Founded in 1975 to help students who didn’t qualify for state support, the Green River Foundation is still going strong. It’s misson was to meet the needs of students who didn’t qualify for state support but did need a scholarship, and they have managed to do so to this day, offering 169 scholarships the past academic year.
In winter and fall quarter of 2010, the Foundation is celebrating their 45th anniversary by looking for, and honoring, our Golden Gators: teachers, students, or anyone else affiliated with the college with inspiring stories about the school.
Golden Gators are ‘everyday heroes’; their story doesn’t have to involve saving a little cat from a burning building. What matters is what they brought to the school and how that affected their fellow students and faculty.
Take nominee Mr. Harold Ekern for example, who taught at this school in the 70’s: he was nominated by one of his former students, Henry H. Peyton, who still remembers how Ekern affected him in college:
“He was a great source of information and an inspiration on both the academic and personal sides. He led by example and always demonstrated an honest dedication to help each student succeed in life.”
Through the years, he expressed how he will always owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Ekern.
Stories like that are what the Green River Foundation is looking for in order to help them
“celebrate Green River’s 45th Anniversary in a meaningful way that reminds us of what makes this place special,” said development specialist Matt Swenson.
“It would be Nominating a Golden Gator takes only a few minutes, and it’s the perfect chance to show appreciation for someone who really made that extra effort. Be sure to describe how the person you nominate affected you/Green River. Try to include as much information on your nominee as you can. Nominations can be in by individuals or groups and they can be anonymous.
Whether you’re an English professor with a certain knack for the written word, or a freshman who dreads essays, submissions can come from anyone. Formal or informal, short or long, the Foundation wants to hear who touched you and/or the school in general and how.
More information on the Foundation and the Golden Gators is available on the school homepage.
How to submit your nomination:
* E-mail: Mswenson@greenriver.edu *
* Facebook: Green River Foundation *
* Snail mail: 12401 SE 320th Street, Auburn, WA, 98092, Attn: Matthew Swenson *
* Phone: (253) 288 3346 *
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