EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A retired Evansville schoolteacher who died last year has left $3 million to the University of Evansville for a scholarship program.
Irma Jean Rodgers died in February 2013 at age 89. Her $3 million donation will be added to an endowment in memory of her parents, Lettie and Clarence Rodgers, and her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Charles Weber.
The Evansville Courier & Press reports (https://bit.ly/1ayqaT9 ) that starting this fall Rodgers’ bequest will provide about $150,000 a year for scholarships to the University of Evansville.
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Rodgers had taught physical education at the former Emma Roach Elementary and education and business at Central High School. She was a lifetime member of the National Education Association.
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Information from: Evansville Courier & Press, https://www.courierpress.com
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