[FAC] bulldog pride fund @ fresno state ~ announces scholars for next year and releases annual report from last year

[Peter Robertson]

THE BULLDOG PRIDE FUND AT FRESNO STATE 
ANNOUNCES THE 2008-09 SCHOLARS

AND RELEASES 2007-08 ANNUAL REPORT & HONOR ROLL OF DONORS


 

(Fresno State, Fresno, Calif.) ~ The Bulldog Pride Fund (BPF) at Fresno State announces its 2008-09 scholars-Alisia Lopez, Amanda Junge and Jared Lindo, and releases its 2007-08 Annual Report & Honor Roll of Donors. (ONLINE: www.bulldogpride.org)

 

>From a pool of 47 applications submitted, a committee of Robin McGehee, Sara Martinez and Robertson selected Alisia Lopez of Madera, Calif., for the Bulldog Pride Fund GSA Network Award of $1,000. A sophomore majoring in political science, Lopez expects to graduate in 2011, the same year that Fresno State celebrates its Centennial.

 

>From a second pool of 1,906 applications submitted, a second committee of Leticia Reyna Cano, Daniel Kimball and Ronald Avedesian selected Amanda Junge of Clovis, Calif., for a Bulldog Pride Fund Scholarship of $1,000. An incoming freshman studying music performance, Junge expects to graduate in 2012.

 

Additionally, Jared Lindo of Gustine, Calif., has been selected for his third scholarship of $1,000 from the Bulldog Pride Fund. A senior civil engineering major and mathematics minor, Lindo graduates in 2009. Featured in an online "thank you" video posted on YouTube and recognized at a B-1 Bomber flyover at Bulldog Stadium last fall, Lindo was instrumental in securing a $100,000 bequest to the Bulldog Pride Fund from William N. Beck.

All donations to the Bulldog Pride Fund are deposited into an endowment account that is invested in a diverse portfolio with the assistance and guidance of Merrill Lynch. No percentage of any donation is used for operating and/or related administrative expenses.

Lopez, Junge and Lindo will each receive their $1,000 scholarships on Friday evening Oct. 10, 2008, at the Fresno State Alumni Association's "Top Dog Alumni Awards" gala to be held at the Save Mart Center. The scholars will also be specially recognized at a reception that afternoon that will be held at the Smittcamp Alumni House, prior to the gala.

 

As of June 30, 2008, donations to the BPF total $152,965.44. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Additionally, the BPF 2007-08 Annual Report & Honor Roll of Donors may be viewed online.

(ONLINE: www.bulldogpride.org) 

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