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In honor of parents
Guy Grimes
Gerald Grimes
David Grimes made a $25,000 gift last May
to remember his grandfather, Guy Grimes ’32;
honor his father and mother, Gerald ’58 and
Abigail Grimes; and celebrate his parents’ 50 th
wedding anniversary. Establishment of the
Grimes Family Scholarship was announced at
Gerry’s 50 th reunion dinner in an inspirational
letter written by David, who couldn’t make it to
the event. The new scholarship fund will support
deserving Mines’ students and enable them
to achieve their educational goals.
Siblings Denice Volk Reich, Richard W. Volk ’58,
Russell D. Volk and Dasa A. Metzler established the
Russell H. and Alice C. Volk Scholarship Fund in 2008
to honor their parents and provide scholarship support
for Mines upperclassmen who are in danger of
losing funding to continue their education at the school.
Russell H. Volk ’26, M ’31 and his wife, Alice, instilled
a strong work ethic in their children, something the
Volk siblings hope to promote among Mines students.
Denice Volk Reich and Richard W. Volk
This new source of scholarship awards will allow at-risk
undergraduates to persevere and successfully complete
their Mines degrees.
Margaret Campbell and her husband,
Edward Johnson, contributed
$50,000 in 2008 and $50,000 in 2007
to honor Margaret’s father and one
of Mines strongest philanthropic
supporters, Harry D. Campbell ’42, on
his birthday. These gifts were made,
according to Margaret, “in gratitude
for the rich legacy he has given to his
children and their families,” and have
gone toward the Harry D. Campbell Endowed Scholarship Fund, which
Harry established in 2006 to provide scholarships for Mines studentathletes
who are on the varsity football team.
Pat ’68 and Sharon James established the
Leslie S. James Endowed Scholarship Fund
10 years ago to honor Pat’s father and
support mining and metallurgy students in
their junior and senior years at Mines. This
year, Pat and Sharon continued their support
of these scholarships with a $25,000 contribution
in honor of Pat’s 40 th reunion. Since the
first awards were made in 1998, 15 student
scholarships have been made possible by Pat
and Sharon’s generosity.
Of the 434 endowed funds managed by the
Colorado School of Mines Foundation, 302 are
designated for student financial assistance.
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