2022 Scholarship Benefactor Dinner Speech

Publication Date

9-22-2022

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Illinois Wesleyan University president S. Georgia Nugent's speech at the 2022 Scholarship Benefactor Dinner on Sept. 22, 2022.

Abstract

The nature of giving and value of an Illinois Wesleyan education was celebrated at the university's Scholarship Benefactor Dinner on Thursday, Sept. 22 to kick off homecoming weekend.

Traveling from as far as Arizona and Virginia, 235 alumni and friends of IWU attended as benefactors and connected with the students who have been touched by their generosity through scholarships and support. In the last two years, 54 new scholarships were created and 358 named scholarships were awarded, up from last year’s 334.

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Higher Education

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