PSU celebrates successful scholarship campaign

  Thursday, September 4, 2014 2:00 AM
  News

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University’s Office of Development celebrated the successful completion of its Pathways to PSU scholarship campaign at the GorillaFest tailgate party preceding the football game on Sept. 6.

Kathleen Flannery, executive director of development, said the campaign was launched in 2011 with a goal of raising $12 million for endowed student scholarships. It concluded this year, having raised $13.1 million.

“We are extremely grateful to the donors who recognized the importance of giving specifically for scholarships,” Flannery said. “Their gifts will have a tremendous impact on individual students long into the future.”

Pathways to PSU was the first PSU campaign targeted solely at student scholarships. Each year, PSU awards more than $3 million in student scholarships.

Flannery said that to celebrate the successful conclusion of the campaign, the Office of Development will staff a tent east of Axe Library with refreshments for donors. Many donors to the campaign will sit together at the game and will be recognized.

For more on giving to the university, visit the Office of Development website, http://www.pittstate.edu/office/development/, or call 620-235-4768.