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The PHSC Foundation received a $40,000
grant from the Edward K. Roberts Fund of
the Community Foundation of Sarasota
County. The contribution provided
CareerSource Pasco Hernando Board
continued their investment in students
through the Dr. Katherine M. Johnson Annual
Scholarship. They also established the
scholarships to nearly 60 part-time students Hernando County Workforce Scholarship
in the fall semester who did not qualify for through their sponsorship of the Workforce
other financial aid. Since 2011, the fund Stakeholders Engagement Summit held at the
has donated $380,000 from the Edward K. Rao Musunuru, M.D. Conference Center at the
Roberts Community College Fund providing Spring Hill Campus this past fall.
scholarships to more than 650 PHSC
students. To learn about a student who
benefited from this scholarship, see page 22.
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Charities,
Inc. donated $2,000 in support of the
In addition to their sponsorship of the 2019-
20 Performing Arts Series, the Duke Energy
Foundation provided $25,000 to programs and
scholarships benefiting students enrolled in
engineering, design and drafting programs.
Concept College Program, which provides
college preparedness for low-income or David Thomson continued to support the Janet
disadvantaged 6-12 graders. G. Thomson Scholarship through a $1,000 gift.
In memory of Frank Parker, the Rotary Club of
New Port Richey provided a $2,000 gift to the
Established in honor of Thomson’s wife, this
endowment will provide scholarships for two
students during the 2019-20 academic year.
Frank Parker Scholarship. Established in 2017,
this endowed fund provides scholarships to Unisoft International provided a $1,000 gift to
students who reside in Pasco County and the Women in Education Scholarship that will
demonstrate financial need. The Rotary Club be awarded to female students enrolled in the
has nine endowed scholarships for PHSC Educator Preparation Institute (EPI) Program at
students. PHSC.
Students pursuing a degree in education Mary Ann Buel donated $10,000 to the
will continue to benefit from the generosity endowed scholarship she established last year
provided by Delta Kappa Gamma. The
in honor of her father, Ervin Hasse. The Ervin
local Chapter recently provided $1,500 Hasse Memorial Scholarship assists female
to the Dr. Marion D. Bullock/Delta Kappa students who demonstrate financial need.
Gamma Key Women Educators Scholarship.
This scholarship was established in 2011 in Wellcare provided $5,000 to become a Gold
memory of Dr. Bullock who served as provost Presenting Sponsor for the current Performing
of PHSC’s East Campus and was a member of Arts Series.
Delta Kappa Gamma.
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