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Donne and Sue Fisher make $5 million gift to University of Denver

Donne and Sue Fisher are investing $5 million in the future of early childhood education through a gift to the University of Denver. Longtime supporters of the University whose generosity named the Fisher Early Learning Center at its inception, the Fishers demonstrate their ongoing commitment to young children through their latest gift. Their generosity will have a lasting impact on the youngest and most vulnerable population in our society by addressing their educational needs from two sides — preparing more professionals for careers in early childhood education and increasing access for more young children.

The Donne and Sue Fisher Endowed Graduate Scholarship Fund will provide scholarship support to graduate students in the early childhood special education master’s program at DU’s Morgridge College of Education. Awarded to students pursuing a graduate degree in early childhood special education or a degree with an emphasis in early childhood, these scholarships will enable more individuals to enter the field who otherwise might not have chosen that path.

The scholarship for graduate students is established through a bequest gift from the Fishers, and it will be matched dollar-to-dollar through the University’s scholarship matching program. Funds from the match will enable students to begin receiving the scholarship in fall 2014, and the bequest will strengthen the scholarship fund in perpetuity.

Also established through this gift is the Donne and Sue Fisher Endowed Preschool Scholarship Fund, which will provide scholarship support to preschool students with demonstrated financial need to attend the Fisher Early Learning Center on the University of Denver campus. By filling the unmet need beyond what other preschool funds provide, this scholarship allows children to attend the center who otherwise might not consider applying for admission. It will open the center’s doors to children in underrepresented populations, as well as those who are at risk due to socioeconomic and other factors.

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