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Stritch Gets Donation for Nursing Department
A $50,000 donation from the Coleman family keeps a mother's dream alive.
just received a $50,000 donation from The David and Ruth S. Coleman Foundation to assist its nursing program.
The Coleman Nursing Scholarship is available to sophomores and juniors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. It was established in 1986 by the Coleman family. Ruth Coleman in particular donated more than $2 million to Stritch during her life. This prompted the university to name the scholarship in Coleman's honor for her contributions to nursing education.
Coleman's daughter, Bobbi Caraway, received a nursing degree from Stritch. Even after Coleman's passing, her memory lives on through donations made by her children, Caraway and Mark Sklar.
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“On behalf of the Board of Directors of the David and Ruth S. Coleman Foundation, I am pleased to provide Stritch with this gift,” wrote Sklar in a letter announcing the donation. “I know my mother would take a great deal of pride in your continuing success.”
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