“Diabetes and heart disease are the number one killer in this county,” Gerald said. “It is nothing to run into someone who has had a leg or limb removed due to diabetes and the food that they eat.”
The endowment, which will be fully funded at $25,000 over five years, recognizes the strength, resilience and dedication of students connected to the U.S. Armed Forces.
Wearing gloves, they collected six to ten oysters at each site. Along the way, they tested temperature, salinity, conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), pH and dissolved oxygen (DO).
Alumni participation rose from 8% in FY2024 to 10% in FY2025, with the number of alumni donors increasing to 2,439. Alumni contributions grew from $2.8 million to $4.5 million.