Pitt State receives $25,000 gift
Eliza Hale
Issue date: 9/17/09 Section: Campus Life
The PSU scholarship fund received a $25,000 gift from the Southern Council of Kansas chapter of the AT&T Pioneers on Sept. 9. The fund will assist students in the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as the College of Technology.
"In these tough economic times, students need all the help they can get," said Blake Bard, director of major gifts at PSU.
Janey Mardock said it wasn't just one person who made the gift happen.
"The donation was made possible by the hard work of Kansas Pioneers in Pittsburg, Parsons, Cherryvale, Chanute, Independence and other communities in the southeast part of the state," said Mardock, first vice president and secretary of the Pioneers chapter. "For years we have concentrated on fundraising efforts to help education."
The AT&T Pioneers are made of current and retired telecommunications employees who volunteer their time and efforts to a variety of programs in their local communities. The group is one of the largest industry-related organizations in the world.
According to Dan Jacobsen, president of AT&T Kansas, the Pioneers spent more than 29,000 hours volunteering for various community projects throughout Kansas in 2008.
"Their selfless efforts play a huge role in our overall corporate citizenship agenda," Jacobsen said.
The sizable gift to the university also garnered appreciation from State Rep. Julie Menghini.
"This is a welcome gift to Pittsburg State University," said Menghini, D-Pittsburg. "We appreciate the work done by volunteers such as the Pioneers to help people in their communities."
"In these tough economic times, students need all the help they can get," said Blake Bard, director of major gifts at PSU.
Janey Mardock said it wasn't just one person who made the gift happen.
"The donation was made possible by the hard work of Kansas Pioneers in Pittsburg, Parsons, Cherryvale, Chanute, Independence and other communities in the southeast part of the state," said Mardock, first vice president and secretary of the Pioneers chapter. "For years we have concentrated on fundraising efforts to help education."
The AT&T Pioneers are made of current and retired telecommunications employees who volunteer their time and efforts to a variety of programs in their local communities. The group is one of the largest industry-related organizations in the world.
According to Dan Jacobsen, president of AT&T Kansas, the Pioneers spent more than 29,000 hours volunteering for various community projects throughout Kansas in 2008.
"Their selfless efforts play a huge role in our overall corporate citizenship agenda," Jacobsen said.
The sizable gift to the university also garnered appreciation from State Rep. Julie Menghini.
"This is a welcome gift to Pittsburg State University," said Menghini, D-Pittsburg. "We appreciate the work done by volunteers such as the Pioneers to help people in their communities."
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