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Windgate Foundation Gives $2.08M Grant to Pulaski Tech

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The Windgate Foundation has awarded a $2.08 million grant to the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College for scholarships.

Most of the grant, $2 million, is earmarked for a need-based scholarship endowment. The rest is a bridge grant to help students benefit from the endowment more quickly.

“This grant, which increases a prior scholarship endowment awarded in 2018, will provide increased support for students as they achieve their goals,” said Patricia Forgy, the foundation’s executive director, in a news release. “We encourage current and future students and their families to look into the excellent programs and assistance offered at UA-PTC.”

The foundation has awarded a total of $3.3 million to UA-PTC since 2008, including that $1 million grant Forgy was referring to. It established the Windgate Foundation General Scholarship Endowment in 2018.

“On behalf of our faculty, staff, and UA Board of Trustees, I sincerely thank the Windgate Foundation Board for this tremendous gift for UA-PTC students,” Chancellor Margaret Ellibee said. “The board’s gracious consideration and award will propel our students to academic and career success that is truly life changing. The Windgate award will sustain this success.”

Friday’s announcement is the latest in a series of multimillion-dollar Windgate contributions to universities, colleges and other institutions in the state. A $4.3 million grant was awarded on Thursday to Arkansas Tech University in Russellville for need-based scholarships and nursing education equipment.

Also this year, the foundation has awarded $6.4 million to Arkansas State University in Jonesboro for arts education and need-based scholarships, $8 million to the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith for arts education and need-based scholarships and $469,420 to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for teacher preparation programs.

In addition, Windgate has given $20.3 million to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and $20 million to the University of Central Arkansas to construct arts buildings, plus another $40 million to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville for an entire arts district that will include the Windgate Studio & Design Center.

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