Outspoken retired U.S. Sen. and former Georgia Gov. Zell Miller will be the keynote speaker for the 2nd annual University of Mobile Scholarship Banquet on Sept. 28. The evening will feature performances by students in the university’s Center for Performing Arts and spotlight several faculty members at the private Christian university. Information about the UM [...]
Four Loudoun high school seniors have been awarded scholarships under the Mary Elizabeth Miller Journalism scholars program offered by Inova Loudoun Hospital and the Loudoun Healthcare Foundation.
Natalie Davis of Sterling, Sebastian Saraceno of Ashburn, Katherine Sloan of South Riding and Melissa O’Hara of Leesburg were given cash awards to support their college costs.
The scholarship fund [...]
The McCarrey Region/Business and Professional Women are offering a scholarship to a woman in transition to provide a special opportunity for further education.
Applicants for this award must be 21 years or older and not a recent high school graduate, but a woman who is modifying her life to include further education leading to a new [...]
A new edition of the authoritative, single-source handbook to the selection, design, specification, and installation of flowmeters measuring liquid, gas, and steam flows. Miller (president, RW Miller Consulting) supplies the key information on seven-place equation constants and simplifying equations and includes many examples, graphs, and tables to help improve performance, and save time and [...]
Wayne sophomore quarterback Braxton Miller has been offered an athletic scholarship to play football at Ohio State University.
According to a webcast report during Friday’s Wayne-Beavercreek football game, the injured sophomore was offered by the Buckeyes on Thursday. He cannot sign with OSU until February of his senior year.
Cincinnati also offered Miller a scholarship last February.
Miller, [...]
FraternityLive today announced that it has instituted a twenty-one thousand dollar endowment to create a Financial Management Scholarship for members of the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity. The annual scholarship will award two students, with the goal of facilitating the International Fraternity’s financial leadership and chapter operations.
The endowment was initiated by Kris White, a collegiate [...]
The decision contained in the 2006 Budget to fully exempt scholarships was one that has been greatly appreciated among students, parents and the academic world.
But as is always the case with a potential tax-free source of income, there are those who want to use the scheme in ways not contemplated by the government.
For example, we [...]
The House on Wednesday approved far-reaching changes in student aid programs, voting to slash $19 billion in federal subsidies to student lenders over five years, while increasing grants for needy students and halving interest rates on federally backed loans with the savings.
The bill passed 273-149, in a sometimes-raucous debate, with 47 Republicans joining Democrats, who [...]
Over 175 scholarships were awarded at the Battle Creek Community Foundation’s Annual Scholarship Reception, which took place on May 24, 2007, at Kellogg Arena. These scholarships, including annual renewals on those awarded previously, total over $600,000! Scholarship selection criteria vary, depending on the donor’s interest; however, academic performance, financial need, and school/community/church involvement are the [...]
A scholarship program to assist African-American students at Ball State University has been established by Ball State alumni.
The Aaron B. and LaVon S. Floyd and Dr. Levan R. Scott Scholarship was created with a $50,000 gift from the Floyd family. The scholarship will provide financial assistance to incoming full-time students, with a preference for African-Americans [...]