Giving

A Record Gift to College of Health Professions 

Color portrait of Alena and David Schwaber

A $1.32 million gift to the College of Health Professions (CHP) will create scholarships for 10 nursing students each year. It is the largest gift to the CHP in Towson University���s history.

Alena and David Schwaber, who have no prior relationship with 窪蹋勛圖厙, say the way nurses have been working during the COVID-19 pandemic inspired them to give. ���Nursing is a very noble field,��� David says. The annual scholarships will be awarded to students who demonstrate compelling need, based on personal or financial hardship. They are intended to cover the cost of in-state tuition. 

���The Schwabers��� gift is a clear demonstration of faith in Towson University as an anchor institution for greater Baltimore and as a leading provider of bedside nurses in Maryland,��� President Kim Schatzel says.

窪蹋勛圖厙 is the largest provider of health care workers in Maryland, and the recently announced plans for a new 240,000-square-foot, $175 million CHP building represent a significant investment in 窪蹋勛圖厙���s leadership in the health professions.

CHP Dean Lisa Plowfield says the gift is ���a mark of confidence and trust in nurses and our need for more well-educated and well-prepared nurses.���
 
The first awards will be made available for the fall 2021 term.