Leadership Gifts Endow Scholarship Honoring Student’s Legacy

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Significant leadership gifts from Hannah’s mother, Fran Floyd McNaughton ’79 of Chester, S.C., and Hannah’s father, Bill Floyd of Chester, have pushed the scholarship beyond the $25,000 endowment threshold.

The Hannah Ruth Floyd Endowed Scholarship honors Hannah Floyd ’10, who was killed in a car accident in December 2010 shortly after her graduation.

Hannah Floyd

ROCK HILL, S.C. - The legacy of one talented, passionate Winthrop alumna will live on through the recently endowed Hannah Ruth Floyd Scholarship.

Significant leadership gifts from Hannah’s mother, Fran Floyd McNaughton ’79 of Chester, S.C., and Hannah’s father, Bill Floyd of Chester, have pushed the scholarship beyond the $25,000 endowment threshold. The Hannah Ruth Floyd Endowed Scholarship honors Hannah Floyd ’10, who was killed in a car accident in December 2010 shortly after her graduation.

Floyd, a native of Chester, S.C., and a graduate of the S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics, majored in psychology and biology at Winthrop, where she was an honor graduate. She also worked as a research assistant during her studies at Winthrop. The Hannah Ruth Floyd Endowed Scholarship, established by Floyd’s family, celebrates her experience.

The scholarship provides funds for students majoring in psychology and/or biology, with first preference given to female students from Chester County, S.C., and secondary preference to female students from York County, S.C., Lancaster County, S.C., Union County, S.C., or Fairfield County, S.C. Additional preference will be given to students who have played at least two seasons of Dixie Girls Softball, with additional preference offered if students were selected as All-Stars.

To make a gift, contact the Office of Development at 803/323-2150. To learn more about the Floyd scholarship, contact Amanda Stewart, director of communications and donor relations, at stewartaj@winthrop.edu or call 803/323-4493.

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