CALDWELL, Idaho (CBS2) — College of Idaho announced a scholarship fund to support underrepresented and under-resourced students on Tuesday.
The fund is named after the late C of I student athlete Elgin Baylor and his wife Elaine. The Elgin & Elaine Baylor Opportunity Fund has a goal of a $25 million endowment that will be used to fund 44 students with financial need from under-represented populations with full-tuition scholarships to attend the College.
The effort has been championed by C of I Board of Trustee member Elaine Baylor and supported by many corporations based in Idaho.
CEOs and leadership individuals from Micron Technology, Blue Cross of Idaho, Boise Cascade, St. Alphonsus Health System, Idaho Power, St. Luke’s Health System, the J.R. Simplot Company, Albertsons, Kount, The Dignitas Agency, Cradlepoint and Crookham Company all stood together on Tuesday to support the Elgin & Elaine Baylor Opportunity Fund.
The news event was held on the campus of Blue Cross of Idaho in Meridian.
To learn more about the Elgin & Elaine Baylor Opportunity Fund, contact Director of Development Deidre Friedli at dfriedli@collegeofidaho.edu or 208-459-5025.
To donate to the fund, click HERE.
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