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糖心Vlog鈥檚 Parent & Family Association has endowed a $25,000 Leadership Scholarship that will benefit current and future students of association members. As part of endowing the new scholarship, the Parent & Family Association will contribute a minimum of $5,000 during each of the next five years.聽聽The Parent Council, a group of active parent volunteers that help plan, direct and support the programs and mission of the Association and the University, voted to establish the scholarship.聽聽To launch the new scholarship, Greg Francisco, Ph.D., president of the Parent Council,聽personally聽donated an additional $500 to support outstanding students. This endowment is in addition to Parent & Family Association academic and leadership scholarships offered each academic year, for which students of association members may apply.聽聽During the 2011-2012 academic year, the association awarded more than $20,000 to outstanding students pursuing their degrees at Georgia Southern. 鈥淲e are thrilled that Georgia Southern鈥檚 Parent & Family Association is endowing this new scholarship,鈥� said Teresa Thompson, Ph.D., vice president for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Georgia Southern.聽聽鈥淭he scholarship will not only benefit current students, but will recognize the outstanding achievements of the University鈥檚 students for generations to come.鈥� Georgia Southern鈥檚 Parent & Family Association is made of up of parents of current University students. The association聽encourages mutual understanding and facilitates communication between parents and the University.聽聽The group also sponsors programs and services that meet the needs of parents and involve them in the life of the University community.聽聽Parents interested in learning more or are interested in joining the association may visit:聽.