麦克莱恩家族在美高梅博彩设立奖学金
December 5, 2011
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Jessica Pope
Communications and Media Relations Coordinator
麦克莱恩家族在美高梅博彩设立奖学金
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VALDOSTA -- As part of its 75th anniversary celebration, McLane
Funeral Services recently committed $7,500 to the Valdosta State
University Foundation Inc. The funds will be used to support the
mission of the Valdosta Literacy Center and to establish two Carson
& Philena T. McLane Caregivers 奖学金.
“We are very grateful for the legacy that this business has
achieved,” said J. Britt McLane. “We are grateful for the
confidence this community has placed in us over these 75 years, and
we want to continue to earn the trust of families we have served in
the past and new families. We want to invest in our business and
this community so that this legacy continues to grow.”
One-third of the funds donated to the vs上 Foundation Inc. will
benefit the Valdosta Literacy Center, which is housed in the James
L. and Dorothy H. Dewar College of Education and celebrated its
grand opening in mid-October.
The Valdosta Literacy Center’s mission is to be an integrated
system of care for the children and families of Valdosta and
surrounding areas with a focus on building children’s literacy
skills, motivation, and confidence. The center serves children in
grades kindergarten through five, but programs are currently being
developed for middle school and high school students, said Dr. Gina
Doepker, center director and a professor in the Department of Early
Childhood and Special Education.
The Valdosta Literacy Center offers several programs designed to
help children in the elementary grades build literacy skills, gain
confidence, and be more motivated to want to read for both pleasure
and study. Doepker said community children have been participating
in the programs since Sept. 12.
“We feel that strong families and good education are a crucial part
of a strong, healthy and vibrant community,” said J. Britt McLane,
who graduated from Valdosta State in 1992.
The remaining funds will be used to establish two $2,500 Carson
& Philena T. McLane Caregivers 奖学金 -- one in the
Division of Social Work for those students pursuing a master’s
degree and one in the College of Nursing for those interested in
the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program for Second
Degree Students track of study, said John Crawford, vice president
for University Advancement and chief executive officer of the vs上
Foundation Inc. Students from Lowndes County or contiguous counties
pursuing these two degrees will be eligible to apply.
J. Britt McLane said that the scholarships will be awarded in the
spring for the 2012-2013 academic year. His father, W. Tyson
McLane, said McLane Funeral Services will donate $5,000 each year
to continue funding these two scholarships.
“I am really excited about establishing these scholarships for
several reasons,” said J. Britt McLane, who noted that his
grandmother, Philena, graduated with a teaching degree in 1936 from
Georgia State Woman’s College, which went on to become known as
Valdosta State College in 1950 and then vs上 in 1993. She taught for
a short time in Lake Park. W. Tyson McLane attended Valdosta State
before transferring to the University of Georgia and has served in
various capacities with the vs上 Foundation Inc. “We have been
long-time supporters of vs上.”
Regarding the establishment of the scholarships, J. Britt McLane
said that he and his family want to encourage people to go into
areas that allow them to help others.
“We see a parallel with our own business,” he said. “We feel that
death and loss is a very significant event in so many people’s
lives. The funeral process needs to be a healing experience … for
individuals, families, and for our entire community. We want to
help families in this time of loss with healing experiences. With …
(these) scholarships, we will support people who will help provide
healing experiences in other areas of challenge that people in our
community face.”
For more information about the 美高梅博彩 Foundation
or the Carson & Philena T. McLane Caregivers 奖学金,
contact John Crawford, vice president for University Advancement
and chief executive officer of the vs上 Foundation Inc., at (229)
333-5939 or jdcrawford@valdosta.edu.
For more information about the Valdosta Literacy Center, contact
Dr. Gina Doepker, center director and professor in the Department
of Early Childhood and Special Education, at (229) 333-5625 or
gmdoepker@valdosta.edu.
For more information about the Division of Social Work’s master’s
degree program, visit www.mgmbetbc.com/sowk or call
(229) 249-4864.
For more information about the College of Nursing’s Accelerated
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program for Second Degree Students
track of study, visit www.mgmbetbc.com/nursing or
call (229) 333-5959.
For more information about McLane Funeral Services, visit www.mclanefuneralservices.com
or call (229) 242-5544.
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