the Informer

Photo by Spencer Allen Brooks

The College of Engineering, Technology and Architecture has just received a $15,000 grant to help benefit the organization and help it stride to the fullest. This grant will give the organization and the students more to work with and give more opportunities for success.

The man behind all the action was Mr. Frank Hursey. As an alumnus, he has provided CETA with many generous donations with aspirations to make the organization a better community for the students. Hursey has been very impressed with what he has seen throughout the numerous projects associated with CETA and from then forward he has become an important aspect for what is to come.

Attending all the board meetings and understanding the problems that needed to be addressed, Hursey was the perfect donor for the challenge. He wanted to make a difference in transforming experiences. These transforming experiences deal with students who travel abroad and help developing third world countries. He has been struck by visits to India and has heard many different stories that help him understand that what these students are doing is great and wants them to know they should continue.

He believes this donation will inspire them to continue with what they believe is right and keep giving hope for those countries that need their help –and this money will do just that. With this money, Lou Manzione, dean of CETA explains, “We will use the grant to continue transforming experiences.” They will also use the grant money to keep sending students to study abroad to help these countries, who appreciate the assistance.

Hursey was so impressed at the mark these students have left that he wanted nothing more than to give a donation towards the foundation. “We need to raise money for this,” explained Manzione, and now they have the money to aspire to the connections they wanted to reach. Fundraising has made a huge impact already, but this donation has only made the experience a better one.
According to Manzione, “We are lucky to have people believing in the students…[and] all these students realize they want to do more.”

Along with his dedication to CETA, Hursey has been an over-achiever throughout his years. Not only has he donated money to the program, he also always strives to help out other organizations such as the Army. All are lifesaving inventions and “he’s not only making a difference, he’s saving them,” claims Manzione, a supporter of Hursey’s work.

Many at the University are proud to have Hursey as an alumnus to help support and devote his time and effort to help the students make a difference. He enjoys seeing the students grow and the money donated toward CETA will help benefit the continuation of the project.

Editor’s Note: The photo credit in the printed edition of the newspaper was misattributed. It is corrected here. We regret the error.