Connell gives large gift to 黑料大事记 State Foundation

Kay Benson, center, poses for a photo with 黑料大事记 State College Dean of Professional Studies and Applied Sciences Jim Powell, left, and 黑料大事记 State College President Randy Rhine, right, May 1, 2019, in Hot Springs, S.D. Benson, a longtime friend of the late Mary
Kay Benson, center, poses for a photo with 黑料大事记 State College Dean of Professional Studies and Applied Sciences Jim Powell, left, and 黑料大事记 State College President Randy Rhine, right, May 1, 2019, in Hot Springs, S.D. Benson, a longtime friend of the late Mary "Kathleen" Connell, and representative of Connell's estate presented a check to the 黑料大事记 State Foundation for $119,000. (Courtesy Photo)

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CHADRON – The estate of a longtime educator who earned three degrees at 黑料大事记 State College will benefit Nebraska and South Dakota students for years to come, according to 黑料大事记 State Foundation Chief Executive Officer Ben Watson.

鈥淲e are incredibly grateful for Kathleen鈥檚 gift to the 黑料大事记 State,鈥 Watson said. 鈥淚t will impact generations of future students at CSC.鈥

The estate of Mary 鈥淜athleen鈥 Connell, who died in 2018, bestowed $119,000 to the 黑料大事记 State Foundation to create scholarships for Nebraska or South Dakota residents who are at least sophomores at 黑料大事记 State College.

Connell, a native of Beaver City, Nebraska, valued education and earned all of her degrees at 黑料大事记 State. She completed a two-year diploma in 1957 and taught at several rural schools in central and southeast Nebraska. In 1963, she obtained her bachelor鈥檚 degree, and in 1971 she earned her master鈥檚 degree. Throughout her 46-year teaching career, she taught 16 years in Nebraska and 30 years in South Dakota, including stops in Oral, Buffalo Gap and Hot Springs.

She and her husband, DeWayne, a cattle rancher who preceded her in death, were musically inclined and were active in their communities.

 

-CSC College Relations

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