College-bound students have until April 6 to apply for the Union County Council of Parent Teacher Associations Manya Ungar Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is based on donations and will be worth a minimum of $500.
The scholarship recognizes a former National PTA president and Scotch Plains resident, Manya Ungar, whose dedication to youth, education and the [...]

U.S. and Caribbean nationals interested in pursuing studies in media, broadcasting or public speaking are being offered scholarship awards in the memory of Christian communications professional and former CNN news anchor Andria Hall.
The SpeakEasy M.E.D.I.A. Foundation opened the application process for two grants which will be awarded to a high school student from the United [...]

Maria McGrath, a young, dedicated special education teacher at Beechwood School, has been awarded a dyslexia scholarship from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She will receive training at the Scotch Plains location of the university.
“I am so excited being chosen for four graduate level courses,” she said.
She is currently one of two special education teachers at Beechwood, [...]

Ever since Barack Obama was young, Hope has lived inside him. From the beaches of Hawaii to the streets of Chicago, from the jungles of Indonesia to the plains of Kenya, he has held on to Hope. Even as a boy, Barack knew he wasn’t quite like anybody else, but through his journeys he [...]

Laura Ketsenburg of Monroe City and Nathan Vickers of El Dorado Springs were awarded the Gary Wiggins Memorial Scholarship from Missouri Farmers Union at their 100th anniversary convention in West Plains recently.
“These students represent a bright future for Missouri rural communities and agriculture,” said MFU President Russ Kremer. “MFU is very proud to present these [...]

Corning Community College hosted its Scholarship Reception on Sept. 12 to recognize approximately 70 students awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships. The following scholarships recipients were acknowledged:
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Emily A. Arnold — Presidential Scholarship.
Samantha R. Jacobson — Presidential Scholarship.
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Elizabeth A. Obrochta — Presidential Scholarship.
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Jessica L. Dowd — Hanley Family Scholarship & Book Fund.

Mid-Plains board members heard an in-depth presentation on enrollment, marketing and public information by Chuck Salestrom, Area Director of Public Information and Marketing, Brenda Costin, Area Dean of Enrollment Management, at their meeting Wednesday on the McCook Community College campus.
The college had an overall 2.28 percent increase in enrollment for the 2005-06 term, they said, [...]

Fort Hays State University’s College of Business and Leadership recently held its annual ceremony to award scholarships for the 2006-2007 academic year. Over 200 scholarship donors, students, parents and faculty attended the event where the college awarded 87 scholarships totaling $62,400.
“I’m thrilled by the continued generosity of our College of Business and Leadership donors who [...]

In order to advance Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center’s shift to making the center a more home-like environment for its residents, Alan Dahms and Polli Talton-Dahms of Fort Morgan have donated $110,000 from their new foundation to the center and have created four scholarships for licensed practical and registered nurses.
The $110,000 was donated to the [...]