Two Generous Gifts Provide Scholarships for Students
Loyola University recently received two leadership gifts for scholarship support in the form of bequests.
Approximately $2.5 million from the estate of Clement Tricon "Tric" Sehrt, J.D. '71, will be directed to the Clement H. and Norris Tricon Sehrt Law Scholarship Fund, established by Tric and Gretchen Sehrt in 1987 in memory of their parents. The Sehrt scholarship fund supports academic scholarships for talented law students.
Tric was an attorney and the owner of R.J. Tricon Co. Following law school, he worked as a staff attorney for Senator Russell Long in Washington, D.C. He returned to New Orleans in 1974 to run the family business and continued to practice law. He served on the board of directors for Liberty Bank of New Orleans, and he was an active member of the American Bar Association and the International House, as well as numerous community organizations.
Loyola also received an approximately $2 million estate gift from Dr. Everett L. Drewes for academic scholarships.
Everett specialized in obstetrics and gynecology. In 1954, he reported to the U.S. Naval Hospital in Pensacola, Fla., later becoming chief of OB-GYN. He returned to New Orleans in 1956 to establish his private practice. He was on staff at Mercy Hospital and served as president in 1977. He retired from practice in 1990. Everett's late wife, Mary Postelle Martin Drewes, attended Loyola in the early 1930s.
These generous gifts provide much-needed scholarship support for hard-working students who need financial assistance to pursue their dream of a college degree. If you're interested in supporting future Loyola students through a gift in your estate plans, please contact Kevin Maney at 504-861-5442 or kmaney@loyno.edu.
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