Donor Spotlight
Dr. Adair Creates a Fund in His Wife's Memory
Violet Adair ('59), mother, grandmother, accomplished plant scientist, and beloved wife of Academic Dean Charles Adair of the School of Arts and Sciences, became the inspiration behind a $100,000 donation to Farmingdale State College this fall. When she passed away in May 2020 due to the novel coronavirus, Charles, her longtime partner of 57 years, felt like there was no better way to honor her memory than to create a fund that would support first-generation college students at a place that was very personal to both of them: Farmingdale State College (FSC).
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