FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 14, 2005
Contact: Anika Mitchell Perkins
(662) 329-7124

Commitment from MUW alumna will produce
more than $2 million in support of scholarships
 
COLUMBUS, Miss. – Mississippi University for Women alumna Ina E. Gordy, class of 1929, has made a commitment to the University, which will produce more than $2 million in support of scholarships for top students who are a part of the MUW Honors College.
   
The Honors College provides an opportunity for academically advanced and motivated students to participate in a learning experience that is intensive and innovative. It also encourages and nurtures intellectual curiosity by offering advanced sections of core requirements, seminars in interdisciplinary subjects and opportunities to work closely with a faculty committee on an original research project.
   
MUW President Claudia A. Limbert will seek approval by the Board of Trustees of State Institution of Higher Learning for the naming of the MUW Honors College for Gordy.
    
“We are very grateful to Miss Gordy. Her gift is directed at the heart of the quality of our academic program,” she said.
   
Criteria for the Ina E. Gordy Endowed Scholarship include an ACT score of 25 or higher, a letter of recommendation from a high school or community college counselor, an impressive list of community involvement and an impressive list of high school or community college involvement.

W. Scott Rawles, vice president for institutional advancement, added, “This represents the largest single gift received by MUW. We are honored by her generosity.”