Bill & Mala Harker Endowed Scholarship Established at Fairmont State University
Clarksburg native and president and co-founder of a private investment firm and his wife, an attorney, have developed a scholarship to support students from Harrison and Marion counties.
Bill and Mala Harker have established the Bill & Mala Harker Endowed Scholarship, which will provide scholarships to a Fairmont State University student with first preference to African American students and second preference to students of color from Harrison County and Marion County with at least a 2.5 grade point average.
“Having grown up in the Clarksburg area, I am keenly aware of how much Fairmont State and its graduates have given to the community,” Bill Harker said. “We have a number of friends who are Fairmont State alumni. We see this scholarship as an opportunity to give back to an institution that has indirectly enriched our lives.”
Clarksburg native Bill Harker and his wife Mala Harker. SUBMITTED PHOTO
FAIRMONT â A Clarksburg native and his wife have established a scholarship at Fairmont State University targeting students from Harrison and Marion counties.
William Bill Harker and his wife Mala Ahuja Harker, of New Jersey, made an undisclosed donation to the Fairmont State Foundation Inc. to fund the Bill & Mala Harker Endowed Scholarship that provides first preference to Black students and second preference to students of color from Harrison and Marion who have at least a 2.5 grade point average.
âHaving grown up in the Clarksburg area, I am keenly aware of how much Fairmont State and its graduates have given to the community,â said Bill Harker. âWe have a number of friends who are Fairmont State alumni. We see this scholarship as an opportunity to give back to an institution that has indirectly enriched our lives.â