Northern Kentucky University announces a new LIFT Scholars
Program, created from $2 million in gifts to support the university’s Further,
Faster Campaign. Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky, through the
support of Rich and Lisa Boehne and Bill and Sue Butler, has committed $1
million dollars each from the Rich and Lisa Boehne Fund and the Eagle One Fund
to be used as a matching fund to establish LIFT, which stands for Lifelong
Investment and Future Transformation.
The program focuses on NKU students who have demonstrated
academic potential but are at risk of not completing their degrees. The
university will match the $2 million with other gifts from the community. Once
realized, the program will have $4 million to support student success.
The LIFT program will award $5,000 to students who
demonstrate a significant financial need and/or are the first in their family
to attend college.
“The wrap around services built into the LIFT Scholars
Program really spoke to me. NKU serves students from diverse backgrounds, some
are first generation or working full time, who may not have the support to
navigate the college experience. The LIFT program not only addresses the
financial challenges of college, but it works to ensure no one slips through
the cracks,” said Rich Boehne, NKU alumnus and E.W. Scripps Company chairman of
the board.
The university unveiled Further, Faster: The Campaign for
NKU in May. It has raised nearly $49 million toward the $75 million goal. More
than 12,000 donors have contributed nearly 34,000 gifts. The Boehnes and
Butlers’ gifts were made to the Horizon Community Fund, which was established
in 2017 to pool resources to make a difference in northern Kentucky. They
designated their contribution to NKU because of the essential role it plays in
the region.
The LIFT Scholars Program is anticipated to begin taking
student applications for the next academic year. To learn more about the LIFT
Scholars Program, the matching gift or the Further, Faster Campaign, visit its
website.
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