Morehouse College Receives $4.6 Million to Create an Endowed Student Scholarship Date Released: April 9, 2019
Morehouse College Receives $4.6 Million to Create an Endowed Student Scholarship Date Released: April 9, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2019 Contact: D. Aileen Dodd, Senior Media and Public Relations Manager, 404-808-5428; aileen.dodd@morehouse.edu ATLANTA— Morehouse College has received a $4.6 million donation to establish the Eugene McGowan Jr. endowed scholarship as the college strives to become one of the nation’s top liberal arts schools. The donation, the largest of the year, was made by the estate of the late Dr. Eugene McGowan Jr., an alumnus who graduated in 1937. McGowan, a prominent Delaware psychologist and former Atlanta Public Schools teacher, supports Morehouse’s mission to educate men who are committed to service, leadership, and academic excellence. Morehouse’s Office of Institutional Advancement accepted the gift on behalf of the College. The donation is the second major gift issued by a philanthropist in recent m