Recently, Reverend Douglas P. Jones, senior pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and Loats Foundation representative, visited President Andrea Chapdelaine and presented Hood College with a gift in support of the Loats Foundation Scholarship. For nearly 40 years, the Loats Foundation has supported eligible Hood College students. Since the inception of the fund in 1979, the Loats Foundation has provided more than $600,000 in gifts and afforded hundreds of students much needed support in pursuit of their education at Hood College.