Roosevelt University - Vanguard Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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for faculty research, increased faculty salaries and the establishment of a student center and recreational area. The long-range goal of the Development Council is to raise a total of 16 million dollars to meet the future educational needs of the community served by Roosevelt University, as its contribution to the future growth and expansion of Chicago. Roosevelt's 300 member ’-.’omen's Scholarship Organization pledged to raise $100,000 in the next three years for education, at the organization's second annual meeting and tea, January 30. A goal of $h0,000 was set for 1997. Of this money, to be applied to the Roosevelt University Scholarship Fund, a total of approximately $11,800 has been raised since September 1, 1956. The Association elected its officers and Board of Directors for the coming year, including Mrs. Jean Dago, Mrs. Allison Davis, Mrs. Sam Diamond, Mrs. Earl Dickerson, Mrs. William Gibbs, Mrs. Wendell Phillips, Mrs. George Prince, Mrs. John Sehgstacke, and Mrs. Katie Thompson, all members of the Board of Directors. The Women's Scholarship Association, established in 19££ was organized the same year that Roosevelt University celebrated its tenth anniversary. Since that time, it has raised over $61,000, and has helped more than 200 men and women go to college. Page 18