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Alum establishes scholarship for Academy grads

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A native of this city has given $1.9 million to start a scholarship for Air Force Academy graduates.

Richard McConn graduated the Academy in Colorado in 1966. He is the chief executive officer of M International, Inc. of McLean, Va.

In December, McConn and his wife, Mili, gave $1.9 million to establish the Richard D. McConn Endowed Scholarship for Public Policy Study and Service, according to Checkpoints, the academy’s alumni association magazine.

The three-year program will send Air Force Academy graduates to Georgetown Institute of Public Policy and to assignments on Capitol Hill

Source : airforcetimes.com/

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