RALLYING FOR FUNDS
I graduated from Howard University in the spring of 1991. Back then, we did not have a president that seemed able to rally for funds for the school. Since I graduated, I have seen the difference it has made to the university as a whole to have a president and faculty body that recognizes the need for funding from private sectors for the university to grow and strive into being recognized as a first-class institution of higher learning (see “A Fundraising Blueprint,” May 1).
—Patricia Pennant
INSPIRING NATIVE STUDENTS TO PURSUE STEM
I have benefited from the vision of George Thomas and the others who had a vision to inspire Native students in engineering and science (see “Providing a ‘Full Circle of Support,’” March 6). My sister and I participated in FATE II (First Americans —Tomorrow’s Engineers), and we both became engineers at the University of Oklahoma. I am so thankful for those who came before me and prepared a way for me to succeed! Great article on what a small group of people can do to make change happen and inspire others!
—Virginia (Sweeney) Hullinger
A GREAT WAY TO BE REMEMBERED
