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Park University Receives AT&T Foundation GrantBy Summer A. Evans - October 14, 2005 - 9:10 amEmail this article | Printer friendly page | Media Inquiries
"We appreciate the fact that these private colleges enroll 25 percent of the undergraduate students in the state, yet they award 36 percent of all four-year degrees in Missouri - and they do this without reliance on federal or state tax support," said Rich Shank, AT&T's sales center vice president in St. Louis. "Through the years, AT&T's grants have provided scholarship support to qualified students who are working on degrees in communications, computer science, marketing and international business and other related fields of study." The MCF, founded in 1952, is a not-for-profit consortium of 13 of the Show-Me State's finest independent colleges with enrollments exceeding 45,000 students. Member colleges include Avila University, Central Methodist University, Culver-Stockton College, Drury University, Evangel University, Fontbonne University, Maryville University, Missouri Baptist University, Park University, Southwest Baptist University Westminster College, William Jewell College and William Woods University. The 13 colleges work together in a collaborative approach to raise funds for need-based student financial aid. "Even with our efforts to contain tuition costs, student financial aid is arguably the most pressing need our colleges and their students face," said Beverley Byers-Pevitts, Ph.D., president of Park University. "AT&T's support over the past 44 years has had a profound impact on the efforts of our member colleges to provide need-based scholarships to qualified students." About Park University Established in 1875, Park University is a national leader in higher education and is distinguished by its innovative adult-degree completion programs. The University has 24,272 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate degree programs at 42 campuses located in 21 states and Online. www.park.edu. About Missouri Colleges Fund The MCF was formed in 1952 as a non-profit corporation. The organization's mission is to acquire resources to help educate students in its 13 member private liberal-arts colleges and universities. More information about the Missouri Colleges Fund can be found online at www.mocollegesfund.org or by calling 573-893-3818. About AT&T For more than 125 years, AT&T (NYSE: T) has been known for unparalleled quality and reliability in communications. Backed by the research and development capabilities of AT&T Labs, the company is a global leader in local, long-distance, Internet and transaction-based voice and data |
