Auction to raise money for scholarship

A silent online auction hosted by JMU's Adult Degree Program this fall will raise funds for a scholarship created in honor of the program's pioneer.

The auction opened Oct. 24 and will run until Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. It is open to anyone wanting to donate items to be auctioned or also to purchase items from the auction. The auction can be accessed at http://edtech.jmu.edu/bis/Auction2003/index.html.

Various items are open for bidding, including men's basketball season tickets, Christmas ornaments, gift cards and weekend getaways.

Items can be donated to the auction until Nov. 19 at the ADP office in the Paul Street House. Ideal donations would have a minimum value of $25, according to an Oct. 29 press release.

Highest bidders will be notified by the ADP office to determine if items should be picked up or mailed. Cost of shipping and handling will be added to the purchase.

Proceeds from the auction are split three ways, with funds equally divided between the Elizabeth Finlayson Scholarship, the Bachelor of Individualized Study Alumni Chapter and the JMU Adult Degree Program.

Finlayson was a faculty member at JMU who pioneered the program in the late 1970s. The BIS Alumni Chapter started the silent auction in order to achieve its goal of attaining $25,000 by the year 2002 in celebration of the 25th year of the ADP.

The fund achieved its goal and now is endowed at about $25,000. This partially is a result of the auctions, according to the release. 

For more information, visit the Web site or call x 8-6824.

— complied from staff reports.