April 17, 2003
Funds sought for Anderson scholarship
The UW is seeking private funds to endow a scholarship in memory of Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson, ’81, who died in the space shuttle Columbia disaster. The endowment will be built with gifts from UW alumni, fac-ulty, staff, students and friends.
The scholarship, to be named the Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson Memorial Diversity Scholarship, would provide support for underrepresented minority students majoring in engineering or the sciences. The goal is to raise at least $100,000, which would provide $5,000 a year in tuition support.
“Our hope is that this scholarship will contribute to Lt. Col. Anderson’s dream of creating a highly educated, diverse pool of talented young people for the sciences generally and the nation’s space program in particular,” says Eric Godfrey, assistant vice president for scholarships and student programs in the office of development and alumni relations.
For more information, visit http://supportuw.washington.edu/michaelanderson/, or contact Godfrey, egodfrey@u.washington.edu, 206-543-0128, or George Zeno, director of development for diversity and minority affairs, gzeno@u.washington.edu, 206-685-4445.
