Aug. 28, 2020
RSVP for Announcement of Major Gift Establishing Full Scholarships for Flowing Wells High School Graduates
- What: Virtual news conference announcing the Sandra, Pamela, and Polly Aley Scholarship Endowment
- When: Monday, Aug. 31, 4 p.m. (PT)
- Where: Media who wish to ask questions via Zoom must RSVP to bbgoldstein@arizona.edu by 1 p.m. (PT) on Aug. 31 to receive the link.
- Online public broadcast: https://www.arizona.edu/live
TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona and the University of Arizona Foundation will announce a new endowed scholarship that has been created with a $4.6 million bequest from Sandra Aley, an alumna of both Flowing Wells High School and the University of Arizona.
The Sandra, Pamela, and Polly Aley Scholarship endowment will provide full-ride scholarships for six to seven Flowing Wells High School graduates each year in perpetuity. Five inaugural scholars have been awarded the scholarship for the 2020-21 academic year. The scholarship was named in honor of Aley, her sister, Pamela, and her mother, Polly.
Aley's gift, the largest ever for Flowing Wells students, is intended to help students access education without taking on debt. Aley's aunt, Alice Paul, was a UArizona faculty member and the first Tohono O’odham tribe member to earn a doctorate from the University of Arizona.
Speakers will include:
- Robert C. Robbins, President, University of Arizona
- Kasey Urquidez, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, University of Arizona
- John-Paul Roczniak, President and CEO, University of Arizona Foundation
- James Brunenkant, Principal, Flowing Wells High School
- Randall Irby, Aley Scholar and political science student, University of Arizona
Media who wish to ask questions about the announcement via Zoom must RSVP with name, outlet and email address to Brandon Goldstein, bbgoldstein@arizona.edu, by 1 p.m. (PT) on Aug. 31 to receive a Zoom invitation.
Media contacts:
Sarah Beaudry
University and Alumni Development Program
University of Arizona Foundation
520-591-7446
sarah.beaudry@al.arizona.edu
Pila Martinez
University Communications
University of Arizona
520-275-9823
pila@arizona.edu
The University of Arizona, a land-grant university with two independently accredited medical schools, is one of the nation's top public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. Established in 1885, the university is widely recognized as a student-centric university and has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. The university ranked in the top 20 in 2018 in research expenditures among all public universities, according to the National Science Foundation, and is a leading Research 1 institution with $687 million in annual research expenditures. The university advances the frontiers of interdisciplinary scholarship and entrepreneurial partnerships as a member of the Association of American Universities, the 65 leading public and private research universities in the U.S. It benefits the state with an estimated economic impact of $4.1 billion annually. For the latest on the University of Arizona response to the novel coronavirus, visit the university's COVID-19 webpage.
Now in its 63rd year, the University of Arizona Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the University of Arizona through philanthropy. Since its inception, the foundation has helped generate more than $3 billion in private funding to support and elevate the university's global leadership position in experiential and interdisciplinary education, research and entrepreneurial partnerships. The University of Arizona is ranked No. 92 on The Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of America's Favorite Charities, the 100 American organizations that raise the most money annually.