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Albert Dunn of Leesville donated $40,000 to the NSU Foundation to set up two scholarships. The Albert J., Jerri H. and David S. Dunn Scholarship in Education and the Albert J., Jerri H and David S. Dunn Scholarship in Industrial Engineering Technology honor his late wife Jerri, a 1950 graduate of Northwestern, and late son David, a 1983 graduate of Northwestern.
Both scholarships were endowed with a donation of $20,000. Each scholarship is for four years. The recipient must be a Vernon Parish High School student that maintains a 2.0 GPA, meets classroom attendance requirements and demonstrates financial need. Preference for the education scholarship will be for a history education or English education major.
"All three of us attended Northwestern," said Albert Dunn. "I had read about other scholarships being established and decided to do something that would help others."
Dunn, a native of Slagle, served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was later stationed in the Philippines, Korea and Japan. After being discharged, he entered Northwestern in 1947.
"A bunch of us guys were standing around talking about what we were going to do and a friend said 'I'm going to Northwestern.' I decided to go with him," said Dunn.
Dunn majored in pre-engineering and was on the track team in 1947. Northwestern did not have an engineering major, so he had to transfer to complete his degree in civil engineering. Dunn worked for McDermott International then got a job with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. He worked as an engineer for 41 years at positions around the state, retiring in 1995. The Department of Transportation and Development honored him with induction into its Hall of Honor in 1998.