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Scholarship to honor Charles W. Cox
April 9, 2004
CARROLLTON, GA - The Atlanta Postal Credit Union has endowed a scholarship at the University of West Georgia to honor the memory of Bowdon native Charles W. Cox. Cox was CEO of the credit union and following his death in 1989, employees and friends made contributions to start a scholarship.
According
to Scott Huffman, interim vice president for University advancement at
UWG, the Atlanta Postal Credit Union wanted to insure an award would be
made in perpetuity and endowed the scholarship fund, which began in 1993,
with a gift of $78,000.
As a financial institution, the credit union specified that the scholarship be awarded to a student in the Richards College of Business.
Colleagues and friends of Cox remembered the 1948 UWG graduate as a leader of the organization who related well to everyone.
Moses M. Spence, chairman of the board of the Atlanta Postal Credit Union and a 1953 UWG graduate, said, “One of the most remarkable things about Mr. Cox was his memory and recognition. He never met a stranger and he never forgot your name.”
Don
DeCingue, president of the credit union, counted Cox as one of their great
leaders.
“He helped many people and this (scholarship) is a way for him to
continue helping people,” DeCinque noted.
For more information on the Charles W. Cox Memorial Scholarship Endowment, contact the West Georgia Foundation at 770-836-6582.
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