Former Cape Girardeau postmaster's estate benefits Southeast Missouri State University

The Southeast Missouri University Foundation has received a partial payment of $2 million from the estate of Wilver W. Wessel to benefit the Wilver W. and Dolores H. Wessel Scholarship awarded to students in the Donald L. Harrison College of Business. Wessel, a former Cape Girardeau postmaster, established the scholarship fund in his and his late wife[']s name in 1982. They were longtime activists in local civic affairs. The scholarship provides full fees to a student who demonstrates financial need from a middle-to-low-income family. The eligible student must have a 3.0 grade point average, be a junior or senior in the College of Business, be of good moral character and live in the area between Ste. Genevieve and Dunklin and Pemiscot counties. A College of Business scholarship committee will select the recipient. [StartDouble]In these uncertain economic times, the availability of our endowed scholarships can be reassuring to prospective students and their parents. We[']re extremely grateful for this act of generosity,[CloseDouble] said Dr. Gerald McDougall, dean of the Donald L. Harrison College of Business.