$1 million gift for Auburn scholarships for metro Atlanta students
Atlanta’s Goizueta Foundation has given a $1 million gift to support scholarships at Auburn University for Atlanta-area students.
The Goizueta Foundation Scholars Fund will be available to students in any university major who graduated from high schools in Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties.
It is part of the university’s $40 million campaign seeking to raise money for new scholarship support.
“There is no greater gift than an education, and The Goizueta Foundation Scholars Fund will allow Auburn to increase access to educational opportunities for more deserving students,” said Cindy Singley, director of university recruitment.
The Goizueta Foundation, a private, philanthropic family foundation, provides financial assistance to education and charitable institutions that inspire and enable young people from the metro Atlanta area to learn and succeed. As an endowed gift, The Goizueta Foundation’s support will serve as invested principle, with the annual payout awarded on a perpetual basis as scholarships.
“By focusing its attention on supporting Georgia’s students through these scholarships, The Goizueta Foundation is providing students a wider range of options for their college education,” said Jane DiFolco Parker, vice president for development and president of the Auburn University Foundation.
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