Scholarship breakfast to highlight Sumitomo Pogo JV endowment

April 23, 2018

A new $300,000 gift from Sumitomo Pogo JV will support scholarships for future engineering students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

The company, which operates the Pogo Mine near Delta Junction, will present the gift at UAF’s annual scholarship breakfast Tuesday, April 24, at the UAF Wood Center. The donation will create the Sumitomo Pogo JV Scholarship Endowment, which will provide annual scholarships to students seeking engineering degrees.

“We’ve had a great partnership with UAF and the College of Engineering and Mines over the years,” said Pogo Mine general manager Chris Kennedy. “We’re working together to educate the future workforce in Alaska and this scholarship endowment will help make that happen for years to come.”

Sumitomo Metal Mining Pogo is a longtime university supporter, with gifts totaling more than $3 million since 2009. It is among several donors and students to be highlighted at the university’s scholarship breakfast on Tuesday morning.

The university hosts the event each spring as a way to connect donors and scholarship recipients and to celebrate the benefits of philanthropy. About 250 donors and students attend the event. Privately funded scholarships provide more than $1.2 million in financial support to UAF students each year.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Journalists are welcome to attend and cover the event. Doors open at 7:30 a.m., and the program, including the Sumitomo Pogo presentation, begins at 8 a.m.