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Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation presents charitable grant to funds student scholarships for MSU Leadership Summit

September 9, 2013 /

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Montana Rail Link President Tom Walsh presented Montana State University President Waded Cruzado a $10,000 check from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation http://www.dpwfoundation.org/ at the MSU Alumni Foundation’s football game tailgate on Thursday, Aug. 29, to fund student participation in the university’s 2013 Leadership Summit.

"This gift comes just as we are about to kick off our Year of Engaged Leadership, focused on developing the leadership skills of our students, faculty, staff and community members," Cruzado said. "With this support from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, MSU students will be able to discover their leadership potential as participants in our next Leadership Summit."

The student Leadership Summit, organized and presented by the MSU Leadership Institute http://www.montana.edu/leadership/ , is one of many programs, lectures and events the university will be offering as part of its Year of Engaged Leadership, which began with last week’s Freshman Convocation featuring Life of Pi author Yann Martel.

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