims to raise more than $500 million, including $100 million for scholarships - still is largely in its silent phase and is expected to shift into the public phase this fall. The campaign's vice chairman, Columbia Sportswear Columbia Sportswear Company NASDAQ: COLM is a United States company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and sportswear. Founded in 1938 by the late Paul Lamfrom, father of present chairperson Gert Boyle, the company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Co. chief executive officer Tim Boyle Tim Boyle (born January 28, 1984) is an Australian rules football player, playing forward with the Hawthorn Hawks of the Australian Football League. His career has been plagued by injuries. , said the scholarships will be a key part of Oregon's ability to provide the educated work force needed to compete in the knowledge economy. "Universities will have to provide them (graduates) if we want to keep businesses here in Oregon or attract new businesses to the state," he said. The Swindells family are descendants DESCENDANTS. Those who have issued from an individual, and include his children, grandchildren, and their children to the remotest degree. Ambl. 327 2 Bro. C. C. 30; Id. 230 3 Bro. C. C. 367; 1 Rop. Leg. 115; 2 Bouv. n. 1956. 2. of George and Irene Gerlinger, who founded Willamette Industries, which became a major player in the wood products industry. Jean Doyle and Georgiana Stevens, both of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , are daughters of the Gerlingers and also made gifts to support scholarships. Gerlinger Hall on the UO campus is named for Irene Gerlinger, who helped raise money for the UO Museum of Art during the World War I era. The Swindells trust elected not to release the amount of their gift, but the trust and other anonymous donors gave a total of $7.55 million. Doyle and Stevens each gave an additional $150,000. All of the family's gifts combined will fund 32 Presidential Scholarships, which are aimed at keeping academically gifted students in-state. Swindells Presidential Scholarships will primarily go to students from communities where Willamette Industries operated - Springfield, Dallas, Lebanon, Albany, Beaverton, Coburg, Bend, Vaughn, Winston, Woodburn, Astoria, Carlton, Redmond and Saginaw. Willamette Industries was acquired by Weyerhaeuser in 2002. "The best way you can re-invest in the future is through higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. ," said Bill Swindells, a great-grandson of the Gerlingers. "The family sees this more as a community issue. Oregon is their community, and they want to help the people of this community and make it stronger." The Camerons' gift of $1.2 million will support four Presidential Scholarships and eight Dean's Scholarships, with a preference given to students majoring in business. Gerry Cameron came from a poor family and won a scholarship to the UO, going on to become U.S. Bank's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and board chairman before retiring in 1998. "That scholarship made all the difference in the world to me," Gerry Cameron said in a statement released by the university. "If our gifts make a difference to someone else, perhaps down the line they, too, will give something back to help future students." The Drew estate bequeathed $700,000 to help students in the UO College of Education, and Arndt's bequest bequest: see legacy. of $470,000 will provide scholarships for business students. Other gifts will provide scholarships for students in the School of Music, School of Journalism and Communication and School of Architecture and Allied Arts, while other gifts will fund scholarships in general. UO SCHOLARSHIPS Anonymous: $7.55 million; Presidential Scholarships Gerry and Marilyn Cameron: $1.2 million; Presidential and Dean's Scholarships Estate of Jeanette Drew: $700,000, College of Education scholarships Estate of Maxine Arndt: $470,000, business scholarships Judy Fosdick Oliphant: $375,000, business scholarships Estate of Margaret Vohs: $300,000, general scholarships Estate of Euphemea L. Culp: $220,000, School of Music scholarships Julie Snowden: $219,000, School of Journalism and Communication scholarships Estate of Albert Powers: $213,000, Presidential Scholarships Pepsi: $175,000, Dean's Scholarships Mary Houchen: $150,000, Dean's Scholarships Jean Doyle: $150,000, Presidential Scholarships Georgiana Stevens: $150,000, Presidential Scholarships Fletcher Fletcher may refer to one of the following: Ideas and companies
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