Giving at EMU Lancaster
Aviation
J. Leonard “Len” Hartman Scholarship
The J. Leonard “Len” Hartman Scholarship for Aviation provides more than $17,000 in funds each year, starting in fall 2025, for aviation students at EMU Lancaster who demonstrate financial need.
The Hartman endowment totals about $345,000, which includes $20,000 from the sale of the Cessna. Hartman’s gift will help EMU live into its vision of opening new pathways of access and achievement, a vision outlined in the university’s 2023-28 strategic plan, Pathways of Promise: Preparing Tomorrow’s Unifying Leaders.
Robert J. Rummel Scholarship
The Robert J. Rummel Aviation Scholarship is a generous $20,000 fund designed to support students at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) who are passionate about pursuing a career as a professional pilot. The scholarship is distributed over four years and provides an annual award of $5,000.
This scholarship is offered to third-year students in the Bachelor's degree program in Leadership and Organizational Management with an Aviation Concentration at our Lancaster County location.
The Rummel Scholarship helps EMU aviation students progress toward their professional goals by alleviating financial barriers and investing in their futures.
EMU Lancaster Fund
Gifts to the EMU at Lancaster Fund support innovative workforce development opportunities that serve the economic interests of the region and of the families who live and work here. Our current programs in Aviation, Education, Leadership, and Nursing provide post-traditional students an optimal balance of flexibility and community. Your gifts to the Lancaster Fund will…
· Empower EMU at Lancaster to fulfill its mission to provide new pathways of access
and support
to all learners.
· Support innovative program development initiatives designed to serve the workforce
development needs of the citizens and industries of Lancaster County.
· Allow you to partner with us to address poverty through education.
Stepping Stone Grant Fund
Initiated by a generous gift from the High Foundation, the Stepping Stone Grant is a need-based fund. This grant supports Leadership and Organizational Management students who do not receive tuition reimbursement from their employer and demonstrate financial need. Pell-eligible students receive priority consideration. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA to be eligible for grant renewal after the first term. Your gift to the Stepping Stone Grant Fund will…
· Support student achievement and success.
· Empower underserved populations.
· Support workforce demand for leaders with human skills.
