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Dec 17, 2012 by Windham Chamber

EASTERN ANNOUNCES VICTORIA LEIGH SOTO ENDOWED MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

 

On Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, Eastern Connecticut State University alumna Victoria Leigh Soto ’08 lost her life protecting the children in her first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, from an assailant who shot and killed 20 children and seven adults that day.

Victoria Soto was a dean’s list student while she attended Eastern as an elementary education and history double major. “Our faculty remembers Vicki as a joy to be with, an exemplary student who was committed to nurturing young lives,” said Eastern President Elsa Núñez. “Her dream job was to teach children in the primary grades. She died protecting those children. She is being hailed throughout the world as a hero. We will never forget her.”

In honor of Soto and her heroism, the University has announced the creation of the Victoria Leigh Soto Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund to support Eastern students studying to be teachers who have unmet financial need.  For information, visit www.easternct.edu/advancement/victoria_soto.html

Donations may be directed to:

Victoria Leigh Soto Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund

ECSU Foundation, Inc.

Eastern Connecticut State University

83 Windham Street

Willimantic, CT  06226

ATTN: Kenneth J. DeLisa

Vice President for Institutional Advancement

To contribute online, donors can visit https://eweb.easternct.edu/wfbprod/bwakngft.P_Make_A_Donation2. After filling out the first screen, they will be directed to a second screen to select a designation for their gift.  On the dropdown menu, they should choose “Victoria Leigh Soto Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund.”

 

 

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