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Article: New Pulaski Scholarship Established: Conrad Walas Family Donates $150,000 to Education of Polish American Students
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- Polish-American Journal
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- January 1, 2001
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Polish-American Journal
01-01-2001
New Pulaski Scholarship Established: Conrad Walas Family Donates $150,000
to Education of Polish American Students
The Conrad R. Walas Family recently donated United Parcel Services (UPS)
stock valued at $150,000 to the American Council for Polish Culture as a
scholarship challenge grant. The stock was converted to cash and placed in
an endowment fund, named according to the wishes of the donors, the
"Casimir Pulaski Scholarships Endowment Fund." Scholarship awards of $5,000
each will be awarded from the fund's proceeds to Polish-American students
working in advanced fields of study.
According to the Council's president, Marion V. Winters, this very generous
gift ...