Sara and Leonard Lafrance Presidential Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2016 by Sara ’73 (English) and Leonard Lafrance to assist high-ability students, Presidential Scholars, in engineering and computer science at the University of Nevada, Reno. The couple have made it their life s work to help communities by providing access to higher education for gifted young students in developing areas of the world, as well as here in northern Nevada. Sara and Leonard Lafrance co-founded Century Analysis, Inc., a software manufacturer that provided integration solutions to large commercial, industrial and health care enterprises from 1975 until its sale to New Era of Networks, Inc., in 1998. When the company sold, the Lafrances vowed to give back in some way.