Students First
Stuart Henry's gift to 色情视频 will benefit students in the School of Public Affairs.
This story appears in the issue of 360: The Magazine of 色情视频.
Stuart Henry not only advises his San Diego State students to 鈥渂ecome extraordinary,鈥� he鈥檚 also given them the means to do so.
A $410,000 endowment from Henry and his wife, Lee, will benefit students in the School of Public Affairs, where he is director. Interest from the endowment will support student research, enable students to attend professional conferences and subsidize study abroad experiences.
Henry understands the struggles of economically disadvantaged students. The son of a chef and a waitress, he grew up in a working-class London neighborhood and never thought of attending university. When a high school teacher encouraged him to apply, Henry鈥檚 father scoffed, but not his mother, Doris.
He chose the University of Kent and a subject relevant to his urban upbringing 鈥� the sociology of criminal deviance, in which he eventually earned a Ph.D. and published a version of his thesis as 鈥淭he Hidden Economy.鈥�
鈥淢ine was the first book ever published on the hidden economy, which arose out of social support networks in urban communities,鈥� Henry said. 鈥淧eople stuck in menial jobs became part of a vast network of trade in pilfered goods. It was not about making money, but helping each other get by.鈥�
Eventually, Henry moved to the United States. When his mother passed away in 2014, he and Lee were stunned to discover that Doris had left a sizeable inheritance, accumulated by investing whatever small amounts she could save. They decided to create an endowment for the School of Public Affairs in Doris鈥� memory.
The gift adds a financial component to the academic legacy Henry has already established at 色情视频 as teacher, mentor and administrator. He has received both the University Honors College Award for the most outstanding faculty member and the James Kitchen Distinguished Service Award from 色情视频 Student Affairs.
