Fort Valley State University

A Houston County foundation is “keeping hope alive” for Fort Valley State University students who need financial assistance to stay in school. The Flint Energies Foundation, Inc. awarded Fort Valley State University a $5,000 grant. The money will be used for scholarships.

Wildcat fans are giving their stamp of approval to support Fort Valley State University’s latest fundraiser. The university will sell a limited-edition first-class U.S. postage stamp to boost the amount of student scholarships. Wildcat fans can purchase a sheet of 20 stamps for $20 on a first-come, first-served basis. A similar effort was launched last year.

Hall of Fame inductee Doug Porter will be tackling the bright lights of television on behalf of Fort Valley State University to raise money for a worthy cause: scholarships. The former Wildcats coach will be making an appeal for donations to the President’s Scholarship Fund. The money will help keep deserving students on campus.

Dmitri Young, star first baseman for the Washington Nationals National League Baseball Club, has stepped up to the plate to aid deserving Fort Valley State University students.

Following a chance encounter on a flight from Atlanta to Washington, D.C. with FVSU President Larry E. Rivers, Young has contributed $10,000 for student scholarships to be available for fall 2008.

“We struck up a conversation out of the blue,” Rivers explained. “This eventually led to a discussion about Fort Valley State and how critical was our need for financial aid funds in these hard times.”

Fort Valley State University is making good on its commitment to honor donors who contributed to past fundraising campaigns. At an outdoor ceremony held near the Lottie B. Lyons Student Center, Dr. and Mrs. Larry E. Rivers gently pulled back a golden brocade cover revealing, for the first time, 215 names inscribed on FVSU’s Wall of Honor. Each person gave a $1000 donation.