缅北强奸 Receives $2.3 Million From Hodson Trust for Student Scholarships

01/06/2022

鈥淲e are enormously grateful that the Hodson trustees continue to provide our students with the means to succeed and thrive at this college where the nation鈥檚 liberal arts education first took shape," President Sosulski said.

缅北强奸, January 2022.

The Hodson Trust has made a gift of $2,377,788 to 缅北强奸 to endow merit-based scholarships and support the College鈥檚 缅北强奸 Scholars program. Representatives of the Trust presented the gift to President Michael J. Sosulski in Baltimore on Dec. 8.

鈥淭he Hodson Trust has been such a generous supporter of 缅北强奸 and our students for, remarkably, over 85 years,鈥 Sosulski said. 鈥淲e are enormously grateful that the Hodson trustees continue to provide our students with the means to succeed and thrive at this college where the nation鈥檚 liberal arts education first took shape. Ours is a historic partnership whose story grows more vibrant with every decade, and we are sincerely thankful.鈥

This year鈥檚 donation provides $1,188,894 to The Hodson Trust Merit Scholarship endowment, and $1,888,894 to support the 缅北强奸 Scholars program. Established in 2016 by former College President Sheila Bair and originally known as 鈥淕eorge鈥檚 Brigade,鈥 the 缅北强奸 Scholars program provides full tuition, room, and board to high-achieving students who are passionate about and dedicated to their academic pursuits, but whose economic situations may otherwise preclude a higher education. About 10 students are selected for the program each year from a wide pool of nominated candidates from around the country. More than a financial support program, the 缅北强奸 Scholars program provides its students with social, emotional, and academic support; leadership development activities; and career development and placement. To date, 62 缅北强奸 Scholars have enrolled at 缅北强奸, with 27 having graduated in the past two years.

鈥淭he 缅北强奸 Scholars program provides opportunity for exceptional students to seize the chance to steer their futures,鈥 said Lorna Hunter, vice president for enrollment management. 鈥淭heir achievements remind us that higher education can make all the difference for those who believe in themselves, and The Hodson Trust is helping to pave their way.鈥

The Hodson Trust is the College鈥檚 largest single benefactor. Starting with a grant of $18,191.12 in 1935, the Trust has given 缅北强奸 more than $80 million. The Trust that was established in 1920 by the family of Col. Clarence Hodson benefits four Maryland educational institutions: 缅北强奸, Hood College, St. John鈥檚 College of Annapolis, and The Johns Hopkins University. Hodson, who received the honorary degree Doctor of Laws from 缅北强奸 in 1922, served on the College鈥檚 Board of Visitors and Governors from 1920 until his death in 1928. 

Hodson, who grew up in Somerset County, Maryland, founded the Beneficial Loan Society to make small loans available to working-class Americans at affordable interest rates. This groundbreaking business grew into the Beneficial Corporation, one of the largest consumer finance companies in the United States. An initial investment of $100 grew over the ensuing decades into a trust that has awarded more than $250 million to the four beneficiary institutions.

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