BET Co-Founder Gives College Its First $1 Million Donation
MORRISVILLE, N.Y.
Officials at SUNY Morrisville have announced the first million-dollar donation from an individual in the college’s 94-year history. Sheila Crump Johnson, philanthropist and co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, donated $1 million to SUNY Morrisville for the creation of the Sheila Crump Johnson Institute on campus.
The Sheila Crump Johnson Institute will provide support for diversity and character-building initiatives for students and the college community by creating fellowships, offering scholarships and providing diversity-oriented, character-building and leadership programming.