Archive for August, 2006

Hispanic Scholarship Fund Names Paul M. Ostergard as Interim President and CEO

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) today announced its Board of Directors has appointed Paul M. Ostergard as interim president and CEO of the organization. Sara Martinez Tucker announced that she will step down as president and CEO of HSF at the end of September, based on the White House announcement today that President George W. […]

August 31st, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

The Ford Family Foundation announces annual scholarship awardees

The Ford Family Foundation Scholarship Program has selected 120 students as new Ford Scholars. Residents of Oregon and Siskiyou County in California, this year’s Ford Scholars were selected from more than 2,700 applicants.
Local awardees are Jaclyn Gray and Emily Trigg. Gray is a Toledo resident and will major in fine and applied arts at Southern […]

August 31st, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Hamburg Honors Scholarship Fund Aiding 19 Freshmen this Year

Recent graduates of Hamburg High School are beginning their first year in colleges and universities. Nineteen of these college freshmen received scholarships administered by the Hamburg High School Honors Scholarship Board. These scholarships are funded by alumni, various businesses in the area, school patrons, organizations, and other interested parties.
The purpose of this program is to […]

August 31st, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Twin Lakes Farm and Lawn Scholarship

Lisa Bennett of Gassville is the 2006-2007 recipient of the Twin Lakes Farm and Lawn Scholarship at Arkansas State University Mountain Home.
Bennett graduated summa cum laude from ASUMH with an associate of applied science degree in business technology, management/marketing and is pursuing an associate of arts degree. Upon completion of her associate degree, she plans […]

August 31st, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Brunei: Minister Hosts Dinner For Scholarship Students

The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Pehin Major General (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Awg Hj Mohammad, last night hosted a dinner for overseas scholarship students who attended a civic course organised by the Information Department with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Religious Affairs and Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd.
Held […]

August 31st, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Wayne Onken Scholarship Gets Support

Many members of the Slayton HS “Class of 64” gathered last weekend for a 60th birthday party but those attending had more on their minds than cake and ice cream.
“We used this birthday get-together to see what we can do as a class to help support the Wayne Onken Scholarship Fund”, said Karen Burch, […]

August 31st, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

UK university denies scholarship to Bahrainis

A British university got embroiled in a controversy after it refused to offer nationality scholarships to Bahraini students during an interview in Manama.
The controversy erupted after student Zahra Mohammad Al Mezel was told by the recruiting staff of the University of Greenwich that she could not be offered the scholarship because she was a Bahraini […]

August 31st, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Teaching Scholarship applications sought

Davidson County Schools will take applications for its Teaching Scholarships Sept. 1 through Nov. 15 and again Jan. 1 through March 15.
All college seniors who have lived in Davidson County for 10 years prior to entering college are eligible. Applicants must have at least a 2.8 grade point average and will be required to obtain […]

August 31st, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

TESDA Caraga implements work scholarship program

The Technical Education and Skills Development (TESDA) Caraga Regional Office thru its provincial offices has announced that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) is now being implemented nationwide.
In Caraga region, the TESDA follow suit which becomes part of strategies to support President Macapagal Arroyo’s ten point agenda aimed to provide scholarship […]

August 31st, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Online education patent tests boundaries

Every day, millions of students taking online college courses act in much the same way as their bricks-and-mortar counterparts. After logging on, they move from course to course and do things like submit work in virtual drop boxes and view posted grades — all from a program running on a PC.
It may seem self-evident that […]

August 28th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education

Utah Online Academies

Utah Online Academies provides financial and educational support from Utah’s public school system for parents who educate their K-8 children at home.
l The program is run through a partnership between Davis, Alpine and Washington school districts but is available online to students throughout the state. Families receive a complete curriculum, plus items […]

August 28th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education

Online schools combine public, home education

Bernard and Sylvie Pys-nak want the best education for their children, but they want it to happen at their Bountiful home.
The Pysnaks haven’t left public education’s fold entirely, though. Their 10-year-old daughter, May, is taking fifth- and sixth-grade classes at home through Utah Online Academies. Older sister Megan, 13, just finished […]

August 28th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Online Education