LA-based Loyola MarymountUniversity School of Film and Television (SFTV) has received a major leadershipgift to establish The Cosgrove Family Distinguished Visiting Artist Endowmentand Endowed Scholarship Fund.

The Cosgrove FamilyDistinguished Visiting Artist Endowment will support the work of a renownedscreenwriter attuned to an increasingly diverse and multi-cultural world.

SFTV is launching aninternational search for candidates and expects to have someone in place byearly autumn 2006.

The Cosgrove Family EndowedScholarship will recognise outstanding students who demonstrate exceptionalpromise in SFTV's five main disciplines of film, television, animation, recordingarts and screenwriting.

As an acknowledgement of thegift the Cosgrove Family Garden was dedicated on the LMU campus earlier thismonth.

Veteran television producerJohn Cosgrove serves as SFTV chairman and sits on the board of trustees.