Embry-Riddle will graduate its 100,000th alumnus in May 2011.
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New Alumni Association Scholarship Celebrates 100,000 Alumni
As the saying goes, “There’s great strength in numbers,” and two Embry-Riddle alumni chapters are ready to put it to the test by contributing funds to start a new Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship.
The New York City Metro Area and Atlanta Alumni chapters have agreed to redirect the funds from their joint scholarship to support the new Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship. By pooling their resources with contributions from other alumni and area chapters and groups, they hope to have a far greater impact in helping students.
“Embry-Riddle alumni, through their local alumni chapters, or on their own, will now have another way to help Embry-Riddle students in need,” says Chris O’Gwen (’96, DB), former New York City Metro Area Alumni Chapter president.
The Embry-Riddle Alumni Association is launching the new Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship in recognition of a key milestone in its 85-year history: In May of 2011, the university will officially become “100,000 Strong,” celebrating the graduation of its 100,000th alumnus.
When fully funded, the Alumni Scholarship will provide scholarships each year to deserving students from the Daytona Beach, Prescott and Worldwide campuses.
As an endowed fund, the scholarship has the potential to provide much needed support to generations of students. “Alumni who support this scholarship will make it possible to provide scholarships for students, year after year,” says John Phillips, Embry-Riddle associate athletic director and graduate from 1990 and 1992. “It’s a scholarship established by alumni for future alumni.”
“What a wonderful milestone to reach in the Alumni Association—100,000 alumni strong!” says Alumni Relations Executive Director Michele Berg. “I am excited about the creation of the Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship, because it gives our alumni an opportunity to give back to something for a great reason they can relate to: Keeping down the cost of a quality education at Embry-Riddle.”
