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February 2, 2000 Meredith Herald Campus News 3 i New scholarships to assist future Meredith students Roof to ieav€ financial aid position Jenny Costa Staff Wrilsr Philip Roof, director of Financial Assistance at Mered ith, will be leaving the Mered ith community on Feb. II. Roof has held this position since Oct. 22. 1995. He said that he “loves work ing at Meredith today as much as he did the day he began five years ago.” Roof said that he “has the best Job because Meredith is a great school” and he “works with excellent people.” “I only do one percent of the work around here. They say I am here more for entertain ment,” he added. Roof graduated from Berea College in Kentuky in 1988 with a major in business “like everyone else in the 80’s,” he said. When he left college he went straight to work in financial aid at Lees-McRae College until 1991. From there, he went to work with Duke University’s finian- cial assistance staff, but he quit in 1995 because he said that the university was so large that no one seemed really important. “I wanted to be somewhere I could see instant positive feed back and that happened at Meredith," he said. "I get to give money away for a living, and I love it.” Roof has played an active role in the Meredith communi ty- In his years here, he has been an FYE teacher and adviser and a Sophie Lanneau leader ship program adviser. In addi tion, Roof has participated in leadership seminars, and he has even been a judge during a famous Meredith tradiditon; Comhuskin’. Roof is leaving Meredith to work with Chase Manhattan Bank’s Education First pro gram. “This will be the first time 1 wake up in the morning and do not head to a college campus in 16 years.” He wilt be working out of his home in Durham piromoting the bank’s program, which encourages learning institu tions to join Chase Manhattan to work toward a belter educa tion. He will travel throughout North Carolina and Virginia to different colleges and universi ties including Meredith in order to build partnerships between the bank and the schools. Chase Manhattan Bank has a great deal to offer institutions of higher learning, he said. ‘They can help provide stu dent loans, provide expensive technological services and much more." When asked whai he would like to tell Meredith students. Roof said, “In life sometimes you take a job when you love the job you have. JEANNIE M0REUX:K Director of the Office Of Marketing and Communicates Murphy Osborne, vice presi dent for institutional advance ment, has announced the fol lowing signigicant gifts to Meredith College: The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has estab lished the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minortiy Scholars with a $100,000 gift. This gift is to probide finan cial assistance to minority stu dents who have need and who intend to remain permanently in the United Slates. ‘This is a significant schol arship which will not only allow students who have finan cial need to allend Meredith but will assist us in offering a more diverse experience lo all of our students,” said Osborne. Bobbin Clay Williams, '57, of Hunlinton Beach, Cal., has established the Bobbitt Clay Williams Scholarship with a gift of $25,000. This scholarship will be used to provide financial assistance lo students majoring in busi ness. with preference given lo students from Nash County. ‘‘Bobbitt is a wonderful example of an appreciative alumna who is offering resources to allow others to obtain the education experi ences which she was afforded.” said Osborne. “Students in the future will be accorded this opportunity because of her gift, and our col lege is honored by such loyal ty” The Margaret D. Schorger Endowment has been estab lished through a gift of $10,000 from William D. Schorger, of Englewood. Col. Mai^aret Schorger graduat ed from Meredith in 1994 and died in 1999. Her father started this scholarship in her memo- rey to provide financial aid lo students with learning disabili ties. ‘This is a very sensitive and caring contribution to our col lege. and it is not only one that will assist our students in the future but will assist us in remembering a very important person in our past,” said Osborne. Jim and Meg Conner of Raleigh established the Dr. Jim and Meg Conner Scholarship to provide financial assistance to students who have financial need at Meredith College. “We are elated tha Dr. and Mrs. Jim Conner, two renowned educators and civic leaders, have chosen Meredith College as their, vehicle to assist students,” said Osborne. ‘These people have served the educational systems of the U.S. for years, and we are hon ored to now have them as spe cial friends of our college.” YlKofflpoiQn feb. 4 rilin9 ^ Teb. 7*11 CondidQle/ /ubmil /peciolly eofnpQl9nin9 moleriQl/ for opprovoi feb. 7 iUerii/hop. 7-8 p.m., Kre/ge fob. 8 Ulork/hop. 67 p.m., Kre/^e fob. 11 Ulork/hop, lO-i I o.m.. Kre/9C fob. Cofflpol9niA9 be9iA/. 8 o.ffl. reb. IS “IReet the Condidcike/**/peeche/ Cofflpu/-uiide: 5-6 p.m. In BDH Rl/in9 lenior/: 9 p.m. Ia BDH RI/Ia9 luAior/: 8 p.m. Ia Krc/90 fludilorium RI/IA9 Sophomore/: 9 p.m. Ia BDH feb. 2l-2t2 PoIIIa9. 9 o.m. - 7 p.m. Ia Co(e CeAler reb. 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