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First endowed scholarship established at HPU’s New Braunfels Center

Marjorie DePriestBROWNWOOD – November 17, 2016 – A San Antonio donor with family ties to Howard Payne University has established the first endowed scholarship for HPU’s New Braunfels Center. The $20,000 scholarship was established in honor of the donor’s sister, 1957 HPU graduate Marjorie C. DePriest, and will benefit a New Braunfels Center student.

“We are thankful for the generosity of the donor and are thrilled to have this scholarship established at the New Braunfels Center,” said Christy Meinecke, HPU’s major gifts officer for the south-central region.

HPU, with its flagship campus located in Brownwood, has maintained a presence in the New Braunfels community since March 2012 when the university’s Board of Trustees approved extending education to New Braunfels.

DePriest graduated from HPU in Brownwood with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and then attended Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary where she received her master’s degree in theology.

She worked with the Baptist Board and spent two years with the Peace Corps. She taught high school Spanish in Nashville, Tennessee, for 27 years and retired in 1988. DePriest passed away on July 18, 2015.

According to her sister, DePriest is best remembered for her love of children and young people.

For more information about HPU’s New Braunfels Center, visit www.hputx.edu/nb, call (830) 629-2366 or e-mail newbraunfels@hputx.edu.

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Cutline: HPU New Braunfels Center recently established its first endowed scholarship in memory of Marjorie C. DePriest ’57, pictured in HPU’s 1957 yearbook, The Lasso.

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