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Parikh donates three undergrad scholarships

January 6, 2016

The gifts will be allocated as follows: $2,000 to an undergraduate with New Jersey residency; $2,000 to an undergraduate with need; and $2,000 to an undergraduate for non-tuition expenses.| Short Read

Shivam Parikh (BSE Aero ’05) of Little Ferry, New Jersey, has provided three $2,000 expendable scholarships to the College of Engineering.

The gifts will be allocated as follows: $2,000 to an undergraduate with New Jersey residency; $2,000 to an undergraduate with need; and $2,000 to an undergraduate for non-tuition expenses.

Shivam is president of Visual Image Display.

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