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Hugh Zimmer Member Nominating Committee Trustees Chairman, 2000-2003

Why is the Trustees Program important to UMKC?
The Trustees Scholar program is especially important to the Kansas City community because it’s attempting to retain the best and the brightest young people after they graduate from UMKC. The University is definitely filling the niche of being called Kansas City’s university.

Why was it important for you to serve on the Board of Trustees?
I developed a great interest in UMKC over the last 15 years. Through the Trustees Scholar Program, the University is bringing in top-quality students and raising the overall total competency of the entire student body, and it was important for me to get involved with the Board because watching UMKC prepare young people to stay in Kansas City after graduation is a worthwhile expenditure of my time. 

Why should other individuals in the community get involved with the Trustees Scholarship Program?

There’s a statistic that states five years after graduating from UMKC, 70 percent of UMKC graduates are living and working in Kansas City. It’s important for business professionals to get involved in the program because it creates a better pool of really well-trained employees not only for them, but for our community.