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Barton, Dorothea H. -- Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: All CHE majors except Hotel and Restaurant Administration Academic Criteria: CGPA >3.00 Specific Class: Juniors Special Criteria: Recipient must have achieved the "honors" classification (not "highest honors") and must have never received a scholarship for his/her efforts. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: One Brock, Margaret Cornelia "Connie" Rankin -- Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: Financial Aid Application required Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: HSGPA 3.00 Specific Class: Freshman Special Criteria: Recipient shall have demonstrated successful academic performance and show high potential. Recipient must have financial need in the broadest sense. Preference will go to students from McMinn or Polk counties in Tennessee. If no student from McMinn or Polk counties is eligible, scholarship committee has the discretion to award to an incoming freshman from any area of Tennessee who meets criteria. Scholarship will be awarded in equal installments at registration. Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded per Year: Variable Burton, Catherine -- Chi Omega Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: Financial Aid Application required Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: CGPA >3.00 Specific Class: Junior women for senior year Special Criteria: Recipient shall be full-time, currently enrolled student. Selection will be based upon merit and some degree of financial need must be present. Scholarship is designed to provide assistance to senior women. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Campbell County Farm Bureau Scholarship Monetary value: $1000/year Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: Financial Aid Application required Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: HSGPA >3.00 Specific Class: Entering Freshman (upper-class students may be considered if no freshman is identified) Special Criteria: Scholarship will be awarded based on need, grades, student activities. Student must be from Campbell County. Students in Agriculture and Human Ecology will be given equal consideration. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee with approval of recipient by Campbell County Directors Number of scholarships awarded per year: One Cifers, Edward C. and Catherine Daugherty -- Scholarship Monetary value: $750/year Length of award: One year; renewable Criteria: Financial Need: Financial Aid Application required Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: CGPA >3.00 Specific Class: Freshmen, sophomores, upper-class students Special Criteria: Recipient shall have demonstrated successful academic performance and financial need. Preference will be given to past holders of Cifers Scholarship. Recipient must have demonstrated evidence of high moral character, determination to secure a college education through hard work, unending patience and a willingness to conform to the stated rules and regulations for student conduct at UTK. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Commercial Interiors Entrepreneurial Scholarship Monetary value: $1000 Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: Any field of study within the College of Human Ecology Academic Criteria: None specified Specific Class: None specified Special Criteria: Student must exhibit an entrepreneurial spirit as evidenced through work experiences and extracurricular activities. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Crooks, Nellie -- Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: Variable Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: CGPA >3.00 Specific Class: Sophomores, juniors, seniors Special Criteria: Unrestricted Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Day, Ella J. -- Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: One Year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: Child and Family Studies Academic Criteria: CGPA 3.00 Specific Class: Rising Junior or Senior Special Criteria: Recipient must be preparing to work with young children. Scholarship will be awarded in equal installments at registration. Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded per Year: Variable DeFreise, Frank and Ruth -- Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: Variable Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: HSGPA/CGPA >3.00 Specific Class: Entering Freshmen/Upperclassmen Special Criteria: None specified Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Goody's Family Clothing Scholarship in Retailing Monetary value: $2500 Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: Retailing and Consumer Sciences Academic Criteria: None specified Specific Criteria: Students should be outstanding in the Retail and Consumer Sciences field. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee with recommendations from the faculty in Retailing and Consumer Sciences. Number of scholarships awarded per year: Four awards at $2500 each Green Family Scholarship in Child and Family Studies Monetary value: $2500 Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: Primary selection criteria. Student would find attending college difficult without financial assistance. Specific Major: Child and Family Studies Academic Criteria: Good students who demonstrates ability to relate to children and is dedicated to the field of Child and Family Studies. Specific Class: None specified Special Criteria: A student receiving this scholarship and who continues to meet the above requirements should receive preference in the selection procedures. Number of scholarships awarded per year: One Greene, Irene Hill and Condon L. -- Memorial Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: HSGPA/CGPA >3.00 Specific Class: Entering freshmen/upperclassmen Special Criteria: Recipient must reside in Anderson County, Tennessee Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Ann McGuire Grooms, M.D. Scholarship Endowment Monetary value: $1000 Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: Student shall have demonstrated outstanding achievement through their academic grades. Specific Class: Students entering their junior or senior year of study. Special Criteria: Preference should go to a student who plans to enter medical school. However, if there is not a student who plans to become a medical doctor, then students or student with other professional goals may be selected. