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Dr. J. Kevin Mathias Endowed Scholarship Fund
All MTC Members and Friends:
This is the latest from the University for a man who has touched many of our lives over the last 40 years. Please read below and search your own heart.
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Vernon W. Cooper, MTC Executive Director
Dr. J. Kevin Mathias Endowed Scholarship Fund
In 2017, the Dr. J. Kevin Mathias Scholarship at the University of Maryland’s Institute of Applied Agriculture (IAA), was established to honor Dr. Mathias’ nearly 40 years of teaching, advising, and mentoring students, and his deep commitment enriching the turfgrass industry. The fund will specifically ensure our students have the resources available to pursue their education in agriculture-related fields by awarding annual scholarships to IAA students who intend to pursue careers in the areas of Golf Course and Turfgrass Management, Ornamental Horticulture, Landscape Management, Agricultural Leadership and Communication, and Agricultural Business Management. The overarching goal of the fund is to assist students in reaching their goal of working in the many different areas of agricultural enterprises such as golf and sports turf maintenance, landscaping businesses and farming operations.
To achieve the endowment goal of $25,000 by December 31, 2021, we are asking for your help to support the Dr. J. Kevin Mathias Scholarship. To date, $9,000 has been raised for the fund. In addition, $5,000 has been generously offered to match incoming donations.
Additional fundraising strategies for the fund include soliciting IAA alumni and various vendors in the golf industry. Thank you in advance for considering making a donation in honor of Dr. Mathias.
WAYS TO GIVE
BY CREDIT CARD
Visit https://giving.umd.edu/giving/Fund.php?name=dr-j-kevin-mathias-scholarship
BY CHECK
Check made payable to University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc.
In the memo line please write “ Dr. J. Kevin Mathias Scholarship Fund (Account 21-31411). ”
Please mail your check to:
Office of Gift Acceptance 4603 Calvert Road College Park, MD 20740-3421
If you have any questions, please contact Carolyn Fernandez at (301) 755-7068 or via e-mail at cfernanc@umd.edu
