Central alumni Dr. David and Gloria Prins and Joyce Prins Schneider have established an endowed scholarship in honor of their parents, Tunis and Harriet Prins.

The Prins Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to Central College students who excel academically and demonstrate Tunis and Harriet’s ideals of sportsmanship and leadership.

Tunis and Harriet Prins together served Central College and the Pella community for 24 years. In 2016, the Prins children decided to create the scholarship to keep the memory of their parents alive, and to honor their work at Central and in the Pella community.

The endowed scholarship replaces the former Prins Sportsmanship Award, given annually since 1950 to students who exemplified and championed good sportsmanship.