THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, March 29, 1996 TAG: 9603290449
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
LENGTH: Short : 34 lines
Virginia Wesleyan College has received the largest bequest in the college's history, nearly one year after the school kicked off its $25 million Consider the Harvest campaign.
The $891,821 donation from the estate of Myrtle Virginia Powell Redd will go to the college's building fund. Redd, who died in 1993, was former owner and operator of the Shore Drive Marina, along with her husband, Lacy L. Redd.
The bequest was announced Tuesday night by Jane P. Batten, chairman of the campaign and the college's board of trustees, at the board's annual spring dinner.
``The faithful friends of this college have come through once again,'' Batten said. ``Their continuing support for higher education is a vote of confidence in the maturity and stability of Virginia Wesleyan College.''
Money raised during the campaign is being used for scholarships, computers for campus facilities, science laboratories, building improvements, and a new soccer and lacrosse complex.
Batten and Virginia Wesleyan President William T. Greer also recognized trustee Henry Clay Hofheimer II for outstanding service and dedication. He has served on the board since 1964, two years before the college opened for classes. by CNB