The gift will be used by the college to fund scholarships for students who demonstrate both financial need and academic merit. The first scholarship is expected to be awarded in 1997.
Scholarships are so important for attracting and retaining high caliber students.
After graduating from Sacred Heart Academy, she attended OSU for the 1943-44 academic year. Calif. Conley made the donation to the joint Oregon State University-Washington State University veterinary program, officials say, because of her love of animals and her admiration for the quality of veterinarians the program produces. This feeling was enhanced by the educational experience of Melissa Smith, a 1992 graduate of the OSU School of Veterinary Medicine and the daughter of Conley's close friends and neighbors. Wash. Conley died in October of 1994.