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Hach, Joseph K. -- Family Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: One year; renewable Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: Hotel and Restaurant Administration Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Juniors and seniors Special Criteria: Recipient must have demonstrated successful academic performance in HRA. Recipient of scholarship as a junior may be considered as a senior. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Hakala, Helen Sharp -- Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: May be a factor Specific Majors: Any field of study within the College of Human Ecology Academic Criteria: None specified Specific Class: Undergraduate or graduate Specific Criteria: Student must be currently enrolled or have been admitted to UTK Student shall have demonstrated successful academic performance Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable Jessie W. Harris Scholarship Monetary Value: $1000 Length of Award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Majors: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: None specified Specific Class: None specified Specific Criteria: Selection each year should be based on academic merit. All other determinations are at the discretion of the Human Ecology Scholarship Committee. Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Four Hurst, Fred -- Scholarship Monetary value: $1000/year Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: Financial Aid Application required Specific Major: All CHE majors Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Freshmen and upperclassmen Special Criteria: Financial need may be considered Student receiving award shall have preference in the selection procedure in subsequent years. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: One Buford and Beatrice Irwin Scholarship Endowment Fund Monetary value: Variable Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: First preference shall be given to students majoring in Nutrition and second preference to those majoring in Textiles. Academic Criteria: None specified Specific Class: None specified Special Criteria: American citizens from Claiborne and Rutherford Counties who are enrolled in The College of Human Ecology. In the event that there are no qualified students from Claiborne or Rutherford Counties, the scholarships shall be awarded to qualified students in the College of Human Ecology. Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Jefferson Farmers Cooperative Scholarship in Agriculture Monetary value: Variable; $750 maximum Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: CGPA > 2.75/4.00 Specific Class: Sophomores (at least 36 hours completed) Special Criteria: Preference will be given to sons/daughters of Jefferson Farmers Cooperative members, providing they meet all guidelines. Donor will provide Awards Committee with a list of eligible students. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Jessop, Edith N. - Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: Variable Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: Physical Education and Recreation Academic Criteria: None specified Specific Class: None specified Special Criteria: Recipient must be a worthy student in Physical Education and Recreation. Selection committee: Department of Health Leisure and Safety Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Lewisohn Endowment Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: All CHE majors Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Juniors and seniors Special Criteria: Unrestricted Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Lovelace, Inez and Lavera Lovelace McKenney Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: One Year Criteria: Financial Need: May be a factor Specific Majors: Any major within Human Ecology Academic Criteria: Student must be enrolled or have been admitted to UTK Financial need in the broadest sense may be a factor Student shall have demonstrated successful academic performance Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable Marsh, Dr. James D. Memorial Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: Variable Criteria: Financial Need: Not specified Specific Majors: Industrial Education Academic Criteria: GPA > 3.0 Specific Class: Junior or Senior Specific Criteria: Must display a demonstrated interest in teaching an industrial subject. Must be a full-time student Selection Committee: Human Resource Development Scholarship Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: 1-2 Marsh, Dr. James Q. Memorial Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: Variable Criteria: Financial Need: Not specified Specific Major: Industrial Education Academic Criteria: GPA > 3.0 Specific Class: Junior or Senior Specific Criteria: Must display a demonstrated interest in teaching an industrial subject. Must be a full-time student Selection Committee: Human Resource Development Scholarship Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: 1 - 2 McAllister, Nancy McClary McAllister & Lewis W. -- Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: One Year Criteria: Financial Need: May be a factor Specific Major: Child and Family Studies Specific Class: Undergraduate or Graduate Specific Criteria: Student shall have demonstrated successful academic performance. Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Moody, Clarence Hillman -- Scholarship in Human Ecology Monetary value: Variable Length of award: Variable Criteria: Financial Need: Financial Aid Application required Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: HSGPA/CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Entering Freshmen/Upperclassmen/Graduate Students Special Criteria: Recipient must be from Carroll or Henry Counties Funds are designated for merit and need-based scholarships for qualified students Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Moore, Sylvia F. and Billy J. -- Scholarship in Child and Family Studies Monetary value: $500 minimum Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: Financial Aid Application required Specific Major: Child and Family Studies Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Seniors Special Criteria: Need is a high priority Selection committee: Faculty Committee in Child and Family Studies Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable NFS Memorial and Honor Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: Variable Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: All majors in Nutrition Department Academic Criteria: None specified Specific Class: Graduates and undergraduates Special Criteria: Scholarship is used to