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Scholarship Recipient Profiles

Sadie Fisher

Sadie Fisher - 2012
Hometown:
Lehigh, Iowa
Major:
History

Ben Van Walbeek

Ben Van Walbeek - 2012
Hometown:
Bluegrass, Iowa
Major:
Business Administration: Finance and Marketing

Devli

Devlin Hogans - 2012
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa
Major:
Broadcast

Gregory

Gregory Charles, Jr. - 2012
Hometown:
New Orleans, Louisiana
Major:
Business Administration: Management

Josh Moncivais

Josh Moncivais - 2013
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
Major:
History

Madison Gray

Madison Gray - 2014
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa
Major:
Elementary Education

Sammi Witten

Sammi Witten - 2014
Hometown:
Owassa, Oklahoma
Major:
Political Studies

Trevor Jarid Wilson

Trevor Jarid Wilson - 2014
Hometown:
Churdan, Iowa
Major:
Biology, Pre-Medicine

Luke Logan

Luke Logan - 2015
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa
Major:
Pre-Engineering

Xavier Norman Bartee III

Xavier Norman Bartee III - 2015
Hometown:
Arlington, Texas
Major:
Graphic Design

Nikki Patrick

Nikki Patrick - 2016
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa
Major:
English

Cameron Knust

Cameron Knust - 2016
Hometown:
Chariton, Iowa
Major:
Criminal Justice

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Your Will: Getting Started

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What Your Will Can Do
Why do you need a will? Because it allows you to:
  • Direct the division of your property the way you choose—not the way the state decides.
  • Make special financial arrangements for your family members who are minors, disabled or unfamiliar with money management.
  • Name a guardian for your minor children.
  • Select an executor (personal representative) who is well-qualified to settle your estate promptly and economically, with careful attention to your wishes.
  • Provide vital support for your favorite charitable institutions. Learn more about making a gift to us through your will.
  • Devise an estate plan, with the help of a qualified attorney and other advisors, to minimize the taxes on your estate.
  • Just a few sentences in your will are all that is needed. The official bequest language for Grand View University is: "I, [name], of [city, state, ZIP], give, devise and bequeath to Grand View University [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted use and purpose."
You Need a WillYou Need a Will
Everyone needs a will, no matter if he or she is young or old, sick or healthy, single or married.

If you leave this world without a will, your assets will be distributed according to state law and your wishes will not be fulfilled. Likewise, having an outdated will also means that your current intentions will not be carried out. So when change occurs in your life, remember to update your will.

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Learn more about basic estate planning.

Contact your estate planning attorney for more information on wills. To learn how to include a gift to us in your will, please contact Brian Patterson at 515-263-2829 or bpatterson@grandview.edu.






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