Messiah College News Releases

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (Jan. 19, 2016) —The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation recently granted a $530,000 award to further existing Stabler endowments for nursing and general scholarship aid at Messiah College, continuing a significant investment in the availability of scholarship funds at the College.

Since the establishment of the initial Stabler endowment in 1989 and the more recent nursing endowment in 2008, nearly $1 million in Stabler scholarship support has been awarded to Messiah College students.

“Messiah is honored and grateful for the longstanding relationship between the late Stablers, their foundation and the College,” said Kim Phipps, president of Messiah College.

Mr. Stabler was an advisor and friend to Messiah for many years. Mrs. Stabler served on the Board of Trustees for 16 years and felt a strong affinity for Messiah in part because of her own faith heritage. “Their lasting legacy of support is having a deep impact on the mission of Messiah College,” Phipps added.

About The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation
The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation was established by Mr. and Mrs. Stabler in 1966 exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational purposes.

The Foundation makes grants to educational institutions, parochial or church related schools, and nonprofit hospitals or medical facilities. In addition, the Foundation makes grants to a wide variety of private organizations and institutions that support the welfare of others, including – but not limited to – services and/or assistance to persons who are mentally, physically or developmentally impaired or disabled, the aged, and the poor.

About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls more than 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Mechanicsburg, Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg.

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