Berry family makes gifts to Zippy Scholarship in honor of 103rd birthday

Zippy made a special stop at Fairlawn Country to visit one of his favorite fans, Phyllis Berry, on her 103rd birthday.

On June 19, alumna Phyllis Berry celebrated her 103rd birthday in style at Fairlawn Country Club. In addition to family and friends from UA, Phyllis’ favorite mascot, Zippy, came to help celebrate.

Zippy gave Phyllis a framed Zippy portrait drawn by a student in The Myers School of Art. In honor of this momentous occasion, the Berry Family made gifts to the James R. and Phyllis C. Berry Zippy Endowed Scholarship.

A portion of the gift will be used to award scholarships to nine students in the Zippy Program for the 2019-20 academic year.