Winston-Salem State University News May 12, 2015 Amica Mutual Pledges $100,000 for Scholarships at WSSU Amica Mutual Insurance Company will contribute $100,000 to an endowed scholarship fund at Winston-Salem State University in honor of Chancellor Donald Reaves' retirement last December. The scholarship fund was created to support undergraduate honor students. It was established with an initial gift of $100,000 from Chancellor Reaves and his wife, Dr. Deborah Reaves. Amica's pledge will be paid over four years starting immediately. "Amica is pleased to honor retired Chancellor Donald Reaves and Dr. Deborah Reaves with this pledge gift to support their endowed scholarship fund at Winston-Salem State," said Robert A. DiMuccio, chairman, president and CEO of Amica Mutual Insurance Company. "We have a deep respect for Donald, who has been a member of our Board of Directors since 2004. We're honored to support Donald and Deborah's efforts to help students achieve their dreams of a college education." "We are extremely excited about and appreciative of this generous contribution from Amica," said Chancellor Elwood L. Robinson. "I can think of no better way to recognize and honor Donald and Deborah Reaves than by supporting this scholarship fund which will continue their commitment to our students and to academic excellence at WSSU." Reaves served as chancellor at WSSU from August 2007 until the end of December 2014. Throughout his tenure, Amica Mutual Insurance supported the university in various ways. "The company has hired our students and this contribution is certainly not Amica's first gift to WSSU," said Reaves. "That the CEO and the board found a way to continue that support in recognition of my retirement is a wonderful gesture for which I am truly appreciative. The Amica gift, when added to the endowed scholarship fund that Deborah and I established and others have supported, will benefit WSSU students for generations to come." About Amica Amica Mutual Insurance Co., the nation's oldest mutual insurer of automobiles, was founded in 1907. The company, based in Lincoln, Rhode Island, is a national writer of auto, home, marine and umbrella insurance. Life coverage is available through Amica Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary. Amica employs more than 3,400 people in 44 offices across the country. For more information, visit Amica.com. 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.