W. P. Carey School of Business

Jerry and Ruth Bell WPC Black Student Success Scholarship

Jerry and Ruth Bell WPC Black Student Success Scholarship

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Jerry Bell, a former ASU Football Player and graduate of W. P. Carey, along with his wife Ruth Bell, a Walter Cronkite School of Journalism graduate, are passionate about Black student success. They have generously donated to scholarships and launched the Black Leadership Network to support Black students at USF. Jerry and Ruth are committed to helping students who struggle financially to meet their educational goals. Through this scholarship, they hope to positively impact Black students at W. P. Carey School of Business as they earn their degree and start their career.

Impact of Donor Support

  • More learners can pursue higher education. In 2022, 22,000 donors contributed $66.3 million for scholarships.
  • More students succeed. ASU ranks #1 among the state’s public universities for its 86% first-year retention rate thanks in part to donor-funded student success initiatives.
  • And donors helped ASU offer more than 4,500 hours of free tutoring.

Many of these students have gone home where they are successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, venture capitalists, impact investors and senior government officials. The come home with a powerful American business education taught in a culturally sensitive environment, and respectful of the nuances of our cultural differences."

Marshall Parke

’77 master’s in international management, whose established the SHARE fellowship program providing scholarship and mentorship support to students from emerging markets around the world

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