Hampton University News May 6, 2011 Harveys Donate $1 Million to HU Hampton, Va. - Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey and Mrs. Norma B. Harvey have given a gift of $1 million to Hampton University to be utilized as incentives to increase faculty salaries. This is the second $1 million gift the Harveys' have donated to the University. For the academic year 2011-12, every Hampton University faculty member will receive at least a three percent increase. The Harveys' donation will provide additional funds for those faculty members who have received grants, published articles in refereed journals, and provided significant service to Hampton University. Under this arrangement some faculty members may be able to receive salary increments up to eight percent. In 2001, President and Mrs. Harvey donated $1 million for student scholarship, dedicated specifically for high school students from Hampton and Newport News interested in becoming teachers. At the time, Mrs. Harvey stated they donated their funding specifically for scholarships to support students who were interested in becoming K-12 teachers because scholarship funding was more readily available for students interested in engineering, business, technology, and the like, however, without K-12 teachers, there could be no engineers, business men and women or computer analysts. HU Provost Dr. Pamela Hammond said, "The faculty are excited and thankful to Dr. and Mrs. Harvey for their gift to enhance salaries and reward faculty for their dedication and commitment to the Academy. This donation signals across all professional ranks that we will remain competitive in the market place." The Harveys' stated that it was a pleasure for them to share some of their treasure with such outstanding groups of people. "The Hampton University faculty as a whole is a dedicated and caring one which provides content expertise, leadership, direction, counseling and guidance to the Hampton University students," President Harvey said. "It is because of the faculty and students that Hampton University has the well-earned reputation as being one of the best modest size universities in the country." SANDRA M. PHOENIX Program Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.