LANLF News:ESPAÑOLA — Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation is pleased once again to be the recipient of support for student scholarships from Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS).
As part of its Community Commitment Plan, LANS, the Laboratory contractor, pledges to match up to $250,000 in employee donations to the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund during 2016 fundraising campaign.
Since 2006, LANS has given more than $4 million to the LANL Foundation for education in Northern New Mexico. Of that amount, $2,712,740 was designated for scholarships. Past funding also supported the Foundation’s Inquiry Science program that provides free learning materials, curriculum and teacher professional development to local elementary schools.
Tony Fox, Vice president of Institutional Advancement and Scholarships, has managed the Scholarship Fund at the LANL Foundation in collaboration with the Lab since 2001.
“Support from LANS has enabled the LANL Foundation to effectively invest in human potential and pave the way for students in Northern New Mexico to succeed,” Fox said. “On behalf of our students, we are grateful to again receive this generous funding.”
The Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund is the largest scholarship pool in Northern New Mexico. Since 1999, the fund has awarded $5 million to more than 1,000 students in Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe and Taos counties. Individual contributions from LANL employees have totaled over $3.7 million in the past 18 years.
“LANL Foundation is proud to be a steward of the LANS scholarship investment in Northern New Mexico,” Jenny Parks said, LANL Foundation CEO. “This continued partnership is reflective of our shared commitment to education and workforce development.”
For more information about the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund and way to give, visit here.