College hosts reception at Butterfield Trail Village
Butterfield Trail Village residents with ties to Bumpers College, students, faculty and staff pose for a photo during a reception Sept. 10. Pictured are (front, from left) Hazel Dahms, Delle Heck, Bethel Cunningham, Lloyd Warren, Will Harmon, Ruby Warren, J.L. Lancaster, Polly Lancaster and Eloise Jackson; (second row) Chris Sossamon, Elbert Durham, Mary Ellen Stephenson, Irma Boyer, Mary Karsten, Joe Fulton, Joe McFerran and Henry Meenen; (Standing) Brooke Jackson, Kellie Knight, Vanessa Roberson, Cayla Douglas, Errica Weatherford, Stacy Rahat, Traf Abu Hamdan, Robert Bacon, Angela Moore, J.F. Meullenet, Ben Watson, Roxane Magnus, Thomas Parker, Chasity Whyte, Lauren Speight, Steve Halbrook, Keith Lusby, Bethan Fink, Mary Warnock, Amanda Simpson, Lauren Roberts, Lalit Verma, Ashley Rowell, Joseph Paul Clifton, Heath Jones, Arthur Leal, Ravhel Golden, Aimee Hassenbeck and Donna Graham
Interim Dean Lalit Verma and other faculty and staff hosted a reception for alumni and emeritus faculty and staff living at Butterfield Trail Village in Fayetteville and students who have received scholarships sponsored by many of the residents there.
Verma said at least 30 residents have ties to the college and have contributed more than $1.5 million to scholarships and other development programs. The group holds 22 degrees from the college and has invested 383 years of teaching and service
Brooke Jackson, an agricultural business major speaking on behalf of the students, said the scholarships make it possible for some to stay in college and they allow others to devote more time to their studies rather than jobs to help meet expenses.
"Personally, this scholarship means the world to me," said Jackson, who was able to study abroad this summer in Byron Bay, Australia.