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GIVING MATTERS
Unmatched generosity in an unprecedented year
For academic year 2020-21, CEMS awarded $275,910 in scholarships to 95 students, the largest total amount given in department history. A few highlights:
• Average scholarship amount: $2,844
• 100% of high-need students (based on FAFSA) were awarded scholarships
• $19,555 raised by CEMS donors on “Give to the Next” Day. With a $5,000 match, $24,555 total was raised and 12 new scholarships were immediately awarded
Audrey Fredrickson, a recipient of the CEMS “Give to the Next” Scholarship, remarked, “I am profoundly grateful for your generosity. Especially during a pandemic, financially supporting myself through school has proven to be difficult. This scholarship takes some of that weight off my shoulders and allows me to really delve into my academics.
I have had a lab assistant job on campus working in a Pediatric Nephrology Lab, which has allowed me to see how some of the things that I’m learning contribute to research and medical applications.
I am excited at the prospect of getting more involved in student groups on campus
as well, since I will not have to work as much to be able to finance my tuition. My sincere thanks to you for supporting “Give to the Next” Day!”
Audrey Fredrickson
The Next 100 Campaign — help secure the next century of
excellence
Courtney Billing
As we conclude the department’s historic Centennial and Jubilee celebration, we thank you, our alumni and friends, for making generous gifts and commitments in support of the Next 100 Campaign.
Though the past nine months have been difficult in many ways, you have continued to invest generously in our students, research, and faculty. We invite you to join us as we continue towards our destination of securing the next century of excellence in chemical engineering and materials science, by participating in the Next 100 Campaign before it concludes on June 30, 2021.
You can direct your gift, including planned gift commitments, to any existing departmental fund, including undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships, or endowed professorships or chairs, or establish your own named endowed fund.
To learn how you can play a role in the Next 100 Campaign, please visit https://www.cems.umn.edu/alumni/giving/ or contact Courtney Billing, CEMS Director of External Relations, at 612.626.9501 or cbilling@umn.edu.
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