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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