MARTIN, Tenn. –Dr. Margaret Perry, retired chancellor of the University of Tennessee-Martin, and her husband, Randy, have endowed a scholarship at the campus.
The Perrys recently gave more than $60,000 to endow a University Scholar scholarship that will be awarded for the first time during the 1998-99 academic year.
Margaret Perry retired Jan. 31 after serving as chancellor for 11 years. Randy Perry is the retired dean of UT-Martin’s School of Engineering.
“This endowment will have a long life and it serves two needs,” she said. “It helps recruit students and it serves the needs of students.”
Students invited into the University Scholars Program receive a scholarship package worth more than $3,200 for each year they participate.
UT-Martin currently has 12 University Scholars. A campus goal, under the 21st Century Campaign, is to raise enough money to endow 60 of the scholarships, the former chancellor said.
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