McIntyre education scholarship established with $50,000 endowment to Northern

Montana State University-Northern announced Monday that it is celebrating a new $50,000 endowment, a gift from the estate of the late Ethel A. (McIntyre) Hess.

Per the family’s wishes, the funds will be called the Ethel A. McIntyre Memorial Endowment and Scholarship supporting scholarships specifically for students at MSU-Northern majoring in education.

“Education is one of the cornerstones of Northern,” Chancellor Greg Kegel said. ‘We are grateful for this generous gift from Ethel Hess and we know it will have an impact on our current and future students studying to become teachers.”

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