Linking our partners p. 12 - The Washington Center

2009 Highlights
PROVIDInG FInAnCIAL
ASSISTAnCE FOR STUDEnTS
In 2009, more than 75% of Washington
Center students received some form of
financial assistance. Through the generous
support of corporations, foundations, state
legislatures, alumni and individuals, hundreds
of students were able to spend a semester
interning in Washington, D.C., who would
have otherwise never had the opportunity.
Ford Motor Company has been a leader in
providing support for students for more than
two decades. As presenting sponsor of Gala
2009: In Service of a Nation, Ford led an effort
to raise more than $430,000 for scholarships.
More than 500 attendees gathered at the
National Building Museum on October 19,
2009. The evening’s master of ceremonies
was Bob Schieffer of CBS News. Honorees
included Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA);
Governor Fidel Herrera Beltran of Veracruz,
Mexico; Ambassador Welile Nhlapo from
South Africa; Governor Edward Rendell of
Pennsylvania; and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
(R-FL).
Earlier in the day, The Washington Center
honored its Public University System of
the Year, the Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education (PASSHE) and its Private
University of the Year, the University of
San Diego.
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