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30 30 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 $ 11,000 MICHELE A. PACHUTA '72 NURSING SCHOLARSHIP Dedicated to the memory of Michele Pachuta, a nursing major and faculty member at the college for 22 years, this scholarship will support one female nursing student—a Jersey native— beginning her sophomore year. $ 75,000 NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS Loyal TCNJ supporter New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance, in West Trenton, New Jersey, established an endowment to provide scholarships to students who have demonstrated financial need and show academic promise. $ 20,000 MUSE SUMMER RESEARCH Global biopharmaceutical firm and employer of over 100 TCNJ alumni, Bristol-Meyers Squibb has renewed its support for the landmark program for the eighth year in a row. $ 1,000,000 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FROM AN ANONYMOUS ALUMNA A generous donor and her husband are establishing a major endowed scholarship guaranteed to earn the gratitude of residents of Toms River, New Jersey. e fund will provide scholarships to qualified students from the town where the alumna grew up and taught for 30 years. « $ 15,000 WOMEN IN LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP GIFT A longtime supporter of women's education, Gale Wayman '70 is sending WILL members to Public Leadership Education Network seminars in Washington, D.C. Wayman serves on WILL's executive board. $ 50,000 THE DEREK W. WAN '01 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND Hollywood TV producer Derek W. Wan '01— My Big Fat Fabulous Life and America's Next Top Model—will ease college costs for students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds. Athletics Champions JIM AND KATHY '89 THORESEN Jim Thoresen started coaching his daughter Elizabeth's soccer team when she was just six years old. Through the years, as Elizabeth played countless games on countless fields, her father could not help but notice how girls' teams were treated differently than boys' teams. At the club level, says Jim, "Girls…are looked at as second-class citizens on the field and in sports in general." He knew that would not be the case at TCNJ, which was a big reason he embraced his daughter's decision to play soccer for Coach Joe Russo. Last year, Jim and his wife, Kathy '89, affirmed that support with a $100,000 donation to the Lions women's soccer program, creating an endowed fund that will, among other things, help offset travel and equipment costs. For Jim, a one-time professional soccer player with a lifelong passion for the sport, the motivation was simple. "I support my daughter," he says. "I support the cause." $ 25,000 THE ANDY AND MARIA POLANSKY SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT Provides fellowship awards to talented TCNJ students who demonstrate exemplary leadership and a commitment to enriching community by applying their skills in communication, media, and technology. GIVING HIGHLIGHTS

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