Contact:
Charlotte Marsch, Director of Marketing and Communications
SBU students to
benefit from Commerce Bank grant
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist University will benefit from a $16,000 grant from Commerce Bank to the Missouri Colleges Fund (MCF) to underwrite need-based scholarships at each of the 16 MCF member schools.
Missouri
Colleges Fund member schools include Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar; Avila University, Kansas City;
Central Methodist University, Fayette; Columbia College, Columbia;
Culver-Stockton College, Canton; Drury University, Springfield; Evangel
University, Springfield; Fontbonne University, St. Louis; Hannibal – LaGrange
University, Hannibal; Maryville University, St. Louis; Missouri Baptist
University, St. Louis; Park University, Parkville; Rockhurst University, Kansas
City; Westminster College, Fulton; William Jewell College, Liberty and William
Woods University, Fulton.
The
MCF was incorporated in 1952 as a partnership of private enterprise
and the member independent colleges and universities in the Show-Me State. The
Fund is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt corporation; therefore, all contributions to
the Fund are tax-deductible up to the limits prescribed by the law.
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Southwest
Baptist University is a leader among private universities in truly integrating
Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at
an affordable price. At SBU, the faculty and staff create a caring, academic
community to prepare students to be servant leaders in a global society. For
more information, visit www.SBUniv.edu.
