Continuing the Snow College Tradition By Kay Christensen (’56) Alumni Association Board President In the 1920s in Ephraim, Utah, a conversation took place between my grandfather, Andrew Christensen, and his youngest daughter, and it went something like this: “Dad, I do not want to go to Snow College after I graduate from high school. I know all my five older siblings have attended Snow College, but I want to go to another college or university.” Andrew then told her of all that he and his family had done to support Snow College. This included helping provide money to the school when it needed money, supporting the programs of the school with the attendance and participation of all of her siblings and friends, and supporting the leadership of the school as they worked very hard to make it successful and thrive. He then told his daughter, “Because of these reasons, if you will go to Snow for your first two years, then I will gladly send you to any university you wish to attend.” The daughter went on to attend Snow College after this conversation and grew to love and cherish her time at Snow. This is the great blessing and value of family traditions and how they can bless and strengthen everyone. With these thoughts in mind, as Alumni Board president, I have decided to focus Alumni Board efforts on advocating for the creation of endowed scholarship funds for alumni to tie generations of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren to Snow. The goals of this effort are as follows: Goal #1 - To build and strengthen the association of parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents with Snow College and encourage them to invite their posterity to also attend Snow.
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Goal #2 - To have parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents establish endowed scholarships and to encourage their posterity to attend Snow with the help of these family scholarship funds. The base amount for an endowed scholarship remains in perpetuity; available money to spend each year for scholarship support is dependent upon the interest generated by the base amount. Representatives of the family can establish scholarship selection criteria. Another unique opportunity at Snow College is the Alumni Legacy Waiver. Students who live outside of Utah and are children or grandchildren of Snow College alumni are eligible for this waiver and are eligible to pay in-state tuition. Snow College is the least expensive public institution of higher learning in Utah. In addition, Snow College is No. 1 in the nation for student success. The opportunities at Snow are tremendous. I am proud to represent the Snow College Alumni Association and will Kay Christensen always be an advocate to help others realize the opportunities available at this wonderful institution. As a Snow College alumnus, you carry both the privilege and responsibility to live up to the ideals of Snow College. Whatever you do, or wherever you go, you represent Snow College. The Alumni Board is grateful to alumni from near and far; you are part of a great tradition that continues to live on.
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