Greer High student receives Dorothy Marron Memorial Scholarship Award
Christi Easter of Greenville, has been selected as a recipient of American Leprosy Missions’ (ALM) 2008 Dorothy Marron Memorial Scholarship.
Easter, a senior at Greer High School, has wanted to be a missionary since her first mission trip at the age of five when she visited the Dominican Republic and shared her toys with the children of an orphanage there. She plans to attend USC Upstate and become a Mid-Wife. According to Easter, she chose this career because “no matter where you go in the world people are having babies.”
Greenville-based ALM established The Dorothy Marron Memorial Scholarship fund to benefit graduating Greenville County high school seniors seeking to serve the disenfranchised and afflicted peoples in developing countries of the world.
“The young people receiving this award will be characterized by their friends and family for their acts of service to others,” said Christopher J. Doyle, President of ALM. “ALM hopes this scholarship will encourage those students who are already living a life that is more about others than themselves.”
Two students will be chosen annually as recipients of the $2,000 scholarship. Seniors graduating from public or private schools as well as home-schooled students are eligible. Recipients will be able to apply for renewal for up to three years.
American Leprosy Missions is the oldest and largest non-profit organization in the United States providing holistic cure and care to people affected by leprosy and related conditions. For more information about ALM’s worldwide ministry, please visit www.leprosy.org. For scholarship information please call 241-1753.
TCJGA names 2008 scholarship recipients
The following members of the Traverse City Junior Golf Association have been awarded scholarships from the TCJGA towards education in the fall of 2008. Listed are the recipients, their current high school or hometown and the college they will be or currently are attending. These recipients will be honored at the TCJGA Scholarship Tournament and Dinner on June 30 at the Traverse City Golf and Country Club. The TCJGA has given more than $118,000 in scholarship funding since the scholarship program began in 1994. For more information about TCJGA programs and past scholarship recipients visit the TCJGA Web site at www.tcjga.com.
Special Scholarship Recipients- Graduating High School Seniors
– Malinda Brown Ida Baker High School (Cape Coral, FL) University of South Florida
Traverse City Junior Golf Association Matt Warren Memorial Scholarship
– Max Evans Suttons Bay Ferris State University
Traverse City Junior Golf Association Brett Anable Memorial Scholarship
– Brian Kelly Traverse City West Michigan State University
Traverse City Junior Golf Association Larry R. Kinney Memorial Scholarship
– Clay Lesley Traverse City Central Lansing Community College
Traverse City Junior Golf Association Scott C. Cook Memorial Scholarship
– Tyler Monroe Charlevoix Ferris State University
Traverse City Junior Golf Association Herb Domres Memorial Scholarship
– Jordan Newhouse Traverse City West Ferris State University
Traverse City Junior Golf Association Bob and Judy Lober Scholarship
– Brooke Rodes Traverse City West Ferris State University
Traverse City Junior Golf Association Steve White Memorial Scholarship
– Shane Hoffman Traverse City West Western Michigan University
Traverse City Junior Golf Association David L. Thompson Memorial Scholarship
Current College Students
– Nick Greenman Traverse City currently attending Ferris State University
Traverse City Junior Golf Association Al Bostwick Memorial Scholarship
– Tim Grimm Rapid City currently attending Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City Junior Golf Association Vern Nelson Memorial Scholarship
– Josh Peterson Traverse City currently attending Grand Valley State University
Traverse City Junior Golf Association Denton Nelson Memorial Scholarship
– Natalie White Traverse City currently attending Northwestern University
Traverse City Junior Golf Association Bob Robinson Memorial Scholarship
– Matt Yeiter Traverse City currently attending Cedarville University
Traverse City Junior Golf Association Northwestern Bank Scholarship
Current College Students - General Scholarship Recipients
– Lucas Bogard Traverse City currently attending Michigan State University
– Heather Brown Cape Coral, FL currently attending Florida State University
– Cassie Grimm Rapid City currently attending Northwestern Michigan College
– Nate Kelly Suttons Bay - currently attending Saginaw Valley State University
– Issac Mulvihill Caledonia currently attending Butler University
– Andrew ‘Drew’ Palmer Suttons Bay currently attending Wabash College
For more information please contact the TCJGA office at 231-935-4653 or e-mail: golf@tcjga.com.
