MEDIA ADVISORY: State Farm Insurance to Present Grant to UA’s College of Human Environmental Sciences Jan. 20

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Grant funding from the State Farm Companies Foundation for The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences will be announced during ceremonies Friday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. at the Child Development Research Center on the UA campus.

The grant, totaling $76,000, will provide funds for the Capstone Financial Planning Association to host seminars and various activities; and to endow a scholarship in CHES.

Those scheduled to attend the grant announcement will be UA President Robert E. Witt, UA Provost Judy Bonner, Dr. Milla Boschung, dean of the College of Human Environmental Sciences, and State Farm Agency Field Executives Michael McGuire and Butch Wear.

“State Farm, the largest insurer of cars and homes in Alabama, is a continued supporter of higher education and is dedicated to helping students prepare for their future,” said Boschung. “The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences and State Farm partnership will help students receive a sound education in preparing for their future,” she said.

State Farm, ranked 19th on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies, insures more cars than any other insurer in North America and is the leading U.S. home insurer; and is the largest insurer of cars and homes in Alabama. State Farm’s 17,000 agents and 76,000 employees serve nearly 73 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada.

For more information and/or to confirm attendance, contact Suzanne Dowling in media relations at 205/348-8324 or sdowling@ur.ua.edu