VMI Graduate Bequeaths $14 Million
The largest gift the school has ever received will create the Robert Rust scholarship.
August 29, 2009, The Roanoke Times — Robert Rust needed a little financial help during the Great Depression to pay for his final two years at the Virginia Military Institute, and he got it in the form of a $300 yearly scholarship. Before his death in April, Rust decided to return the favor.
The college announced Friday that the VMI Foundation has received its largest bequest ever -- a $14 million gift from the 1934 graduate.
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