Ancilla College Receives Gift of More Than $1 Million

Ancilla College recently announced that they are the recipient of a major gift from emeritus trustee Jim Hardesty. The college received a gift in the amount of $1,002,732 in response to a recently announced $875,000 matching gift opportunity from an anonymous donor.

Ron May, president of the college, said they are truly humbled and very excited to be the beneficiary of Hardesty’s generosity. He said this gift is just another example of Hardesty’s investment in the community that will help to change the lives of students and their families.

When making the gift to Ancilla College, Hardesty said he believes in the work of the college and the impact it has on students from the area that attend, encouraging others to step up and take advantage of the matching gift opportunity.