Adams Scholarship Established For U.S. Marines

Veterans of the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) are the focus of the newly established Garth and Gloria Adams Scholarship with the Peru State College (PSC) Foundation.

Gloria (Bean) Adams, 1970 graduate established the scholarship in honor of her late husband Garth, 1967 graduate, whom she met at Peru State. Garth Adams was a native Peruvian who served with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1968 until 1976. He spent time in Vietnam as a platoon leader and transport officer, and at Camp Lejeune, N.C., and Cleveland.

After leaving military service, Garth Adams worked in sales, management and various entrepreneurial roles until retiring in 2005. He passed away in February 2023.