Fayetteville State University News July 31, 2014 Check Presented for Short/Community Foundation Scholarships Fayetteville State University (FSU) received funds today for students who have been selected to receive the Robert H. Short/Cumberland Community Foundation Scholarships. A check presentation was made at the Foundation's headquarters on Green Street. Receiving the check on behalf of FSU were Chancellor James A. Anderson, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement Getchel L. Caldwell, and Director of Financial Aid Kamesia Ewing. Making the presentation were the Robert H. Short/Cumberland Community Foundation Scholarship Committee members Eva Williams, Lonnie McAllister, Barbara Richardson, and Elaine Bryant Hayes. The foundation received a $10 million endowment in October 2011 to create the Robert H. Short/Cumberland Community Foundation Scholars Program. Awards are given to students who plan to attend FSU, Methodist University or Fayetteville Technical Community College. The endowment was created by the estate of Robert H. Short, a Fayetteville investor and businessman who died at the age of 89 after a brief illness in 2011. It's the largest scholarship award program in the 34-year history of the Cumberland Community Foundation. At FSU, the gift provides scholarships for Early College high school and honors students, including Global Scholars. The Cumberland Community Foundation works with the FSU financial aid office to administer the scholarships. Awards are based on financial need, academic success, and the extent to which a student has contributed to society. "I remain thankful and appreciative to the Robert H. Short/Cumberland Community Foundation Scholarship Committee for their continued support of not only Fayetteville State University students, but also all Cumberland County students who dream of obtaining a college education," said Anderson. "These scholarship dollars come at a time when many deserving students do not have adequate resources to achieve their dreams. Our students deserve the opportunity to change their lives through education and this support from the community foundation is enabling them to do that." FSU is a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina and the second-oldest public institution of higher education in the state. FSU offers nearly 60 degrees at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels. With nearly 6,000 students, Fayetteville State University is among the most diverse institutions in the nation. Founded in 1980 by Lucile West Hutaff, the Cumberland Community Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization that acts as a vehicle for facilitating personalized and endowed individual, family, and corporate philanthropy. It is a partnership of donors, non-profit organizations, and the community working together to find solutions to pressing community needs. It currently manages more than 400 different donor funds, started by people from all walks of life, and the endowments of many area non-profit organizations. For more information about applying for the Robert H. Short/ Cumberland Community Foundation Scholars Program at Fayetteville State University, call (910) 672-1474. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree 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. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2014meeting-form.html for the October 26-28, 2014 HBCU Library Alliance 6th Membership Meeting in Atlanta GA!