1,000 Cuban Scholarship Programme reviewed
ISLAMABAD: Fourth meeting of National Steering Committee (NSC) was held on Monday at Higher Education Commission (HEC) headquarters to review the implementation of 1,000 Cuban Scholarship Programme.
HEC Chairman Prof Dr Attaur Rehman chaired the meeting that was attended by Cuban Ambassador Gustavo Machin Gomez, HEC Executive Director Prof Dr Sohail H Naqvi, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) President Prof Dr Syed Sibitul Hasnain, Dow University of Health Sciences Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Masood Hameed Khan, PMDC Vice President Dr Zafarul Haq Lodhi and the deputy director general of Health Ministry.
The NSC was told that 1,000 Cuban Scholarship Programme was launched by the HEC in co-ordination with the Cuban Embassy and the relevant Pakistani state departments.
It was briefed on progress of the programme and told that at present 332 students of batch-I were pursuing medical education in Cuba. Dr Rehman commended the Cuban government for offering medical scholarships to the Pakistani students and pleaded the Cuban ambassador to convey compliments of the Pakistani nation to the Cuban government for offering such a great gift to it.
Gomez said 1,000 Cuban Scholarship Programme for the Pakistani students was a commitment of the Cuban people towards their Pakistani friends. Though Cuba is a developing country with a lot of economic sanctions, it is ready to provide all possible support and facilities to make this programme a success, the ambassador said.
He also appreciated efforts of the HEC and the Pakistani government for ensuring implementation of the programme. The Cuban authorities are ready to welcome second batch of the students, he said.
The NSC owed to implement the programme in true letter and spirit. It also decided that exact modalities to improve medical facilities for the Pakistani medical students would be worked out by the PMDC and the Health Ministry soon, which would be later communicated to the HEC and the Cuban government.
Gillispie Offers Scholarship To Another Freshman
Billy Gillispie has offered a scholarship to Jeremiah Davis of Muncie, Indiana to be a member of the class of 2011. Davis is a freshman at Muncie Central High School.
He’s a 6-foot-2 point guard who is also receiving heavy interest from Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio State, Syracuse and Xavier among others.
During his freshman season, Davis averaged 7.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.
Davis did not commit to Kentucky. He said he’s in no rush to make a decision, though he said he was honored by UK’s scholarship offer.
PSD rejects 10 A1 student for scholarship
IPOH: An aspiring doctor had her dreams dashed when the Public Services Department (PSD) rejected her application to study medicine overseas.
K. Kamine Devi, who scored 10 A1s in last year’s SPM, said she had her heart set on becoming a doctor that she even participated in an attachment programme which exposed her to a doctor’s job in April.
“I refused to believe my eyes when I found out on Sunday through the PSD website that my application was unsuccessful,” she said on Tuesday, adding that she checked the result of her application several times to confirm.
“I felt that my world collapsed that day,” said the 17-year-old former science stream student of SMK Ahmad Boestamam in Sitiawan, about 90km from here.
Speaking at a press conference called by State Health, Environment and Human Resources Committee chairman A. Sivanesan, Kamine Devi said her confidence was boosted when the PSD issued a statement recently guaranteeing scholarships for students who scored 9As in their SPM.
“I just want to become a doctor so I can serve the country,” said the daughter of a quality controller father and a housewife mother.
“With my father’s monthly salary of RM3,600, he will not be able to send me overseas to study medicine,” she said, adding that she was active in her school’s co-curriculum activities.
To make matters worse, Kamine Devi’s application to matriculation programmes was also rejected.
Sivanesan said Kamine Devi’s rejection made a mockery of PSD’s earlier statement.
“The PSD should have taken the top scorers result from the Malaysian Examination Syndicate and offer scholarships to the students.
“The onus is on the students whether they want to accept or reject the scholarships,” he said.
He also invited parents of children who face the same predicament as Kamine Devi to come forward and see him.
“I will assist them in writing to the PSD,” he said.
3 students named scholarship winners
The county school system has awarded scholarships to three high school seniors in a program that helps graduates to pursue careers in education.
