Classmates remembered through memorial scholarships
The 2014 MCV Campus Reunion took place April 11 through April 13 in Richmond, Va., and nearly 500 alumni and family members converged on campus to celebrate the occasion.
The tradition of reunion giving has become an integral facet of the MCV Campus Reunion. Generous donors over the years have supported their alma mater, its students and other important initiatives to the tune of millions through scholarships and other funds.
This year’s Reunion classes generously gave and pledged contributions exceeding $535,000. Alumni banded together with their classmates to select class fundraising causes, and many classes this year chose to honor the memory of the classmates they have lost.
Three new endowed memorial scholarships were created through reunion giving: the Class of 1969 Memorial Scholarship, the Dr. William Descovich Memorial Scholarship and the Dr. Randal W. King Memorial Scholarship. These funds will live in perpetuity to help deserving students defray the mounting costs of their dental education while immortalizing the alumni for whom the funds are named.
Dr. William J. Descovich (D.D.S. ’94) passed away in 2005. He was married to Carole A. Descovich, a 1991 graduate of the VCU School of Nursing. Together, they had three children.
Dr. Randal W. King (D.D.S. ’89) owned a dental practice in Midlothian, Va., for 17 years until his death in 2011. He is survived by his wife Tanya King (M.B.A. ’87, M.H.A. ’90) and their two sons.
The Class of 1969 chose to remember all of their classmates who have passed away through their memorial scholarship.
Together, the D.D.S. classes of 1969, 1989 and 1994 gave and pledged more than $100,000 to remember their friends and support students in their dreams to become dentists.
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