Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Alworth Memorial Fund
DULUTH, Minn. — Educators are gathering to celebrate the 75th anniversary of a scholarship fund based out of Duluth.
The Alworth Memorial Fund hosted a luncheon and program at the Kitchi Gammi Club. All to bring people together to learn and connect. The fund offers scholarships to high school seniors that plan to major in math, science, engineering or a medical field of study. Last year they offered $24,000 to 95 students. The theme this year is “Research” with scholarship recipients and the Natural Resources Research Institute presenting what they’ve gathered.
“I think to expand a student’s idea of opportunities in these fields is really really critical. And so, having a taste of what our students have been researching and what’s happening in our backyard I think just brings all these subjects much more alive and makes them more interesting,” said Patty Salo Downs, Executive Director of the Marshall H. and Nellie Alworth Memorial Fund.
This event is a kickoff to the scholarship application opening November 1st. It closes January 15th.
