Scholarship started in the name of former Raptor Resource Project Director Bob Anderson

Bob Anderson (decorahnews.com file photo)

The Raptor Resource Project says it has established a new scholarship endowment fund with the Winneshiek County Community Foundation in memory of RRP founder Bob Anderson.

The Robert Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fund will award scholarships to selected students attending Luther College who have demonstrated concern for the environment through positive environmental activism and community involvement or independent studies related to environmentalism.

"We will remember and celebrate our friend by fostering the next generation of environmental scientists and wildlife biologists in his name: young people who will help make the world a better place and carry Bob's legacy into the future," said Raptor Resource Project Executive Director John Howe.

"Bob loved Iowa--especially the Decorah area. We believe that the fund with the Winneshiek County Community Foundation is the best way to recognize his love and keep our Iowa connection strong," said Howe.

Financial gifts of any size to the Robert Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fund can be mailed to the WCCF administrative office at 3117 Greenhill Circle, Cedar Falls, IA 50613. Checks should be made payable to the Robert Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fund. Gifts can also be made on the Community Foundation's secure website at cfneia.org/robert-anderson

As the Robert Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fund is a permanent endowment fund with the Winneshiek County Community Foundation, Iowa residents who donate to the fund can take advantage of a 25 percent state tax credit made available through the Endow Iowa program, in addition to normal federal deductions for charitable gifts.