Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPP announced President Mark Lombardi is contributing $500,000 to the Martin T. Lombardi Endowed Scholarship, increasing the scholarship fund he created in 2014 to $1 million. Recipients of the scholarship receive 50% tuition annually to Maryville. This commitment comes as an increasing number of college students face tougher economic circumstances due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile this pandemic impacts all of our lives in a variety of ways, one of the worst elements is that it places even greater economic challenges on a large number of young people seeking Maryville\u2019s high-quality education,\u201d said Mark Lombardi, PhD, president of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPP. \u201cOne way I can help make a difference for students in the African American community and among other under-represented groups is to increase my personal commitment to the scholarship fund. It will help students now and well into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
The scholarship has provided support to over a dozen students since 2014 and the doubling of Lombardi\u2019s original gift will allow twice as many students to receive this support.<\/p>\n
The Martin T. Lombardi Endowed Scholarship was established in 2014 by Dr. Lombardi to honor his late father.<\/p>\n