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Council approves $289,464.50 scholarship expenditure for Northwestern students after in-person request

City Council of Alva · December 15, 2025
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The Alva Council approved a $289,464.50 fall‑semester incentive scholarship expenditure for Northwestern, following a presentation from the university foundation and remarks from a recent graduate on the scholarships' impact.

Sker Bird, CEO of the Northwestern Foundation, asked the council to approve $289,464.50 in incentive scholarship expenditures to support Northwestern students from the Alva area and said the gift helps both enrollment and local economic activity. "This is an important asset for Northwestern," Bird said, and noted the fall semester enrollment rose about 3.5…

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