assist students in the Department of Nutrition. Preference is given, but not limited to, student travel to professional meetings or to contribute to tuition and/or living expenses of student with special needs. Selection committee: Nutrition Department Head Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Martha L. Peters Scholar Award Monetary value: Variable Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: Health, Leisure & Safety Sciences Academic Criteria: Undergraduate students must have 3.0 GPA Graduate students must have 3.5 GPA Specific Class: Undergraduate or Graduate Special Criteria: Recipients must be nominated by Faculty and must have extra curricular activity. Selection committee: Health, Leisure & Safety Sciences Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Eleanor M. Pratt Human Ecology Scholarship Monetary value: $1000 Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: May be a factor Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Specific Class: None specified Academic Criteria: Student shall have demonstrated successful academic performance Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Proffitt, D.W. -- Foundation Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: One year; renewable Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: All CHE majors; preference given to Retail & Consumer Sciences Majors Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students Special Criteria: Recipient must have excellent academic credentials and professional potential. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Harwell Proffitt Endowment for Excellence in Retailing Monetary value: Variable Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: Retailing in the College of Human Ecology. Academic Criteria: Grade point average shall be a major consideration. Specific Class: The student(s) awarded this Scholarship shall have demonstrated excellence in all areas of his/her academic career. This may be exhibited in internship experience, recommendation from faculty for overall superb understanding of and commitment to Retailing, and a professional demeanor that sets this recipient apart. Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Rehabilitation Corporation of Tennessee Scholarship Monetary value: $650/year Length of award: One year; renewable Criteria: Financial Need: Financial Aid Application required Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: HSGPA/CGPA >3.00 Specific Class: Entering freshmen/upperclassmen Special Criteria: Recipient must be a citizen of the State of Tennessee, from a rural area, and with an agricultural background. Student shall be in need of outside financial help to enter or remain in college and shall be deserving of scholarship and worthy of financial assistance. Scholarships will be assigned on the basis of need, effort, and the student's serious intention toward his/her work. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: 10 Rives, Ruby McKeel -- Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: Variable Criteria: The student must be a deserving student in the College of Human Ecology. Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded per Year: Variable Johnnie Rodgers Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: Financial Aid Application required Specific Major: First preference shall be given to students majoring in Nutrition in the College of Human Ecology Academic Criteria: None specified Specific Class: Undergraduate Special Criteria: The Scholarship will be available to undergraduate students from Knox County who are currently enrolled or have been admitted to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Savage, Jane R. -- Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: One year; renewable maximum 3 years Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: Nutrition Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Upper-class undergraduates/graduates Special Criteria: Recipients must have superior academic credentials. Recipients must have a major in nutrition. Recipients must have outstanding professional potential. Recipients may be domestic or international students. Recipients may be existing or incoming students. Selection committee: Faculty Committee in Nutrition Department Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Seilaz, Louis Sr. and Lydia Buffat -- Memorial Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: Variable Criteria: Financial Need: Financial Aid Application required Specific Major: Child and Family Studies Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Sophomores, juniors, seniors Special Criteria: Recipient must have graduated from a public high school in Tennessee. Recipient shall be specializing in family relationships and adjustments. Preference will be given to students financially unable to pay for their own education and who have demonstrated serious intentions. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Evelyn Martin Shafer Human Ecology Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: In the broadest sense should be a determining factor. Specific Majors: Students majoring in Child and Family Studies in the College of Human Ecology. Academic Criteria: The student should establish and maintain a 3.0 GPA Specific Class: Preference shall be given to incoming first-year students or students who are just beginning their studies in Child and Family Studies. Specific Criteria: The student must be a resident of Tennessee and a graduate of a Tennessee High School. The Scholarship should be awarded to someone who might not otherwise have the financial means to attend the University. Number Scholarship Awarded Per Year: Variable Sherwood, Patricia Grubbs -- Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: Variable Criteria: Financial Need: Not a factor Academic Criteria: High School GPA > 3.0 College GPA > 2.5 to retain scholarship Specific Class: Preference given to freshmen Specific Criteria: First preference goes to students form Blount County. If no Blount County student qualifies, any eligible student from East Tennessee may be the recipient. Previous recipients will have preference, all other things being equal Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number Scholarship Awarded Per Year: Variable SKAL Club of Nashville Scholarship Monetary value: $1000 Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: Student(s) majoring in Hotel Restaurant Administration Program. Academic Criteria: B average Specific Class: Undergraduate Specific Criteria: Undergraduate student(s) from middle Tennessee, who are pursuing a degree in Hotel Restaurant Administration. Selection Committee: CHE Selection Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable Steele, Connie -- Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: Variable Criteria: Financial Need: Not a factor Specific Majors: Any major within the College Academic Criteria: Must maintain a 2.5 GPA to retain scholarship Specific Class: Undergraduate or graduate student Specific Criteria: The award should be made to a student with promise and talent in her/his chosen field. Determination is to be made on overall ability:; not on GPA and standardized test scores alone. Student should be reviewed by the selection committee and evaluated on what she/he can do and on what the student's intentions are for future development. The student should have enthusiasm and commitment. The potential for the individual to be strengthened by academic work should be considered. Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable Williams, Shelby -- Fund for Excellence in Human Ecology Monetary value: Variable Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: Hotel and Restaurant Administration and Interior Design Academic Criteria: CGPA >3.00 Specific Class: Sophomores, juniors, seniors Special Criteria: Preference shall be given to students who attended high school in the greater Morristown area (specifically the Lakeway area). Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable Eleanor Waters Wilson Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: May be a factor. Specific Major: Enrollment in the College of Human Ecology Academic Criteria: None specified Specific Class: None specified Special Criteria: The student(s) awarded this Scholarship shall have demonstrated successful academic performance. Selection committee: CHE Scholarship Selection Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable George and Louise Zirkle Scholarship Monetary value: Variable Length of award: Variable Criteria: Specific Class: None specified Specific majors: All CHE Majors Specific Criteria: Financial need (in the broadest sense) is to be a major factor. This award is to go to students who need assistance to attend college and who are deserving of assistance. Selection committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of scholarships awarded per year: Variable
Anders, Ida A. -- Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Majors: Retailing and Consumer Sciences and Textile Science Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Doctoral students preferred Selection Committee: Full-time faculty in the Department of Textiles, Retailing and Interior Design Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable Hakala, Helen Sharp -- Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: One Year Criteria: Financial Need: May be a factor Specific Majors: Any field of study within the College of Human Ecology Academic Criteria: None specified Specific Class: Undergraduate or graduate Specific Criteria: Student must be currently enrolled or have been admitted to UTK Student shall have demonstrated successful academic performance Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarship Awarded Per Year: Variable Lovelace, Inez and Lavera Lovelace McKenney -- Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: One Year Criteria: Financial Need: May be a factor Specific Majors: Any major within Human Ecology Academic Criteria: Not specified Specific Class: Not specified Specific Criteria: Student must be enrolled or have been admitted to UTK Financial need in the broadest sense may be a factor Student shall have demonstrated successful academic performance Selection Committee: CHE Scholarship Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable
Moody, Clarence Hillman -- Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of the Award: Variable Criteria: Financial Need: Financial Aid Application required Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: HSGPA/CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Entering Freshmen/Upperclassmen/Graduate students Special Criteria: Recipient must be from Carroll or Henry Counties Funds are designated for merit and need-based scholarships for qualified students Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable NFS Memorial and Honor Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: Variable Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement. Specific Major: Food Service and Lodging Administration, Nutrition, including Public Health Nutrition, Human Nutrition, Hotel and Restaurant Administration Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Graduates and undergraduates Criteria: Specific Criteria: Scholarship is used to assist students in the Department of Nutrition. Preference is given, but not limited to student travel to professional meetings or to contribute to tuition and/or living expenses of students with special needs. Application Form: See Department of Nutrition Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: One
Proffitt, D.W. -- Foundation Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: One year; renewable Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: All CHE majors; preference given to Retailing and Consumer Science majors. Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students; domestic or international Special Criteria: Recipient must have excellent academic credentials and excellent potential. Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: One Rehabilitation Corporation of Tennessee Scholarship Monetary Value: $1200/year Length of Award: One year; renewable for one year Criteria: Financial Need: Financial Aid Application Required Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Graduate Students Special Criteria: Recipient must be a citizen of the state of Tennessee, from a rural area and with an agricultural background. Student shall be in need of outside financial help to enter Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: One Application Deadlines: June 15 for Fall Semester; October 15 for Spring Semester
Rives, Ruby McKeel -- Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: Variable Criteria: Special Criteria: Student must be a deserving student in the College of Human Ecology Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable Ruth Huenemann Fellowship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: One Year Criteria: Financial Need: May be a factor Specific Majors: Public Health Nutrition Academic Criteria: None specified Specific Class: Graduate student Specific Criteria: Must show professional promise in the field of Public Health Nutrition through their academics or through other leadership abilities as evidenced by the faculty. Selection Committee: Public Health Nutrition Scholarship Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable
