Annual Report 2001-2002 - University of Rio Grande

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Advancement
Grant Funding
Grant assistance helped the University of Rio
Grande and Rio Grande Community College offer
opportunities for a quality education, personal
development and prepare students for the
competitive job market. Rio Grande students can
continue to successfully compete with the
knowledge-and skills-building programs funded by
these grants and gifts. The University received over
$1.4 million in private and government grants to
support this mission.
▼ In 2001, Rio Grande received a federal Title III
grant for over $1.7 million to strengthen its
instructional program, develop student support
services, and provide professional development
to faculty and staff. A new technology lab was
created to assist faculty members in developing
new teaching methods to implement in their
classes. The goal of the program is to help
students be academically successful.
▼ The CROSSROADS Program received funding
from the Department of Job and Family Services
in Gallia and Jackson Counties to provide shortterm
training to prepare economically vulnerable
youth and adults for the job market.
▼ The Tech Prep Program continued to build the
bridge between the last two years of high school
and enrollment in college level study in
technology.
▼ Area individuals who were seeking a vocational
education license were served by the School of
Education through a grant program from the
Ohio Department of Education.
▼ The Health Services Office received funding to
educate the campus community about the
dangers and consequences of violence, alcohol,
tobacco, and drug abuse.
Lifetime Leads to Legacy
A lasting marriage and a lengthy career contributed
to the legacy created in honor of the late Thomas O.
Denney, Class of ’54, a retired educator from Gallia
County.
A generous scholarship endowment has been
established through the estate accumulated and
bequeathed to the University of Rio Grande by
Denney and his wife Nina O’Dell Denney.
Thomas Denney, who retired from the Gallia
County School System, was a former employee of
the Gallipolis Developmental Center and a World
War II veteran. He passed away in July 1997.
In his honor, upon the death of Mrs. Denney in
2001, the Thomas O. Denney Scholarship was
created. The couple, who had no children, specified
that while descendants of the Denney and O’Dell
families were to receive first consideration for the
award, consideration should also be given to needy
students from Gallia County, and then to any other
students as needed.
The Thomas O. Denney Scholarship endowment is
valued at $330,000. Because the scholarship is an
endowment, only the earnings from the original
bequest will be awarded to students. Thus, the
scholarship will exist in Thomas Denney’s honor in
perpetuity.
Total Giving
by Group
July 1, 2001 -
June 30, 2002
*Grant &
Foundation
giving
undifferentiated
*Grants
0.02%
Organizations
4.21%
*Foundations
33.19%
Business
15.97%
Total Giving by Category
Endowed
46%
Unrestricted
12%
Restricted
42%
Faculty/Staff
0.62%
Alumni
6.87% Trustees
3.74%
Other Individuals
35.39%
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