M&T Bank Donates Scholarship to Cheyney’s Men’s Basketball Program

June 29, 2010 - PRLog -- Men’s Head Coach, Dominique Stephens, accepted the gift during at special presentation held on Friday, June 25th.  

“We are grateful to Ms. McDonald and M&T Bank for their generous support of the University.  We envision having a long term relationship with M&T Bank and thank them for supporting our goal of increasing student access,” stated President Vital.  

“As a community bank, we are proud to help students achieve their goal of a college education.  We are honored to be a part of the Cheyney community and look forward to building a strong partnership with them,” stated Ms. McDonald.

About Cheyney University
Cheyney University is the nation’s oldest historically Black institution of higher education. It is also the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).  Now celebrating its 26th year, PASSHE comprises Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities, with a combined enrollment of more than 112,500, making it the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth.  At its inception, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania successfully provided free classical education for qualified young people, and today the university offers baccalaureate degrees in more than 30 disciplines and six master’s degree programs.  For more information, please visit the website at http://www.cheyney.edu.

About M&T Bank
M&T Bank is considered one of the country's most highly regarded regional banks. We were founded more than 150 years ago in Western New York, where we are still headquartered. Our parent company, M&T Bank Corporation with current assets of $68.9 billion is one of the 20 largest commercial bank holding companies headquartered in the U.S. Our customers are able to bank at more than 750 branches throughout New York, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, and Delaware and be served by friendly and professional staff. In addition, our customers have access to a sizable ATM network of more than 1,800 locations as well as state-of-the-art telephone and Web Banking. M&T Bank is recognized for its financial strength and sound management. This strength, along with our entrepreneurial philosophy, has made it possible for us to pursue a course of well-managed growth.