In 2006, Kathryn Suyes reflected on her life-changing cross-cultural while a student at EMU, and decided to help other students experience the same kind of education.
Kathryn’s gift to EMU of 10 percent of the profit from the sale of her home amounted to the approximate dollars per student each year that EMU puts into grant assistance. In 2006-07 EMU spent $6 million in financial assistance.
The University Fund is a major source of funding for financial aid and relies on donations from Suyes and other devoted contributors. The amount of money spent on financial aid this year at EMU is the highest ever.
Twelve of this year’s financial aid recipients are children of Harrisonburg’s Spanishspeaking community, just as Suyes hoped they would be. (Kathryn, your plan is working!)
