Bryant Bank Donates $1.5M To UAH College Of Business

HUNTSVILLE, AL — Tuscaloosa-based Bryant Bank on Thursday announced a $1.5 million donation to the University of Alabama in Huntsville's College of Business.

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This represents one of the largest gifts ever made to the college.

UAH said in an official announcement that there will be an initial disbursement of $100,000 will be followed by 14 annual payments in the same amount through 2035.

The funds will benefit business students at the university by establishing a non-endowed scholarship fund to the College to be called the Bryant Bank UAH Business Scholarships.

Eligible students will receive awards of $2,500, $5,000 or $7,500, and the larger of these awards shall be given to students with a greater need and who are receiving less financial support from other UAH scholarships or grants.

“We appreciate the confidence that this gift from Bryant Bank represents,” says Dr. Jason Greene, Dean of the UAH COB. “As one of the largest in the college’s history, we believe it speaks to the importance of business in our University and in our community. We are committed to building these partnerships to fuel innovation in business in the Huntsville community, and we are grateful for Bryant Bank’s leadership in helping us do so.”

“On behalf of the ownership group, Board of Directors and our team at Bryant Bank, we are excited and honored to present this gift to the UAH College of Business,” Bryant Bank President Ken Watson added. “While these funds will be specifically deployed to increase interest and enrollment in the Business School, this investment will also provide valuable future resources to our growing business community. We are truly blessed and grateful to have the opportunity to support UAH, its leadership team, faculty and students, and we know this donation will help ‘empower potential,’ which is one of our Core Values at Bryant Bank.”

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