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December 1981 Spelman Spotlight Pa S e 7
Scholarships At Spelman
Ludie Andrews Scholarship
Scholarship aid is granted to a
returning student in need of
financial assistance whose
scholarship is satisfactory and
whose character, leadership,
qualities, and citizenship in
dicates promise of benefit to
society. This aid was made possi
ble by a gift from Mrs. Ludie
Andres.
Trevor and Bertha S. Arnett
Scholarship
Through the generosity of the
late Mr. Trevor Arnett, a
scholarship covering full tuition
for the year is offered to a
member of the junior class who
makes a high record in
scholarship and shows such
qualities of character and per
sonality and who shows promise
of making wise use of further
educational opportunities.
Journalism
The Mel Larson Journalism
Scholarship Program, so
designated by the Evangelical
Press Association as a memorial
to one of its esteemed members,
was established to offer
assistance to young writers look
ing forward to a career in Chris
tian journalsim.
The world issprinkled liberally
with Christian writers, editors,
and publishers who were
originally inspired by the Chris
tian commitment and literary
skills of Melvin G. Larson, former
editor of the Evangelical Beacon
and a past president of EPA, to
serve God in theeditorial field. It
is our hope that through the
scholarship program his inspira
tion and influence will continue
to provide the Christian com
munication field with superior
trained workers.
The EPA, a non - profit cor
poration of more than 275 Chris
tian periodicals with a combined
circulation of over 22 million, is
dedicated to the pursuit of
excellence in Christian jour
nalism.Each year several college
students are awarded $500
scholarships to help advance
their training in religious jour
nalism. Any college student at
the junior or senior year level
with a B average or better who is
majoring or minoring in jour
nalism or communications, or
who anticipates a career in
religious journalism, may
qualify. In addition, $750
graduate scholarships are award
ed when qualified candidates are
available. (One writing assign
ment will be required from each
graduate (recipient).
Applications for scholarships
must be completed by April 1.
Selection of scholarship winner
will be made by May 20 and the
recipients notified.
Gary Warner
Executive Secretary
Evangelical Press Association
Ward C. Boardeaux Scholarship
This scholarship, presented by
Ward C. Boardeaux, M.D., is
worth $300 for each of the four
undergraduate schools of the
Atlanta University Center -
Clark, Morehouse, Morris
Brown, and Spelman. The
recipient must be presently
enrolled (or accepted for admis
sion) in a Center College which
gives the award and must be in
good academic standing or have
excellent high school creden
tials. Upon selection, the
recipient must arrange for a
personal interview with Dr.
Boardeaux.
Amy A. Chadwick Scholarship
A tuition scholarship is made
possible from the Board of
Directors of the Lenord Street
Orphans Home/ in memory of
Miss Amy A. Chadwick, and is
awarded each year to a working
student, preferably in the in
coming senior class, who ex
emplifies some of the personal
characteristics of Miss Chadwick.
J. Louise Fowler Loyalty Fund
Scholarship
This scholarship is given an
nually from the National Alum-
by Nancy Bowman
Odrie Chapman, a junior
majoring in English and Political
Science, is Geotgia’s recipient of
the Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
The scholarship is a prestigious
honor established by former
president Harry S. Truman and
was awarded this year to 79
students throughout the country
who were chosen from over
1,000 highly qualified semi -
finalists. The scholarship is
geared for students in good
academic standing with career
aspirations in goverment.
Odrie was recommended to
President Donald Stewart for the
scholarship by Dr. Lois
Moreland, chairperson of
Spelman's political science
department. After being
recommended, Odrie was re
quired to write a proposal con
cerning a phase of government.
nae Association of Spelman
College to the member of the
incoming junior class who merits
a full year's tuition on the basis of
need, average or above average
scholastic standing, good
citizenship in the Spelman com
munity, and the promise of
community service after gradua
tion.
Felica B. Hurd Art Scholarship
Because of her long interest in
art, the interest from Mrs. Hurd’s
generous contributions will be
used to help a student who
wishes to major in art. In orderto
be eligible, a student must be a
sophomroe or junior who has
expressed a definite interest in
art as a major.
Willis Laurence James
Scholarship
In honor of the high ideals
exemplified by the teachings of
the late Dr. Willis L. James, the
Baltimore Spelman Alumnae
Club makes available a $300
scholarship in his memory. The
recipient should be a working
student, a young woman of high
Chosen by Odrie was a proposal
for a program concerningn
criminal rehabilitation.
