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Scholarship Foundation gearing up for banquet

The Roxie Douglas Scholarship Foundation is gearing up for its 12th annual scholarship banquet.
The banquet will be on Aug. 16 at the Samuel Walker Houston Cultural Center in Huntsville and will honor scholarship recipients and local humanitarians.
This year’s scholarship recipients are Ressie Echols and C.J. Flowers, both former day care students of Roxie Douglas. Each […]

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Cimarron seniors earn scholarships

Cimarron Public Schools seniors last school year received $239,521 in scholarships to continue their education.
Receiving offers were:
• Cortney Brakhage — Northwestern Oklahoma State University elementary/early childhood education, Oklahoma Academic Scholars, NWOSU Freshman Incentive, NWOSU Ranger Preview award, Oklahoma Regent Scholar Award, Oklahoma State University Academic Excellence Scho-larship; OSU President’s Leadership Council scholarship, Buddy Husted Memorial […]

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

The scholarship game: Numbers add up for parents

By the time Kevin White was a junior soccer player at Carrollton Creekview in 2003, his parents had already figured out the harsh reality of college athletic scholarships.
Very few high school graduates play college sports on scholarship – especially at the Division I level – and even fewer receive anything close to a full […]

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

PJK Scholarship Golf Tournament

Calling all South Shore golfers! The sixth annual Pamela Jean Kowalewski (PJK) Scholarship Golf Tournament is here! The tournament will take place on Monday, July 21 at the Harmon Golf Club in Rockland, MA. Proceeds from the tournament go to the PJK scholarship fund, benefiting college-bound students of Bridgewater-Raynham High School. The tournament will be […]

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Connor LaFrance Memorial Run/Walk To Seed Scholarship Fund

The family of fallen teen racer Connor LaFrance is planning a memorial 5K Run/Walk to raise money for a scholarship fund in Connor’s memory.
The memorial walk is scheduled for Sept. 21, 2008, in Saratoga Springs, New York, according to Connor’s father David, a racer with the Loudon Road Race Series. The family is looking for […]

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

PhD scholarship scheme launched

The Glasgow Centre for International Development (GCID) has launched its scholarships for high-achieving candidates from different countries in Africa and Asia, including Pakistan, says a press release.
The scholarship is for students who wish to pursue PhD studies at the University of Glasgow starting in October 2008.
The PhD proposal must be in one of GCID’s four […]

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

AICPA Receives More Than 360 Accounting Scholarship Applications after Successful Student Leadership Workshop

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants received more than 360 minority accounting scholarship applications following a successful workshop entitled “Lead the Way, Make a Difference, Become a CPA” to promote diversity within the accounting profession held May 29-31 in Peachtree, GA.
The workshop emphasized the importance of obtaining the CPA credential and highlighted the flexibility […]

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Scholarship benefits fire company families

A year after her husband died, Joanne Williams is determined to continue his philosophy of emphasizing the importance of higher education.
John W. Williams Jr. was 71 when he passed away from complications after a triple bypass procedure May 14, 2007. He had been an electrician for the Old Bridge Board of Education for 27 years […]

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Gospel acts to hit stage for annual scholarship fundraiser

A concert to benefit the Robert Wallace Hollingsworth Family Scholarship for Law Enforcement at Hinds Community College is set for next Saturday at Hinds’ Raymond campus.
“It is very important that law enforcement officers get a good education,” said Vicksburg resident Jack Hollingsworth, organizer of the concert. He will also sing at the event.
The benefit will […]

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Scholarship program gives money, mentors

Fred Carr was elated when he learned he won a scholarship from a local organization.
But it wasn’t because of the money, though he certainly appreciates the $3,000 per year he will get to go to Loyola Marymount University. That and other larger scholarships will provide most of the financial support he needs, Carr said.
“I was […]

Saturday, June 21st, 2008