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Nearly 60 Years After Dropping Out Of College Because He Couldn t Afford It, This Man Donated $20M To The School For Financial Aid

Nearly 60 Years After Dropping Out Of College Because He Couldn t Afford It, This Man Donated $20M To The School For Financial Aid Nearly 60 years ago, Calvin E. Tyler Jr. dropped out of college because he couldn t afford it. This week, the same school Tyler once attended announced he had donated $20 million to increase a scholarship fund established in his name. Tyler enrolled at what was then Morgan State College, a historically Black college in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1961, according to a press release from the school. But he left in 1963 due to lack of funding, and became a UPS driver. He started out as one of the first 10 UPS drivers in Baltimore, and worked his way up at the company eventually becoming senior vice president of operations before his retirement in 1998, according to Morgan State. He also joined the board of directors, but never forgot where he started, the school said.

Man who dropped out of historically Black college donates $20M for scholarship fund

Man who dropped out of historically Black college donates $20M for scholarship fund Morgan State University and last updated 2021-02-26 12:53:29-05 Nearly 60 years after leaving Morgan State University due to lack of money, a man is donating $20 million to help make sure others attending the historically Black college won’t have to drop out for the same reasons. The university announced Monday that Calvin E. Tyler Jr. and his wife, Tina, would be increasing an endowed scholarship fund that was previously established in the couple’s name. MSU says the “monumental gift” is the largest private donation from an alumnus in the university’s history and they believe it’s the largest contribution of its kind to any historically black college or university (HBCU) from an alum.

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