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INSIDER April 2026
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USD Scholarship Appreciation Luncheon
(March 17, 2026)… Continued from Page 2
After an appropriate invocation by the very Irish Father Gregory McGivern, the group
enjoyed a three-course lunch. Scholars and faculty alike talked about their dissertation
topics as well as their gratitude for the $3000 supplemental payments that ARCS
provided this month.
Yolanda Walther-Meade noted that ARCS has partnered with USD for 20 years,
having driven the effort to secure approval for USD an educational partner.
Yolanda Walther-Meade, Jessica Ritchie, School of Nursing Dean Jane Georges and
Kristina Lopez, Sandy Jellen and Leslie Bruce ARCS member Yolanda Walther-Meade
SDSU Scholarship Donor Appreciation Luncheon
(February 23, 2025)
SDSU Liaison Tanya Schierling and President
Leslie Bruce enjoyed catching up with ARCS
Scholar Brittany Conley at SDSU's annual
Scholarship Donor Appreciation Luncheon on
February 23. During the program SDSU's graduate
students in musical theater performed and
several students expressed deep appreciation
for the financial support of their individual
educational journeys.
(l to r) ARCS Scholar Brittany Conley, SDSU Dean
Jeffrey Roberts, and ARCS members
Tanya Schierling and Leslie Bruce
