Bailey Scholars donor values foreign travel
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EmailGeorge Greenleaf is excited about higher education.
George Greenleaf is excited about higher education.
A former director of the off farm two-year technical program in agriculture at Michigan State University, Greenleaf recently visited one of his favorite places: the Bailey Scholars Program.
From 1954-1959, Greenleaf worked with what is now known at the Institute of Agricultural Technology at MSU. Though he has been gone from MSU for more than a half century, Greenleaf’s friendships at MSU are strong.
He and his wife, Agnes, established the George and Agnes Greenleaf Scholars Enrichment Fund through the Bailey Scholars Program at MSU. It turns out that his relationship with the Bailey Scholars Program would be more than establishing a scholarship. His granddaughter is a Bailey Scholar.
“One of the plusses of Bailey is the program in foreign travel, which is part of their research project. You can’t beat living with other people in other lands and understanding it broadens us to an extent that we’re so much better off as a people, and as we influence other people because of the background that we’ve had,” Greenleaf says.
Greenleaf loves the Bailey Scholars Program because of its innovative approach to learning and the maturing opportunities that it gives young people.
“It’s probably the best investment that I’ve made in education. And I have some scholarships in other institutions that are close to me. But this (Bailey Scholars) is the crown thing in my book,” he says.
To learn more about Mr. Greenleaf and his love for Bailey Scholars, check his video.
