Archive for February, 2007

Frank M. Doyle Scholarship open to graduating seniors

Once again, the Frank M. Doyle Foundation is offering scholarships to students in the Huntington Beach Unified School District. Applicants must be HBUSD alumni or seniors who will graduate in June 2007.
Created by Doyle himself and currently supported by his family, the Foundation has provided scholarships for thousands of students to attend educational institutions ranging [...]

Monday, February 5th, 2007

PREL accepting scholarship applications

The Pacific Resources for Education and Learning announced it is now accepting applications for the annual Pacific Teacher Scholarships.
PREL created the scholarship fund in 2004 in an effort to increase the number of qualified teachers and librarians working in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific. Seventeen aspiring teachers in the region have already been awarded $500 scholarships.

Sunday, February 4th, 2007

NextStudent Education Finance Advisors Deliver Premier Service in Student Loan Industry

Recently, student loan companies and their representatives have come under fire for questionable business practices ranging from collection methods to marketing efforts. For student loan borrowers, financing their college education and choosing the best lender for their funds often is one of the most important decisions they will face in their college career. Investing considerable [...]

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

Study abroad program honored

The Institute of International Education (IIE) named Valdosta State University’s summer study abroad program in Guadalajara, Mexico, as an honorable mention in the study abroad category for the Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education. In addition, the program also received the recognition of “Best Practices” in campus internationalization.
The nominated program, titled “ESOL and [...]

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

Study abroad applications due

The deadline for summer 2007 study abroad applications is quickly approaching. Students wishing to spend their summer break in one of several different international cultures through UD’s Center for International Programs must turn in applications by Feb. 16.
Locations still available for this summer include China, Ecuador, Vienna, Paris, Dublin, several cities in Italy and two [...]

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

ABWA offering scholarship program

The Fort Myers Beach Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) has announced its annual scholarship awards program for 2007. The deadline for completed forms is Monday, March 19.
“If you are a woman in the workforce who is trying to continue or complete your education and could benefit from some financial assistance for tuition [...]

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

Aquila taking scholarship applications

Aquila Inc. is offering college scholarships to 20 high schools students set to graduate this spring.
Applications are available at www.aquila.com/scholarships/ks. They must be completed and returned to Aquila at the address on the form by March 16.
Winners of the $500 awards will be announced in May and complete guidelines are available online.

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

Wheelock scholarship planned for graduates

A committee of teachers at Mount Anthony Union High School, in conjunction with the family of the late Renate Wheelock, has formed to create a scholarship fund for graduating seniors in honor of the influential history teacher.
The idea for the scholarship arose out of a conversation between Social Studies Department Chairman Steven Coggeshall and Wheelock’s [...]

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

Comm1 Aviation Scholarship Awarded To Colorado Pilot, Flight Dispatcher

Aero-News learned this week the Sixth Annual Comm1 Aviation Scholarship was awarded to Malachi O’Neill of Erie, CO.
O’Neill, 35, will receive a $1,000 scholarship award that will be used to assist him in his continued pursuit of a career in aviation. O’Neill will receive an Comm1 AudioPilot Adapter, in addition to the scholarship funds.
Out of [...]

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

Apply for Children’s Theater scholarship

The Bradley W. Nordstrand Fund is accepting applications for the sixth annual scholarship to be presented to a participant of The Phipps Center for the Arts Children’s Theater productions who will graduate from high school and attend a college, university or other institution of higher learning in the fall of this year.
The scholarship will be [...]

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

Bake sale helps fund OPHS scholarship

In celebration of what would have been the late Farrah Terpak-Hart’s 31st birthday, her husband and sister presented a check for $1,620 to a scholarship fund in her name Monday.
Steve Hart and Tara Terpack Dulke held a cookie sale to raise money for the fund and gave the check to Orange Park High School Principal [...]

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

Sanderholm scholarship passes $26,000

The Shanks Family/Jodi Sanderholm Memorial Scholarship at Cowley College, established in the memory of Don and Peggy Shanks’ granddaughter, Jodi Sanderholm, has received more than $26,000 in contributions.
The scholarship is an endowed scholarship and will be awarded annually to a Cowley student. The recipient of the scholarship must be enrolled in a science curriculum; [...]

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007