1. Black Alumni and Friends--------Rutgers Graduate School of Management
Dear Alumni and Friends,
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Edmund L. Houston Foundation we welcome you.
Over the past years, the Houston Foundation has provided more than $125,000 in the form of fellowships
and scholarships to minority students enrolled in the Rutgers MBA program. We continue in these efforts
today. For the 2010- 2011 academic year we are now awarding $3,000 per term for four terms for the
Houston Fellowship and $500 for the Alfreda P Robinson Award. I do hope you get a chance to meet our
awardees during this event. They are Patrice Senior and Gentry Long, each stellar students and individuals.
The Edmund L. Houston Foundation now needs your financial help! Currently tuition is $22,000 per year
for in-state students and $35,000 for out of state. In the next 18 months we will award over $12,000 in
fellowships and scholarships. We not only need help with these awards but also for the future to build up
our Houston Endowment Fund to meet future needs. These scholarships help to sustain our financial and
political presence at Rutgers GSM. So the Board and I are asking that you give generously to the Edmund L.
Houston Foundation. The Foundation is a 501C(3) tax -exempt non-profit organization and all donations
are tax deductible and are also eligible for corporate matching funds. Please fill out our donation/pledge
form below (envelopes are provided).
If we do not believe in and financially support our own future business leaders, who else will do it!
We understand that many have financial challenges as a result of the economic climate however; as it is said
to whom much is given much is expected!
Thank you from the Board of Directors:
Denise J West, President, Crystal E. Jones, Vice President & Treasurer, Alfreda P. Robinson, Secretary,
Mark Quinn, Kim Osterhoudt, Veronica Gilbert, Antoinette Swanson, Anthony Welch, Deborah Rather-
Grubbs, Michelle Brown, Michele Christie, Scott A. Blow, Julian Marsh and Josephine Houston.
The Edmund L. Houston Foundation
Donations and Pledge Form
I, _______________________will donate/pledge to the Edmund L. Houston Foundation Fellowship and Scholarship Endowment Fund:
( ) Donation of ( ) $1,000__( )$500__( )$250__( )$150__( ) $100__( ) Other$________ which is enclosed
( ) Pledge of $ __________________ which I promise to pay/honor in full by September 30, 2011
( ) Pledge a monthly donation of $ _________________________ for 12 months ($20 minimum/month)
( ) I am willing to sponsor a scholarship in my name ($5,000 minimum)
My company______________________________________________ will provide matching funds Yes ___ No____
Signature: ___________________________________ Date: _________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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