Savage, Jane -- Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: One year; renewable maximum three (3) years Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, and Human Nutrition Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Upper-class undergraduates/Graduates Special Criteria: Recipient must have excellent academic credentials. Recipient must be majoring in Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, or Human Nutrition. Recipient must have outstanding professional potential. Recipient may be a domestic or an international student. Recipient may be an existing or an incoming student. Selection Committee: Faculty Committee in Nutrition Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable Stanton, Sadie Katherine -- Scholarship Monetary Value: $1000 - $3000/year Length of Award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: Financial Aid Application Required Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.00 Specific Class: Graduate Students/Graduating Seniors Special Criteria: Students are nominated by their departments. Students provide a letter of intent illustrating how program will develop leadership potential in the profession of Human Ecology. Applicants complete the standard University Financial Aid Form to document need and attach completed form to application. Applicants request a letter of support from academic advisor/temporary advisors documenting their educational and/or professional achievement and endorsement of the graduate program. Graduating seniors secure a letter of support from the Head of the department of intended graduate study. Application Form: General Scholarship Application Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable Steele, Connie Scholarship Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: Variable Criteria: Financial Need: Not a factor Specific Majors: Any major within the College Academic Criteria: Must maintain a 2.5 GPA to retain scholarship Specific Class: Undergraduate or graduate student Specific Criteria: The award should be made to a student with promise and talent in her/his chosen field. Determination is to be made on overall ability -- not on GPA and standardized test scores alone. Student should be reviewed by the selection committee and evaluated on what she/he can do and on what the student's intentions are for future development. The student should have enthusiasm and commitment. The potential for the individual to be strengthened by academic work should be considered. Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable
Torrice, Tony -- Educational Graduate Fellowship and Research Award Monetary Value: Variable Length of Award: One Year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: CGPA > 2.00 Special Criteria: Student should show outstanding professional promise and must be interested in research on the effects of design on children's social, emotional, or cognitive development. Selection Committee: CHE Awards Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable Wagoner, George A. -- Scholarship Monetary Value: $300 Length of Award: One Year Criteria: Financial Need: May be a factor Specific Majors: Business Marketing Education Academic Criteria: Not specified Specific Class: Graduate Students Specific Criteria: Selection will be based primarily on talent, desire, and dedication with consideration also being given to financial need. Selection Committee: HRD Scholarship Committee Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable Sources of Scholarship/Fellowship Aid Not Awarded by the College of Human Ecology Re-entry Women's Graduate Fellowship Monetary Value: $500 maximum toward tuition and fees pus $50 book allowance. Length of Award: One term; non-renewable Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: Any major Academic Criteria: None specified Specific Class: Women Special Criteria: Fellowship is open to women with baccalaureate degrees who are U.S. citizens, 27 years of age or older, and who have been out of formal educational program for at least five (5) years. Fellowship is designed to provide personal encouragement and financial support to returning adult women students. Application Form: Contact Dr. Linda Painter, Graduate School Selection Committee: Graduate School Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable Application Deadlines: June 15 for Fall Semester; October 15 for Spring Semester
Smith, Hilton A. -- Graduate Fellowship Monetary Value: $500/month from August through May and fees and tuition for two semesters are waived. Length of Award: One year Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: All CHE majors eligible Academic Criteria: CGPA > 3.60 Specific Class: Graduate Students Special Criteria: Recipient must have an overall GPA of 3.60/4.00 and must furnish recommendations as requested in the application materials. Application Form: See the Graduate School; Available November 1 Selection Committee: The Graduate School Application Deadline: February 15 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Graduate School Black Graduate Fellowships Monetary Value: $5000-$9000 plus tuition and fees for three terms; dependent on field and level of student Length of Award: One year; renewable as an assistantship as long as good progress continues. Criteria: Financial Need: No requirement Specific Major: All CHE graduate programs except the MS in RCS and the MS in Home Economics Specific Race: Black Specific Class: Incoming graduate students Special Criteria: Recipient must be a resident of the State of Tennessee and a U.S. citizen. Recipient must be fully admitted to the UTK Graduate School, normally as a degree candidate in an approved program of study before the fellowship can be awarded In accepting the award, the recipient must agree to take a full load, at least nine hours/semester for three (3) consecutive terms including summer. Award may be combined with departmental funds to make a more attractive package. These departmental funds may not carry work related responsibility. Department is expected to continue this level of support until the student graduates as long as student continues to make good progress toward degree completion. Dean/Department Head provide recommendation on forms provided by the Graduate School. Application Form: Form available from the Graduate School Selection Committee: Graduate School Number of Scholarships Awarded Per Year: Variable Application Deadline: March 1