Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

Don and Sylvia Schmid American Indian Child Welfare Leaders Fellowship

Don and Sylvia Schmid American Indian Child Welfare Leaders Fellowship

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The Schmid American Indian Child Welfare Leaders Fellowship was established by Don and Sylvia Schmid to address the current and future need for American Indian Social Workers trained at a master's level to administer and deliver child welfare services to American Indian communities, both on the reservation and in the urban area.

Impact of Donor Support

  • More learners can pursue higher education. Thanks to our donors, more than 7,000 ASU students have received upwards of $32 million in scholarships with more than $39 million raised.
  • 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.
  • Important initiatives continue. More than $320 million in new gifts and commitments support ongoing initiatives at ASU.
  • The spirit of generosity abounds. In the past year, more than 100,000 individual, corporate and foundation donors stepped forward to help the ASU community.

Our family believes in giving back and sharing the blessings we have received financially and through our time."

Dave Derminio

’74 BS in business, former ASU golfer who supports student-athletes through the Derminio Family Sun Devil Golf Scholarship

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