GIVING
An Enduring Legacy
By Julia Halprin Jackson
The late Betty (Pat), 鈥�48 Education, and Arm Hanzad, 鈥�50 Social Science, 鈥�51 Teaching Credential, were among San Jos茅 State University鈥檚 most devoted supporters, says Pat Smith, 鈥�64 Education, who met the couple when she started teaching for San Jos茅鈥檚 Alum Rock School District. After he retired, Arm mentored Spartan student-athletes while his wife co-founded the Women鈥檚 Walk for Sparta, raising funds for women鈥檚 sports, and helped establish the Connie L. Lurie College of Education Alumni Board.
Arm and Pat Hanzad. Photo courtesy of Pat Smith.
鈥淎rm and Pat were lifelong advocates for the students at 91传媒厂,鈥� Smith recalls. 鈥淔or years, they volunteered their free time and money to ensure students knew how to navigate the college system of scholarships and how to stay on track to receive their degrees. Their friendships also provided guidance for students and eased the loneliness that some students face when away from home.鈥�
The Hanzad legacy lives on in an endowment they established to create scholarships, which Smith describes as a 鈥渃ontinuation of the care they always had for the students at 91传媒厂.鈥�
鈥淭hey volunteered their free time and money to ensure students knew how to navigate the college system of scholarships and how to stay on track to receive their degrees.
鈥� Pat Smith
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