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University of Minnesota BriefA scholarship for U students with disabilities has been the dream of Harvey Johnson since he had to drop out of the U nearly 50 years ago because of difficulties associated with his frequent seizures. Now, Johnson aims to raise enough money to provide the support that U students with disabilities have often lacked in the past.
The Minnesota DailyAlums plan U's first disability scholarship. Students with disabilities in the 1930s and 1940s attended a high school in Dinkytown and often took U classes.
The Star TribuneMarshall High alumni start fund for students with disabilities Harvey Johnson, 83, understands what students with disabilities go through.
The Southeast AngleMarshall High graduate sets up 'U' Scholarship for disabled students Named for school with elevator, fund aims to give students a lift.
Skyway NewsHe left the U, but 65 years later, gives back Elliot Park's Harvey R. Johnson, 83, establishes the first University of Minnesota fund for students with disabilities.
