IN HR0098

Indiana House of Representatives recognizes the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) on its 75th anniversary, founded in 1944 by Dr. Frederick D. Patterson, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, and others

UNCF has raised close to $5 billion to invest in its 37 member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and has supported an estimated 500,000 students of color

UNCF invested more than $890,000 in scholarships to Indiana students during the 2017-2018 school year and administers an average of 300 need-based scholarships annually to minority students from low and moderate income families in Indiana

UNCF and the Lilly Endowment launched the $50 million Career Pathways Initiative in 2015 to address unemployment and underemployment among recent college graduates

Resolution honors UNCF members for their years of service supporting Hoosiers throughout Indiana