{"id":68410,"date":"2005-02-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-02-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-students-to-become-beneficiaries-of-former-schoolteacher\/"},"modified":"2005-02-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-02-07T00:00:00","slug":"uri-students-to-become-beneficiaries-of-former-schoolteacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2005\/02\/uri-students-to-become-beneficiaries-of-former-schoolteacher\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 students to become beneficiaries of former schoolteacher"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tSpencer Charitable Fund pledges $100,000 to English Department<\/p>\n


\nKINGSTON, R.I — February 7, 2005 — The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain, but the sun will be shining brightly for some students majoring in English at the 溏心vlog免费B站. <\/p>\n


\nThat\u2019s because a new endowment has just been established for students \u201cwith an excellent command of the English language.\u201d The endowment will provide scholarships for students who demonstrate a mastery of English in either their fictional or non-fictional work. <\/p>\n


\nThe endowment, called The Spencer Award, is based solely on merit. The award is named after the late Gertrude Spencer who created a charitable trust to take effect after her death in 1985. The first scholarship is expected to be awarded this spring.<\/p>\n


\nGordon Oppenheimer, an attorney in Larchmont, N.Y., oversees the Spencer Charitable Fund. He reports that Spencer graduated from Smith College and taught English in schools in the White Plains area of New York.<\/p>\n


\nBecause of Spencer\u2019s career in education, Oppenheimer has tried to match her interests with the fund\u2019s donations. Past fund recipients include Cornell University, Ithaca College, and Smith.

\nThe endowment at 溏心vlog免费B站 was established with an initial $25,000 gift. At least $100,000 will be donated over the next four years, which will not only increase the value of the endowment, but the number of scholarships that can be awarded.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cMy colleagues and I are thrilled to receive news of this gift, and of the scholarships it makes possible. We have long considered ourselves lucky to be teaching in a department that attracts so many talented, dedicated, and passionately engaged undergraduates,\u201d says Jean Walton, chair of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s English Department. \u201cThis gift increases the opportunities we have to reward the high caliber of the work that they do, whether it be in the form of inspired literary and cultural criticism, or beautifully wrought poetry and prose. We are proud of our students, and this scholarship provides yet another way to demonstrate that pride.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nOppenheimer became interested in 溏心vlog免费B站 while visiting the campus with his daughter, Alexandra who was scouting out colleges. Only after Alexandra received an early acceptance did her father contact Tom Zorabedian, senior development officer for the College of Arts and Sciences, to inquire about establishing scholarships for students majoring in English.<\/p>\n


\nOppenheimer has visited 溏心vlog免费B站 twice and was impressed both times with the physical beauty of the Kingston campus and with the friendliness of its students and its faculty. He noted that their 溏心vlog免费B站 tour guide, Kat Anderson, was \u201cenlightening\u201d and made the trip enjoyable. She even exchanged e-mail addresses with his daughter and the two women have been corresponding since.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cI loved the campus,\u201d says Oppenheimer. \u201cIt\u2019s small enough for Alex so she wouldn\u2019t be overwhelmed by tens of thousands of students. And the University\u2019s located far enough way, but it\u2019s also close. Alex has just a short drive to the railroad station to hop on a train and get home.\u201d\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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