A Nevada Legacy - Edward C. Coppin
Edward C. Coppin ’62 (physical sciences) has created a scholarship at Nevada to provide financial assistance to students from Pershing County through a gift annuity with the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation. An annuity provides a fixed-sum income to a donor during his or her lifetime, and ultimately funds an area of particular interest. In Ed’s case, his annuity will later fund the endowed scholarship bearing his name. During his lifetime, Ed has opted to fund the scholarship on an annual basis with his annuity income, and the first Edward C. Coppin Scholarship was awarded this fall.
Raised in Lovelock, Ed received the Josephine Beam Educational Scholarship to attend Nevada. His dedication to learning and hard work was instilled at an early age. “My mother was a strong believer in education and my father valued a strong work ethic,” says Ed. “After graduating from Nevada, I received a National Science Foundation grant to attend graduate school at Indiana University and have always deeply appreciated the financial support I received throughout college.”
Higher education led to a teaching career. Ed taught at Pershing County High School for a short period, Traner Middle School in Reno, and then Incline Village High School until he retired in 1993. He enjoyed a parallel and distinguished 29-year military career in the Air Force and Nevada Air National Guard, eventually retiring with the rank of colonel. Following his retirement from teaching, Ed became involved in the banking business and was instrumental in the formation and success of several banks in Lake Tahoe and Reno.
After several very successful careers, Ed now says he feels a responsibility to share his good fortune. “I hope to convey my strong beliefs in the power of hard work and education to students attending the University of Nevada, Reno and hope that they benefit from financial support as I did.”
Ed is part of an ever-growing group of alumni and friends whose contributions make an incredible difference for students at the University.
For more information about planned giving opportunities at the University, contact Bob Eggleston or Lisa Riley, J.D. at (775) 784-1352 or beggleston@unr.edu or lriley@unr.edu.
Ed Coppin ’62 is a charter member of the Nevada Legacy Society. To find out more about how to become a member, click here.