LMU parents Jim and Carol (the names were changed at the donors’ request) were invited to attend an LMU Parent and Family Leadership Council meeting when they heard a student speak about his scholarship from LMU and what it enabled him to do. With scholarship support, he could afford a trip to San Francisco to secure an internship. The two were so moved they decided to support the university’s initiative to attract and retain a diverse student body by endowing a scholarship for a student with demonstrated financial need with preference for a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or people of color) student.
“We were inspired by this student,” said Carol. “It made me think about how I wished more students would have access to an LMU education. Our world is so stratified between rich and poor. The possibility that we can help create a more just society by helping a student with some extra support is very meaningful to us.”
Jim and Carol saw firsthand how LMU has impacted their children. Their son graduated in 2021 from the LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and their daughter is a current student in the LMU College of Communications and Fine Arts. Both have been active in sports and Greek Life during their years at LMU.