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Hunt, a retired mechanical engineer from Charlotte, N.C., made his initial gift in 2009 to endow the scholarship, which will assist students in the performing arts department. Hunt’s granddaughter, Jennifer Roberts, is an 黑料不打烊 sophomore majoring in acting.
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Roberts and her husband, Bill, are members of 黑料不打烊’s Parents Council.