GIVING
An Enduring Legacy
By Julia Halprin Jackson
The late Betty (Pat), ’48 Education, and Arm Hanzad, ’50 Social Science, ’51 Teaching Credential, were among San José State University’s most devoted supporters, says Pat Smith, ’64 Education, who met the couple when she started teaching for San José’s Alum Rock School District. After he retired, Arm mentored Spartan student-athletes while his wife co-founded the Women’s Walk for Sparta, raising funds for women’s sports, and helped establish the Connie L. Lurie College of Education Alumni Board.
Arm and Pat Hanzad. Photo courtesy of Pat Smith.
“Arm and Pat were lifelong advocates for the students at SJSU,” Smith recalls. “For years, they volunteered their free time and money to ensure students knew how to navigate the college system of scholarships and how to stay on track to receive their degrees. Their friendships also provided guidance for students and eased the loneliness that some students face when away from home.”
The Hanzad legacy lives on in an endowment they established to create scholarships, which Smith describes as a “continuation of the care they always had for the students at SJSU.”
“They volunteered their free time and money to ensure students knew how to navigate the college system of scholarships and how to stay on track to receive their degrees.
— Pat Smith
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