BOLIVAR, Mo. -- Southwest Baptist University will benefit from a recent grant to the Missouri Colleges Fund (MCF). A $24,000 grant from the Wachovia Foundation will underwrite student scholarships at each of the 16 MCF member schools including SBU. The Wachovia Scholars Program grant will provide a $1,500 scholarship, one per member school, designated to 16 exceptional business students who also excel because of their activities and/or special achievements at a private/independent college or university.
“Southwest Baptist University is very grateful to The Wachovia Foundation and the Missouri Colleges Fund for this gift,” said Dr. C. Pat Taylor, SBU president. “This contribution recognizes the importance of education and the significant impact that an educated workforce has on
The MCF was formed in 1952 as a non-profit corporation. The MCF Mission is to acquire resources to help educate students in its 16 member private liberal-arts colleges and universities.
Missouri Colleges Fund member schools include: Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar; Avila University, Kansas City; Central Methodist University, Fayette; Columbia College, Columbia; Culver-Stockton College, Canton; Drury University, Springfield; Evangel University, Springfield; Fontbonne University, St. Louis; Hannibal – LaGrange College, Hannibal; Maryville University, St. Louis; Missouri Baptist University, St. Louis; Park University, Parkville; Rockhurst University, Kansas City; Westminster College, Fulton; William Jewell College, Liberty; and William Woods University, Fulton.
More information about the Missouri Colleges Fund can be found online at www.mocollegesfund.org or by calling
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