Board of Missions

On-Board Medical Emergency Handbook: First Aid at Sea

November 16th, 2008

The only boater?s emergency medical guide designed to provide fast answers in an emergency and to withstand the marine. environment
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Designed and packaged for use on your boat, this emergency medical handbook has waterproof covers and features 50 quick-reference flow charts to guide you through the proper responses to injuries and illnesses on board.
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Scholarship Handbook 2009 (College Board Scholarship Handbook)

November 13th, 2008

The Scholarship Handbook 2009 is an ideal resource for students and parents who need help paying for college.  It provides complete, authoritative facts about more than 2,100 scholarship, internship, and loan programs offered to undergraduates by foundations, charitable organizations, and state and federal government agencies.  Each program is clearly described, and indexes help students [...]

American Water Board of Directors Honors Seven Students Nationwide for Scholastic Achievement

May 1st, 2007

American Water, the largest water services provider in North America, today announced recipients of the 16th annual James V. LaFrankie Scholarship Awards. The awards were distributed across the nation to college-bound children of full-time American Water employees who demonstrate an interest in water-related industry occupational fields.
Out of 69 applicants, American Water chose seven high school [...]

Idaho education board to push scholarship bill

November 29th, 2006

The Idaho Board of Education wants the Legislature to create need-based scholarships as early as 2008 so that more of the state’s students can get a college degree.
Similar scholarship proposals failed during the 2006 Legislature, but backers want to try again in the 2007 session, which starts in January.
The Board of Education created a financial [...]

Student loan board wants AG disqualified from suit

November 3rd, 2006

The state’s student loan authority wants the attorney general’s office disqualified from a lawsuit filed alleging the authority violated the state’s open meetings law.
Attorney General Jay Nixon sued the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority in February, alleging its board violated Missouri’s open meetings law as it sought to develop a response to Gov. Matt Blunt’s [...]

Manchester board to review scholarship proposal

September 30th, 2006

Town directors will meet next week to mull over the details of a Republican-backed educational scholarship program, including whether the board should get involved in such philanthropic giving.
The Manchester LIFE scholarship would provide a onetime gift of $15,000 to the Manchester Scholarship Foundation so adult residents who fit certain income guidelines can continue their education.
Republican [...]

Scholarship board names Island Scholar

September 23rd, 2006

The National Scholarship Committee and the Board of Education yesterday named the country’s Island Scholar for 2006.
She is Nicole Alicia Roberts who attained national recognition having received distinctions in five subject areas.
She will receive a national scholarship valued at $54,000 per year for studies leading to an undergraduate degree.

Hcareers Chosen to Power Online Job Board for Global Leader in Hospitality and Tourism Education and Research

July 28th, 2006

Hcareers, the leading job board for the hospitality industry and a subsidiary of onTargetjobs, announced today that it has been chosen to build and power a new online hospitality job board that will be the first point of reference for hospitality and foodservice schools by the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (CHRIE). [...]

Covell Scholarship Winners

May 28th, 2006

The Board of Missions of the First Baptist Church of Le Roy and Rev. Peter McCurdy honored and remembered the Covell’s through giving the Covell Scholarship to 17 well deserving recipients this past Sunday. This is the 10th year and the 11th award of the Covell Scholarship. “To honor the Covell’s let us meditate on [...]

Tennessee Board Of Regents Online Education Fills Demands For Workforce

March 19th, 2006

Nashville–In response to a statewide demand for a more qualified and skilled workforce, the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) has developed two online educational programs.
The two programs — Regents Online Degree Programs (RODP) and Regents Online Continuing Education and Workforce Development (ROCE) — aim to expand educational opportunities and enhance the skills of the workforce.
TBR [...]