Howard Payne University has received the second of three installments of funding from Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC. The funds are a charitable contribution to A Call to Send, HPU’s capital campaign.

Oncor provides an allocation of charitable funds for organizations in each of its service areas. In 2014, Ken Harriss, the company’s area manager of customer operations, advocated to the corporation on behalf of HPU.

“As a result, HPU was awarded $7,500, paid over three years, to A Call to Send,” said Karina Daniel, director of corporate, community and foundation relations.

Harriss helped make a strong case for HPU’s receiving the funding by gathering as much information as possible to promote HPU to Oncor.

“Ken took the time to get the additional information, which he personally submitted on our behalf, satisfying the corporate decision-makers,” said Randy Yeakley, vice president for development. “He has been a real friend to HPU.”

Since 1988, Oncor (previously Texas Power and Light Company, TU Electric and TXU) has given more than $119,000 to HPU in addition to the $7,500 pledge including $78,000 to the Annual Scholarship Fund.

Pictured above:  Ken Harriss of Oncor (left) presents a check to Randy Yeakley, HPU’s vice president for development.