State College Branch Scholarship
Recipients
2007 - 2008
Evelyn Chostner Marboe AAUW - State
College Branch Scholarship
Emily Haner
Immediately after completing high school, Emily experienced
several failed attempts to attend Penn State. She worked at a number
of jobs while searching for what course of study best suited her interests
and abilities. After completing an Associate of Science Degree from
Corning Community College in New York near extended family, Emily transferred
to Penn State to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Biology: Ecology Option
with a minor in Statistics which she will receive in May 2008. Since
her return to Penn State, Emily has been on the Deans List and Presidents
List numerous times. Emily, a resident of State College, continues to
work server and supervisor at a local restaurant and volunteer with
Habitat for Humanity while maintaining a full time schedule of studies.
Simmons-Jansma Project Renew Grant
Scholarship
Carol "Buffy" Holt
Carol, a resident of Julian, is pursuing her Bachelors Degree with Penn State while continuing to work part time in the Centre for Adult Learners and parenting her son, Seth, while also serving on the Commission for Adult Learners and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She will be participating in an internship over the Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 semesters concurrently continuing her full time studies. Carol anticipates graduating in August 2008 with a bachelor degree in Security and Risk Analysis, Information and Cyber Crime option.
State College Branch AAUW Scholarship
Sherry Ankney
Sherry is pursuing a bachelors degree in Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State's College of Health and Human Development. She returned full time in 2004 when her son, Shane, began preschool. Sherry is a full time student all the while working as a nursing assistant at Foxdale and serving as a America Reads volunteer. Her internship is scheduled during the 2009 fall semester and plans to graduate in December 2009. Sherry currently resides in Pennsylvania Furnace.
State College Branch AAUW Scholarship
Penny Horner
One of 2006 State College AAUW Scholarships recipients in 2006. Penny is currently attending Penn State as a full time student while working full time with the Centre County Youth Service Bureau as a Street Outreach Coordinator in Bellefonte. These grants have enabled her to continue to attend school on a full-time basis. Her course of study is in the college of Health and Human Development's Recreation, Park and Tourism Management option of Therapeutic Recreation. Her classes have helped her focus on her current position and future goals, working with people with disabilities and providing recreational activities. Penny is a resident of Bellefonte.
SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR WOMEN FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2007-2008
The
State College Branch of the American Association of University Women is
pleased to announce its scholarship grants for women for the academic
year 2007-2008. The State College Branch will be sponsoring THREE grants
and selecting a recipient for a FOURTH grant, each for $5,000. The first
of these awards is the Simmons-Jansma Project Renew Grant. The
other two awards are State College AAUW Scholarships. The fourth
is the Evelyn Chostner Marboe AAUW-State College
Branch Scholarship that will be awarded through The Pennsylvania State
University to a Penn State student.
The purpose of these awards is to support women who, at some point, have
interrupted their academic work for at least two years and who wish to
resume or continue their studies at this time. The grants will be awarded
to four women residents of Centre County who have completed a minimum
of one-fourth of the degree requirements toward a baccalaureate degree.
The awards are made on the basis of financial need, academic promise,
clarity of educational goals, and service to the community.
The AAUW awards were inspired by two past leaders of the State College
AAUW Branch: Dr. Lucretia V. T. Simmons, a past president of the State
College AAUW Branch, who, in 1918, was the first woman on the Penn State
faculty to become a full professor; and Vonna McMillen Jansma, a past
co-president of the Branch and ardent supporter of educational opportunities
for adult women. These awards represent the continuing commitment of the
State College Branch to the educational advancement of women in Centre
County. All awards are deposited into the student’s account at her institution.
Grant applications are available from Nancy Weinreb and/or Chriss Schultz
email: neweinreb@comcast.com
or cys2@outreach.psu.edu
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: FEBRUARY 1
of current year.
The
following materials are to be submitted to the Grants and Scholarships
Committee in care of
Ms. Chriss Schultz, 414 S. Main Street, Pleasant Gap, Pa 16823
NO LATER THAN
February 1 of current year:
1. Completed application form, including financial information (application instructions)
2. Resume/curriculum vitae
3. Two letters of reference (to be sent directly to the committee by the persons writing the references)
4. Transcripts: College(s), High School (optional)
Additional information, including confirmation of school admission, may be requested by the Grants and Scholarships Committee. Note, if you are unable to download the application form or instructions please contact Nancy Weinreb or Chriss Schultz.
For more information about
the State College Branch of the AAUW contact:
Talat Azhar or Jeanne
Weber