Drake University, Blank Park Zoo receive estate gifts to support students

Drake University will use a million-dollar donation to support its students studying zoology and conservation science, with Blank Park Zoo planning to provide students with professional development opportunities. The Des Moines private university announced in a news release it has received a $1 million gift from the estate of Holmes and Marjorie Foster to establish a new scholarship program for students accepted into Drake’s zoo and conservation science program. “Our students come to Drake because they want to spend their lives caring for animals and protecting wild places,” said Keith Summerville, Drake Department of Environmental Science and Sustainability chair, in the release.

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