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By Anne Saint-Algnan
Staff Writer

 

Robert T. McCowan, a UK grad-
uate and former chairman of the
UK Board of Trustees, and his
wife, Nyle, presented a gift of $1
million to the UK Sanders-Brown
Center on Aging on Tuesday.

UK President Charles Wething-
ton also announced the commence-
ment of a joint campaign by the
Sanders-Brown Center and the
College of Allied Health Profes-
sions for a new building to house
both programs.

The gift, given in honor of
McCowan's late mother, ranks as
one of the largest ever presented to
the University by an alumnus and
will be used to support Sanders-
Brown programs on aging.

The McCowans and Wethington
were joined by Dr. Peter Bosom-
worth, chancellor of the UK Medi-
cal Center, and Gov. Brereton
Jones for the presentation of the
gift and building campaign an-
nouncement ceremonies.

McCowan spoke fondly of his
memories of his mother and of
UK. “This university has made a

 

positive impact, and we’re glad
that our contribution may make a
positive impact for the University,"
he said.

McCowan grew up in Lexington
and graduated from the UK Col-
lege of Commerce in 1951. He re‘

Clinton economic plan
will cut college grants

 

By Steve McSoriey
Contributing Writer

 

A number of UK students who
depend on grants to help pay for
their educations could be forced to
look elsewhere to help pay costs
this fall.

The House voted on May 27 to
eliminate the State Student Incen-
tive Grant program to help come
up with $931.5 million for Presi-
dent Bill Clinton‘s “economic
stimulus package."

if HR 2244 is passed by the Sen-
ate and approved by the President.
students receiving College Access
Program grants from the state will
be receiving less than what they
have been promised.

“This is unfair. Hurting students
by cutting programs that some are
dependent on. There has to be oth-
er alternatives that they can go af-
ter." said Brian Brock, a UK clini-
cal lab sciences senior.

Brock said most of his education

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is paid by grants and loans. He
also said he knows several friends
who will be affected by the cut
and might go so far to prevent
them from attending UK.

“I‘m very upset with the law-
makers. This just is not right."
said Karen McLaughlin. a graphic
design senior.

McLaughlin also said she is de-
pendent on the financial aid she
receives. Because of her financial
situation, she said. her only option
was to attend an inostate school.

McLaughlin and Brock both
said they will not drop out of
school if the cuts take place. If he
needs to. Brock said, he will get a
full-time job during the school
year to help offset the loss of
grant money.

McLaughlin said she thinks she
can make it until her graduation in
December if financial aid is cut.

Kentucky would stand to lose
an estimated $882.” in federal

See GRANT, Page 2

tired as vice chairman of the board
of Ashland Oil in 1988.

In addition to chairing the UK
Board of Trustees, McCowan also
served as chairman of the UK De-
velopment Council and is a former
member of the UK College of Busi-

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Robert McCowan, Charles Wethington and Brereton Jones talk before ceremonles Tuesday.

ness and Economics Partnership
Foundation.

UK awarded him an honorary
doctor of laws degree in 1978.

In presenting the gift, McCowan
said he and his wife “look forward
to many great things over and

onates $1 million to UK

above" what has already been
achieved by the Sanders-Brown
Center.

The Sanders-Brown Center fo-
cuses on research and care of the
aging and is one of the nation's
original 10 Alzheimer's Disease
Research Centers. The center was
established in 1979 and includes
the Herman L. Donovan Scholars
Program. which provides tuition-
free enrollment for UK students
who are 65 or older.

The Sanders-Brown Center and
the College of Allied Health Pro-
fessions will share the proposed
building. which will be “a state of
the art facility," Bosomworth said.

The college‘s enrollment has
doubled over the past five years to
more than 1500. Allied Health
Professions is the only Medical
Center college not housed in its
own facility; its classes and re-
search arc spread throughout nine
locations across campus.

A combined facility. Wething-
tcn said. will provide an excellent
opportunity for faculty and staff of
both the center and the college to
collaborate on developing innova-

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