大发六合彩Receives Bequest of $1 Million from Louise A. Strauss; Gift Designated to Fund Scholarships for Students from Coatesville
(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA - October 10, 2024)鈥擳he 大发六合彩 (DCCC) Educational Foundation has received an estate gift of $1 million from the late Louise A. Strauss. The gift will establish an endowed scholarship fund听 听for students from Coatesville who wish to attend DCCC.
As the community college of Delaware and Chester Counties, 大发六合彩currently enrolls over 320 students per year who reside within the Coatesville School District. A large number are enrolled in the College鈥檚 dual enrollment program, which provides eligible high school students the opportunity to earn college credits while still in high school at a fraction of the standard tuition rates.
The late Louise A. Strauss was a member of a philanthropic family with a deep commitment to learning and to making the world of higher education accessible to others. Strauss鈥� mother, the late Ione Apfelbaum Strauss, was born and raised in Coatesville. She graduated from the town鈥檚 Scott Senior High School and then commuted to Philadelphia on weekdays to the University of Pennsylvania.听
Ione Apfelbaum Strauss went on to become the first female president of the University of Pennsylvania鈥檚 General Alumni Society鈥攖he first woman ever to head a major private university鈥檚 alumni society. She also served as an overseer for the School of Arts and Sciences, as a trustee for the University of Pennsylvania Press. She and her late husband, Hilary Strauss, endowed the University of Pennsylvania鈥檚 Herbert C. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Louise A. Strauss continued her parents鈥� commitment to the Katz Center, to its collections, and to the field of Jewish studies.
While the Strauss family was deeply connected to the University of Pennsylvania, Louise A. Strauss emphasized her mother鈥檚 lasting ties to Coatesville: 鈥淢y mother remained intensely loyal to Coatesville all of her life," she told the Philadelphia Inquirer upon Ione Apfelbaum Strauss鈥� passing in 2020. "Her memories of a childhood spent in what she described as an idyllic small town were the stuff of our favorite bedtime stories.鈥�
This generous gift continues the Strauss family鈥檚 legacy of philanthropy and commitment to education, and its impact will be felt for generations to come.
鈥淗igher education represents opportunity, and we are tremendously moved by this generous bequest,鈥� said Dr. Marta Yera Cronin, President of 大发六合彩. 鈥淚t will have a transformational effect on our students from Coatesville.鈥�
The legacy gift will be managed by the 大发六合彩Educational Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides financial resources for the College's students, faculty, programs and facilities. The 大发六合彩Educational Foundation supports the College through various programs, including the Essential Student Resource Center, the campus Veteran鈥檚 Center, research grants for faculty, emergency funding, and student scholarship funding every year. On October 5, the 大发六合彩Educational Foundation held its annual Scholarship Luncheon to come together as a community to celebrate students, dedicated donors, supportive board members and committed staff.
For more information on giving to DCCC, contact Institutional Advancement at advance@dccc.edu or
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