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A philanthropist and former UPS driver knows what it feels like not to have the means to pay for college.
Calvin E. Tyler Jr., 78, vividly recalls when he was forced to drop out of the Baltimore-based HBCU (historically Black colleges and universities) known then as Morgan State College.
“I didn’t have a scholarship,” explained Tyler. “I had to pay my own way, and I just ran out of money. I was working and going to school, both at the same time, and it was a struggle.”
After dropping out of college in 1963, Tyler says his life’s trajectory changed when he became a driver for UPS in 1964 a role that would lead him to management, then to senior vice president of operations and eventually to board member of UPS.
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Former UPS executive Calvin Tyler has donated $20 million in scholarship funds to Morgan State University, 58 years after he dropped out due to financial hardship.
Tyler created The Calvin and Tina Tyler Endowed Scholarship Fund with his wife Tina in 2002 to help struggling students from Baltimore that enrolled at the university. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Last month, the couple continued their good work by giving the university $20 million, the second-largest donation ever received by the university. Their generous contribution comes at a time when many students are facing a financial crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic and are struggling to make tuition payments.
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