LCSC President Dene Thomas
The J.A. And Kathryn Albertson Foundation is launching a 20 million dollar initiative to get more Idaho students to attend college.
The “Go On” initiative includes 11 million dollars in targeted scholarships; a pledge of 6 million dollars to the Idaho Education Network to increase educational opportunities statewide; and a commitment of 3 million dollars for an awareness campaign about post-secondary opportunities and a support and guidance program that helps turn college aspirations into action-oriented goals.
Locally, Lewis-Clark State College was among Idaho’s higher education institutions to be awarded one million dollars from the foundation.
LCSC President Dene Thomas says the gift is a welcome addition as the school executes its mission to provide a quality, affordable education to regional and statewide students.
LCSC President Dene Thomas welcomes the large gift
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The college is already making plans for how the money will be used beginning with the 2010 semester that begins in January.
Thomas is already working with staff to best utilize the donation
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The grant LCSC received is restricted to Idaho students and can be used anytime from lthe start of the spring semester in January to the Fall semester in 2016.
The scholarship awards must be committed in full by January 31, 2011.