The renewable annual scholarships of $4,000 each were presented recently to graduating seniors Ryan Goff of Eastern Technical High School, Brittany McNeal of Dundalk High School, and Malcolm Rowe of Pikesville High School.
After earning a degree from an approved Maryland teacher education program, the scholarship recipients will be required to teach in the county’s public schools - one year of service in a Title I or priority school for each year of the award.
UK offers scholarship to Muncie freshman
That’s when the 6-foot-2 point guard talked with University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie, who during a phone call offered Davis a scholarship to attend Kentucky.
“This is all pretty exciting and surprising,” said Davis, who will graduate high school in 2011. “Right now I’m just honored that they would offer me a scholarship.”
Davis said he will not rush into making a college choice, but he is intrigued by the Kentucky offer.
Davis has a connection to Kentucky with Vinny Zollo, his AAU teammate with Team Indiana Elite, already orally committed to the Wildcats. He plans to discuss his options with his parents and coaches before making any decisions.
Other schools that have expressed interest in Davis include Indiana, Ohio State, Syracuse and Tennessee.
The one constant feeling experienced by Davis, his family and Central coach Matt Fine was surprise — not that he got the offer, but how soon it came.
“As a dad, you expect the best for your child,” said Davis’ father, also named Jeremiah. “But realistically an offer from the University of Kentucky is mind blowing.”
Said Fine of the timing of the offer, “There’s not a question at all that offers at this level were going to come to him. But we didn’t think this soon. The times are changing, and the offers are coming earlier these days.”
Kentucky has received publicity in recent weeks for its early offers and commitments. This offseason the Wildcats received an oral commitment from an eighth grader, Michael Avery from Encino, Calif., and also secured one from a freshman in Zollo, who is from Greenfield, Ohio.
“I didn’t imagine an offer like this would happen this offseason,” said Davis, who averaged 7.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game during his freshman season at Central.
Davis’ father said the family will spend the next few weeks discussing the unexpected scholarship offer.
“We’ll talk about where Jeremiah wants to be,” the elder Davis said. “What does he want to do? Where does he want to be in life? Education means a lot to us. It’s early, and we have to be as level-headed as we can about the process.”
Swimmer signs scholarship
As graduation approaches, Socorro senior Alyssa Higgs is preparing to move on and signed a letter of intent to attend the University of New Mexico after receiving a scholarship and an invitation to compete with the UNM swim team.Higgs decided in January to attend UNM if they would give her some form of scholarship, and the offer was made after she went on a recruiting trip several weeks ago and got to meet the UNM coach and team.
“It takes a tremendous amount of dedication to succeed,” Socorro swim coach Diedra Vinson said. “When you don’t want to work, you have to dig deep and work — and she has always done that. I think going to UNM and being with that wonderful program she will excel and do many wonderful things.”
Higgs plans studies in the medical field of kinesthiology as applied in physical therapy or athletic training.
“I would rather work with people than in an office job,” Higgs said as the reason behind her choice. “And be active.”
Higgs began swimming after her parents, Laura and E.P. Higgs, wanted her to try out the sport at age 6. She joined a swim team at age 7 and won her first state title the next year.
Higgs swims year-round with the Kirtland Aquatic Club, in Albuquerque, and swam with Socorro High School team. The highlight of her time with the SHS team was when the 200-yard freestyle relay placed eighth in the state championships this year.
“We’ve never medaled before in Socorro history,” Higgs said.
“Her dedication to the sport has really paid off,” Vinson said. “We are so going to miss Alyssa. I can’t tell you how proud I am of her.”
With a father who competes in triathlons and a younger sister, Jennell Higgs, who is also a very competitive swimmer, training is a very much a family affair.
“We pretty much all train together and mom supports the team,” Alyssa said.
Soon she will be moving to the new team and the competition will be the best Division 1 swimmers in the nation.
“It’s pretty intense — they’re fast,” Higgs said. “Once I start training with the (UNM) team, though, I think I’ll get where I need to be.”
Higgs expects to compete in mainly distance events as part of the team, such as the individual medley and the 500-yard freestyle.
The UNM team only has a few members from New Mexico, according to Higgs, but most are outgoing and involved in community projects that bring attention to UNM.
