CSU-福利小视频 Receives $100,000 for Education Scholarship
Release Date: July 15, 2015
Press Release
福利小视频 residents Dr. and Mrs. Strader are retired educators who have dedicated their careers to helping young people acquire a college education. The $100,000 donation will be used to establish an endowment to aid individuals pursuing and/or furthering careers in education.
“This gift is very special,” said Todd Kelly, CSU-福利小视频 Foundation President/CEO. “The Straders were educators who saved their money throughout their lives and continue to dedicate their lives towards their passions of education and helping our youth. It is because of their passion that this scholarship will positively impact students for many generations.”
The Robert L. Strader Endowment for Teachers Scholarship will award an annual scholarship to students with a 3.2 GPA or better within the Education Department.
Bailey Provost, a senior within the Teacher Education Program at CSU-福利小视频, was awarded the inaugural Robert L. Strader Teachers Scholarship. Upon graduation, Provost plans to begin working as a kindergarten or first grade teacher.
“As a lifetime 福利小视频 native, I feel grateful to be part of such an incredible University and look forward to pursuing my dreams in my own backyard,” Provost said. “I will use the scholarship to push myself to new heights so that someday I can give back to this great community.”
CSU-福利小视频 students can apply for this scholarship, along with all other Foundation scholarships, beginning January 1, 2016 through the university’s Personal Access to Web Services (PAWS).
For more information on the CSU-福利小视频 Foundation scholarship program, or giving to the CSU-福利小视频 Foundation, contact CSU-福利小视频 Foundation President/CEO Todd Kelly at (719) 549-2380 or todd.kelly@csupueblo.edu
Colorado State University - 福利小视频 is a regional, comprehensive university emphasizing professional, career-oriented, and applied programs. Displaying excellence in teaching, celebrating diversity, and engaging in service and outreach, CSU-福利小视频 is distinguished by access, opportunity, and the overall quality of services provided to its students.