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Delaney jewelry sale benefits Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ scholarships

December 18, 2018
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The estate of the late Nancy Delaney has funded two endowed scholarships for students in Stephen F. Austin State University's School of Art and College of Fine Arts. A portion of the funding came from a recent sale of Delaney's jewelry collection at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's downtown art gallery. Commercial Bank of Texas managed the estate and presented the scholarship funds to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ representatives. Pictured are, from left, John Handley, director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ art galleries; Dr. A.C. "Buddy" Himes, dean of the College of Fine Arts; Christopher Talbot, director of the School of Art; Drew Knowles, CBTx general counsel; Rusty Rust, CBTx CEO; David Shofner, CBTx wealth management and trust officer; Jimmy Mize, CBTx executive vice president. The Creighton H. Delaney Endowed Scholarship is for a financially needy student in the School of Art, and the John N. Staley and Margaret Anderson Staley Endowed Scholarship is for a financially needy female student in the College of Fine Arts.




By Robbie Goodrich
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