“Hailey Hope Fund” Endowed Scholarship
Established at Christopher Newport University

News Release - May 28, 2003
contact:
Denise Waters
dwaters@cnu.edu
757-594-7331

(NEWPORT NEWS, VA)–Instead of birthday cake and candles on what would have been Cassandra Hailey’s 34th birthday, her sisters signed and sealed letters—a plea to those who may have been touched by their sister to help establish an endowed scholarship at Christopher Newport University in her honor.


Cassandra Hailey was abducted on April 9, 1988, in what police believe to be tied to a crime spree dubbed “the Parkway Murders.” The case surrounding her disappearance has never been solved. On the 15th year of her disappearance, the Hailey family has decided to establish an endowed scholarship at Christopher Newport University. “We felt there could be no better way to celebrate her memory than to establish this permanent fund that will allow other students to share her love of CNU,” explains Cassandra’s sister and Fredericksburg resident, Teri Hailey Barzditz.


In order to establish the Cassandra Hailey Endowed Scholarship, the family needs to raise a minimum of $10,000. The family has committed $5,000 to the endowment, $4,000 of which was left from contributions to aid the search. The family is seeking donations for the remainder of the funds required for the “Hailey Hope Fund.”


For more information on the “Hailey Hope Fund,” please contact Jack Sims, vice-president for University Advancement at 757-594-8759 or email jsims@cnu.edu. To make a charitable, tax-deductible gift to the endowment, send contributions to the Christopher Newport University Educational Foundation, Christopher Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA 23606. Please write Hailey Hope Fund on the check’s memo.