Walgreens supports SOP diversity
VCU School of Pharmacy alumnus Rusty Maney (B.S. ‘87) recently delivered his alma mater a nice gift from his employer: a check for $10,000.
Maney, a pharmacy supervisor for Richmond District #169, says the Walgreen Company Scholarship began 10 years ago as an endowment fund. The scholarship is to promote diversity, he says. “So we earmark it for that when we make the donation.”
“Walgreens has been a longtime friend of the School of Pharmacy,” says Dean Victor Yanchick. “This $10,000 gift is given annually to the school to support our efforts in increasing diversity in our student body.”
Part of the donation goes toward scholarships for students whose efforts have raised awareness in diversity and community outreach. The remaining money is used to promote and support programs that will inspire diversity in the school.
Scholarship recipients during the 2009-10 fiscal year were Stephanie Atueyi, who graduated in May, and current third-year students Tonya Coles and Brad Martin.
Maney credits Yanchick for suggesting a permanent endowment fund. Yanchick responds, “We are most grateful to Walgreens for its continued support of pharmacy education.”
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