Pasco-Hernando State College Volume XIV, Issue I Spring 2020 | Page 6

THE COMMUNITY S
NURSING SCHOLA
FOUNDATION
NEWS
Roy Hardy Benevolent Fund Board Meets Nursing
Scholarship Challenge
Local Philanthropists Establish Endowed Scholarships
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Mr. Hardy’s passing in 2018 prompted the Roy Hardy
Benevolent Fund Board, including Allen Altman, Mike
Carr, Richard E. Fenton, Seth Mann, Cliff Martin, Ann
H. Roberts, Mary Cay Sasser and James K. Tabb Jr. to
challenge the PHSC Foundation to secure $430,000 in
matching funds. Pasco-Hernando State College’s District Board of
Trustees voted unanimously to approve the renaming
of West Campus Library study rooms in honor of the
couple’s generosity. A recent dedication ceremony was
held in the Alric C.T. Pottberg Library at the Naresh and
Dr. Bina Jain Study Rooms. The rooms are part of the
Academic Success Center that provides guidance and
support to students in reaching their academic and
personal goals.
he late Roy and Martha Hardy were local
humanitarians and philanthropists whose
annual fish fry and chicken dinner fundraisers in
Dade City generated donations to help people in the
community who could not afford medical services. The
success of the fundraisers prompted the establishment
of the Roy Hardy Benevolent Fund to ensure that local
individuals had access to superior health care.
In 2019, the PHSC Foundation embarked on the
Nursing Scholarship Challenge, with a goal of raising
$1 million for nursing scholarships. The Roy Hardy
Benevolent Fund Board committed a
donation of $430,000 to establish the
Roy T. and Martha B. Hardy Endowed
Scholarship Fund at PHSC. The
scholarship will provide 23 annual
PHSC nursing scholarships
in perpetuity.
Roy Hardy
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he PHSC Foundation recently received funding
from new supporters to establish an endowed
scholarship. Naresh and Dr. Bina Jain donated
$50,000 to create The Naresh and Dr. Bina Jain
Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship is already
supporting one Pasco County student for the 2019-20
academic year and will continue to benefit countless
students for generations.
Naresh and Dr. Bina Jain