The $20,000 scholarship, dis
tributed at $5,000 a year, is used
to cover expenses in the junior
and senior years of un
dergraduate school and the
remainder can be applied to
graduated school expenses or
wherever deemed necessary.
Odrie’s future plans include
going to law school and even
tually becoming supreme court
justice.
Instead of applying to the
sought after law schools like
Harvard and Yale, Odrie would
prefer attending a smaller in
stitution like Cornell, where she
will be enrolled this summer in a
prelegal program. Participation
in this program will help her
decide if this school is the right
one to attend.
Odrie feels that “un
dergraduate studies is not so
much learning material as grow
ing up.” She attributes her
success in academics to her
ability to keep things in their
proper perspective. "I always tell
people don’t study too much
because life is too short just to
study. If you center yourself
around one aspect you miss out
on others.”
Christmas 1981
character, and principle
scholarship may be average but
qualities of dedication, open-
mindness, flexibility, and
creative thinking should be evi
dent.
Jane Hope Lyons Scholarship
The Jane Hope Lyons
scholarship given by the
Washington, D.C. Spelman Club
in memory of Mrs. Jane Hope
Lyons, former Dean of Women at
Spelman College, is offered to a
student who needs financial
assistance, indicates an interest
in continuing her education at
Spelman College, maintains
good scholarship and exemplary
character, and gives evidence of
making a worthwhile communi
ty contribution after graduation.
The May. and Jeanie S.
MacGregor Scholarship
The May S. and Jeanie S.
MacGregor scholarship of $400 is
awarded to the student com
pleting her junior year, who has
done outstandingwork in com
position and comprehension of
English literature and whoshows
promise of ability to do creative
by Nancy Bowman
Reporter
Rhonda Rush, recipient of the
Charles Merrill Scholarship,
describes herself as one who is
“adventuresome,” easily bored,
and enjoys interacting with,
meeting and learning about new
people.”
• A junior from Ann Arbor,
Michigan, Rhonda is currently in
the dual degree program, major
ing in Interdisciplinary Science.
Upon acquiring a B.S. from
Spelman, she will enter Georgia
Tech to study electrical
engineering.
The scholarship, established
by Mr. Charles Merrill from the
Commonwealth School in
Massachusetts, is granted
specifically to students for study
ing abroad. After one receives
the scholarship admissions to a
foreign program is not
automatic. Upon receiving the
scholarship, Rhonda then
applied to several programs with
writing. This scholarship is given
in memory of Mr. Lawrence J.
MacGregor.
Dorothy Shepard Manley
Scholarship
The Dorothy Shepard Manley
scholarship, given in her
memory by relatives and friends,
is awarded annuallytoa member
of the incoming junior or senior
class who has maintained a good
acadmeic record and
demonstrated in her everyday
living gentility, courtesy,
thoughtfulness of others, hones
ty and efficiency.
Hannah H. Reddick Scholarship
In recognition of Mrs. Hannah
H. Reddick’s long years of ser
vice to Spelman College as
Alumna, employee, and trustee,
Miss Leila M. Barlow offers
scholastic aid in her memory to a
deserving and promising four
years continuing student, major
ing in English, who in the opi
nion of the President, faculty and
alumnae demonstrates the
highest qualities of scholarship,
character, leadership and
citizenship.
assistance and guidance from
Drs. Gates, Canz and Yanuck.
Recently, Rhonda was notified of
her acceptance into the program
of her choice.
The second week semester will
find Rhonda in Madrid, Spain,
where she will be sharing
quarters with a Spanish family.
This experience will afford her
the opportunity to fulfill a major
objective of becoming fluent in
Spanish and interacting with
persons from a culture different
than her own.
Because the classes offered in
the program are humanity based
and not related to her major,
Rhonda will lose a year in her
studies at Spelman. Her gain,
however, is much greater, for
she believes that “as technology
advances the world in effect is
getting smaller.” She therefore
feels that the ability to com
municate with people all around
the world will become a necessi
ty-
Upon returning to Spelman.
Rhonda plans to share her
foreign experience with her
fellow students via slide shows
and the displaying of souvenirs
acquired while abroad. In addi
tion, she intends to encourage
and answer questions for those
also interested in foreign studies.
In the future, Rhonda plans to
exercise her engineering skills in
the areas of marketing and
international relationships.
Of Spelman, Rhonda says that
there are “a lot of opportunities
and scholarships offered.
However, you must take the
initiative to get things done,
because nothing is going to
come to you on a silver platter.”
Merrill And Truman
Recipients Both Proud