Peter Secchia's support of Grand Valley goes back many years, said GVSUPresident Mark A. Murray. His family assisted with a gift for land acquisitionby GVSU in downtown Grand Rapids, with the campaign for the Richard M. DeVosCenter, and most recently with a major gift for Secchia Hall.
I'm excited to think that students from Grand Valley will have the chance tostudy in Rome and at John Cabot, a university that has recently met with GVSUofficials, Murray added.
Secchia has asked GVSU to name this new scholarship program for its PresidentEmeritus Arend D. Lubbers, and the university has agreed to do so. It will beknown as the Arend Lubbers Study Abroad Scholarship at Grand Valley StateUniversity.
Applicants must be enrolled at GVSU and meet the criteriaestablished by Amb. Secchia and John Cabot University; the scholarship is opento majors in accounting, business administration, finance, economics,managerial science, mathematics, or other fields of study related to businessand/or economics.
Depending upon the length of study in Rome, the scholarship could beworth up to 75 percent of the cost of attending John Cabot University. The cashawards range from approximately $1,400 for the summer session; $3,100 for a fullsemester; or $6,200 for a full year of study.
Ambassador Secchia's gift is a generous one and Grand Valley is honored toaccept it President Murray said. This scholarship comes at a timewhen we are encouraging more of our students to study abroad. We're eager to letour students know of this generous and unique opportunity.
Grand Valley students seeking information on the Lubbers Study AbroadScholarship will find it at the Barbara Padnos InternationalCenter at GVSU, which is the office that handles the university's studyabroad programs. Information on John Cabot University is available from its website at www.johncabot.edu/
