Hockey student-athletes at Ferris State University will soon be able to apply for the Bob and Leslie Daniels Hockey Endowed Scholarship.

Bob Daniels, coach of the Ferris State University varsity hockey team for the last 14 years, knows what it takes to make a great team of student-athletes.

"It's not easy for students in this day and age to get an education, and it certainly isn't going to get any easier," said Daniels. "My wife and I decided it was time for us to start something that would help our student-athletes and try to give them one less thing to worry about."

The Big Rapids couple added they hope the establishment of the endowment will ease some of the financial burden felt by students as they try to accomplish getting an education and performing the demands placed upon them as a member of a Central Collegiate Hockey Association Division I hockey team.

The scholarship will be awarded to one or more full-time undergraduate students in good academic standing who are eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics. Recipients must be dedicated to the success of the hockey program and display the desire to constantly improve their playing abilities. The amount of the scholarship will cover 25 percent of the cost of two semesters of tuition and fees.

For more information or to make a gift to the Bob and Leslie Daniels Hockey Endowed Scholarship Fund, please contact the Ferris Foundation at (231) 591-2365 or fsufdn@ferris.edu. You can obtain details about establishing scholarships or endowments by calling the Advancement Office at (231) 591-3815.