Insurance Planning, with offices in Hays, Great Bend and Russell, has pledged $30,000 to the Fort Hays State University Power of One Scholarship campaign.

According to a news release from the FHSU Foundation, it will be used to aid 10 Informatics students each year for three years. A space in FHSU’s new Center for Networked Learning will be named for the company, in recognition of the donation.

Insurance Planning has been serving the business and personal needs of western Kansas residents for more than 45 years. Its ownership is comprised of many FHSU alumni, and the company employs a large number of FHSU graduates.

Andrew Rupp, executive vice president and treasurer of Insurance Planning, graduated from Fort Hays State University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1977 and is a member of the FHSU Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

“The Power of One scholarship campaign is a great opportunity for us to recognize the role that FHSU has played in our lives and the opportunities that it has created for each one of us in Western Kansas and at Insurance Planning,” Rupp said. “Giving the same opportunity to current and future students, and helping them to achieve an education and future success, is extremely rewarding to us.”

“Scholarships are big. They make a world of difference to our students,” said Dr. Stephen Schleicher, chair of FHSU’s Department of Informatics.  “The generous donation from Insurance Planning will double the number of scholarships that we have available for students.”

This gift comes in the wake of FHSU’s Power of One scholarship campaign announcement, which has an ambitious goal – to raise $8 million before Dec. 31.