Local couple endows Northwest scholarship
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Dan and Carole (King) Edmonds have been part of the Northwest Missouri State University community for many years and recently established the Edmonds-King Scholarship in honor of several family members.
MARYVILLE, Mo. — A local couple long associated with Northwest Missouri State University has established a scholarship that will provide financial assistance to students attending the institution.
Dan and Carole (King) Edmonds created the Edmonds-King Scholarship in honor of Dan’s mother, Norma Edmonds, and Carole’s parents, Jim and the late Jane King. The scholarship also honors the couple’s brothers, the late Rusty King and the late Bill Edmonds.
The Edmonds-King Scholarship was endowed with an initial gift of $30,000. To be eligible for aid, students must have completed 30 credit hours at Northwest and have maintained a minimum 3.0 grade-point average.
Scholarship applicants must also have graduated from a high school in Bates or Nodaway counties and have some involvement in extra-curricular activities.
The couple’s involvement with Northwest began more than 30 years ago when Dan Edmonds was hired as Northwest’s assistant controller in 1981. He later advanced to controller and retired in 2011.
Carole began her career at Northwest as a secretary in what is now the Department of Fine and Performing Arts. In 1996 she became director of Northwest’s Horace Mann Laboratory School and served in that position until 2003.
Since then she has worked in the Department of Professional Education as an associate professor.
The couples’ three sons each attended Horace Mann and Northwest.
“We wanted to repay Northwest in some way for providing us a significant portion of our careers, and for providing an education and life experiences for our sons, Paul, Jeff and John,” Carole Edmonds said.
The Edmondses estimate their immediate family has spent a combined total of nearly 100 years at Northwest and Horace Mann either as students or employees.
“We are grateful for the opportunities Northwest has provided our family, and we are pleased that we can help future students benefit from this scholarship,” Dan Edmonds said.
To support the Edmonds-King Scholarship, go to www.nwmissouri.edu/GiveOnline or call the Office of University Advancement at 660.562.1248.
