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Tom & Nancy Jones Undergraduate Research Fund
Dr. Tom Jones is no stranger to Salisbury University. The former biological sciences professor, dean and provost has helped nurture students in the classroom and beyond during his three-plus decades at SU.
Though retired since 2014, he and his wife, Anne-Marie “Nancy” Jones, former facilities manager at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), will continue that impact on the campus with the establishment of the Tom and Nancy Jones Undergraduate Research Fund.
This endowment gift provides financial resources for undergraduate students to conduct research and present their work in the biological, environmental and marine sciences.
“It is with much gratitude to Salisbury University that Nancy and I provide this endowment to help promote undergraduate research,” Dr. Jones said. “I deeply appreciate the opportunities that SU has afforded me to help develop new generations of science educated professionals.”
University Greatest Need Fund
By giving to the Greatest Need Fund, you’re helping SU seize opportunities as they arise. Your support empowers Salisbury University to invest in professional development, conference travel, strengthening connections between students and alumni, and other projects which ultimately enrich the university. Your gift, when combined with others, does make a difference.
Urban and Regional Planning
The Urban and Regional Planning program teaches students to use their expertise to find creative ways to resolve urban and regional problems, establish sustainable communities and improve the quality of life. Planners help communities develop their visions of the future and formulate plans that respond to community needs and goals, conserve natural resources and improve public services. A planning degree enables SU alumni to be involved in public and private activities that shape the future of their communities.
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Vincent D. Leisey Student Involvement and Leadership Honors Scholarship
Vince said, “Although I was only at Salisbury early in my career, my years there hold a special place in my heart. Under the guidance of Presidents’ Norm Crawford and Thomas Bellavance, the school was undergoing a period of rapid growth and change. It was wonderful to work closely with so many talented students, faculty and staff as part of a team that moved the institution forward.” It has been particularly gratifying for Vince to see so many of those students accomplish so much professionally.
After nine years at Salisbury, Vince had subsequent assignments in student affairs at Penn State and Carroll Community College, retiring in 2018. Now living in Baltimore, Leisey makes frequent trips to the eastern shore and the University, having maintained close contacts with his colleagues from his time there. He says, “I hope in some small way, the scholarship can help students realize their academic goals while experiencing all the wonderful opportunities Salisbury University has to offer.”