“I’d like to thank my parents and Diedra Vinson for supporting me and not giving up on me,” Higgs said.
Scholarship Honors Murder Victims
It was a pair of crimes that still horrifies the community 13 years later. Local teacher Kathy Powell found dead, her body thrown in a dumpster. Immigrant hotel worker Thelma Davila missing from her Sparks home. Her remains found months later near Verdi.
Police had reason to suspect former Miami cop David Middleton, but it was a call to Secret Witness that broke the case.
Middleton was tried and convicted. Today, he’s on Nevada’s death row. Secret Witness and the Washoe County Teachers Association both had offered rewards. The caller didn’t want the money. He wanted it put to good use. It was decided to set up a scholarship honoring both victims. Each year since then, a local student has received a thousand dollar scholarship. Their stories reflect the lives of both victims, Hispanic, hard working, often an immigrant, with a goal of becoming a teacher.
Seventeen year old Marco Real fits the description. The Reno High senior arrived in the U.S. less than 3 years ago speaking little English.
“I didn’t understand what the teacher or anyone was saying,” says Real. “I just sat there not knowing what to do.”
A good student back home in Jalisco, Mexico, Real struggled his first year, seeking help from teacher Danitza Chapple. Marco has never taken a class from Chapple, but the 2 were a match. She was bilingual and she knew what he faced, having come to the US as a young girl from Italy knowing no English.
Marco, she says, was eager to learn. “I’d work with him most nights,” she says. “He’d come to me asking how to say something in English. It was above and beyond what was required for class. He gave it extra effort almost every day.”
In a year his grades were back up. He’s finishing on the Honor Roll, an achievement for any student. Along the way he decided he wants to be a teacher.
Next fall Marco will enter UNR. Eventually he wants to teach others Spanish and Hispanic culture. He says when you understand a language and a culture, you understand the people. It’s a lesson he’s learned. He wants to share with others.
“He’s a deserving young man,” says Chappel. “I think he’s going to succeed.”
Scholarship established in honor of deceased photojournalism student
CARBONDALE — A scholarship is being established to honor a Southern Illinois University Carbondale photojournalism student from Batavia who died from injuries received in a car accident last month.
The School of Journalism announced that the Ryan M. Rendleman Photojournalism Scholarship will honor Rendleman, a 22-year-old senior, who died Tuesday, April 29, south of Nashville.
SIUC on Saturday will award a degree posthumously to Rendleman during commencement exercises for the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. Rendleman’s brother, Nick Rendleman, will accept an undergraduate diploma on his brother’s behalf. The commencement begins at 1:30 p.m. at Shryock Auditorium.
Four members of the School of Journalism faculty pledged the initial $2,000 for the scholarship. The school hopes to collect the $25,000 necessary to create the endowed scholarship, which will go to an SIUC photojournalism student. Other specific criteria remain to be determined.
William H. Freivogel, director of the SIUC School of Journalism, said Rendleman started school on the writing side of journalism and then became more and more interested in photography.
“He may have been one of our most well-rounded students,” said Freivogel, noting that Rendleman was also adept at working on the Web and other multimedia reporting facets. In learning all the tools of the craft, Rendleman reflected “the best we can do; he represents our fondest hopes for our students.”
The scholarship fund announcement came during a memorial and red bud tree planting ceremony Tuesday outside of the School of Journalism in Rendleman’s honor. Freivogel hopes the initial scholarship award is in the spring 2009 semester.
Rendleman was on his way to a photo shoot and stopped in traffic at a construction zone when a tractor-trailer hit his car from behind. Rendleman was on his way to an assignment for the University’s student-run newspaper, The Daily Egyptian, when the four-vehicle crash occurred.
“Ryan was a very special photographer and student. He was special to the faculty, to his colleagues at the DE and to the other students in the School of Journalism,” Freivogel said.
Individuals interested in contributing to the scholarship fund should make checks payable to the Ryan Rendleman Photojournalism Scholarship. Checks may be delivered or mailed to the School of Journalism office, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1100 Lincoln Drive, Mail Code 6601, Carbondale, Ill., 62901. Call 618/536-3361 or email wfreivogel@gmail.com for more information.
