The $20,000 gift will support a student scholarship and assist with the college’s operations expenses.
Lindsey Wilson College has received a $20,000 gift from the Bank of Columbia. The gift comes just before Lindsey Wilson College formally becomes Lindsey Wilson University on July 1, 2025 and just after the college graduated a record number of students for the 2024-2025 academic year.
According to an article on Lindsey Wilson College’s website, Bank of Columbia President and CEO Mark Dykes was quoted as saying of the institution’s gift, "The Bank of Columbia is proud to support Lindsey Wilson College and honored to partner with the college to provide the opportunity for our local students to further their education after high school in obtaining a college degree right here in their hometown. The economic impact Lindsey Wilson College has on Columbia and Adair County is, to say the least, more than significant. The Bank of Columbia owners, its board members and employees pledge continued support of Lindsey Wilson College in our community."
The $20,000 gift has been divided so that $15,000 will benefit the Tommy D. Grider Endowed Scholarship, which is awarded annually to a student graduating from Adair County High School who plans to study business or finance. Grider is a longtime Bank of Columbia board member.
The remaining $5,000 will be given to the college as unrestricted funding. The college will use it to help offset its operating costs.
William T. Luckey Jr., the president of Lindsey Wilson College, said, "Since its founding in 1903, Lindsey Wilson has been committed to serving this region's educational needs, and a big reason we are able to do it so well is because of strong partners such as Bank of Columbia.”
For more information about Lindsey Wilson College, visit the school’s website.