While the Foundation administers certain aspects of the privately funded scholarships, it does not award them. To learn more about the scholarship award process, please contact the Shepherd Financial Aid Office at [email protected] (Include student ID and name).
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Roxanne R. French Nursing Scholarship
The Roxanne R. French Nursing Scholarship is designated for students pursuing a degree in nursing. This deferred endowment was established in 2019 by Shepherd alumna Roxanne French '94 for whom nursing is a calling. Her 25-year career has included work in long-term care, dialysis, hospital work, and home health. As a former correctional nurse at the Martinsburg Correctional Center, she oversaw the care of 150 inmates. In January 2019, complications from Pulmonary Sarcoidosis, an autoimmune lung disease, forced her to resign from her most recent job as a floor nurse in Berkeley Medical Center’s behavioral health unit. While she enjoys all areas of nursing, she considers psychiatric nursing to be her niche.
Roy Blake and Beatrice Lentz Shrout Memorial Scholarship
The Roy Blake and Beatrice Lentz Shrout Memorial Scholarship is designated for full-time junior or senior education majors who reside in WV. Eligible students must also be in the top 1/3 of their class. This scholarship was established in 1991 by Roy Blake Shrout, Jr. and Barrett Lentz Shrout in memory of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Shrout were both graduates of Shepherd College and went out to become educators and administrators in McDowell County, WV. The recipient of this scholarship is challenged to always excel in his or her chosen field as a professional educator, which the donor feels is the most valuable and personally rewarding endeavor available to any individual in our society.
Rubye Clyde McCormick Scholarship
The Rubye Clyde McCormick Scholarships are designated as general academic awards for students in the Honors Program. These endowments were established to award the highest level of financial support to students who demonstrate extraordinary academic achievement and leadership potential.
Rural Health Policy Internships
The Rural Health Policy Internships include compensation for two merit-based internship opportunities per year for Shepherd students who are interested in rural health and health policy. The internships may take place at either of two organizations: the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), which allows students to learn about federal and state programs that exist to support rural communities, or the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), the principal membership organization in the nation for rural health policy. These annually funded awards were created by Dr. Marcia K. Brand, who spent six years directing the FORHP. Upon leaving the government in 2015, Dr. Brand also served as deputy administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In this career civil servant role, she served as second in command of a 1,800-person agency with an $11 billion budget. Rural health policy is a passion for Dr. Brand, who made a ten-year commitment to fund these internship opportunities as a way to facilitate a better understanding of the industry among Shepherd students wishing to pursue careers in health policy.
Ruth F. Brant Memorial Scholarship
The Ruth Brant Memorial Scholarship is designated for nursing students who reside in WV. This endowment was established by Terry Brant '64 in memory of his wife.
Ruth Yates Family Scholarship
The Ruth Yates Family Scholarship is designated for student athletes participating in a recognized Shepherd athletic program. This deferred endowment was created in 2013 by Ruth's children, Charleen L. Watkins and Charles Yates '56 and his wife Jacqueline.
S. Dallas Cooley Scholarship
The S. Dallas Cooley Scholarship is designated for South Branch nursing students in their second year of studies.
Sallye Price Memorial Scholarship
A memorial scholarship created in memory of Mrs. Sallye Price, SU Class of '53, former AA Board of Directors, Honorary SUF Board.
Samuel O. Legreid Student Research Presentation Award
The Samuel O. Legreid Student Research Presentation Award is designated for undergraduate students whose student projects have been advised primarily by a faculty person or multiple faculty members in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. This annual fund was established in 2014 by Dr. Ann Legreid, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, in loving memory of her father.
Sara Beth Chroussis Memorial Fund
The Sara Beth Chroussis Memorial Art fund is designated as program support for the Shepherd University art department. This endowment was created in 2007 after the passing of Sara Chroussis, a senior art student at Shepherd. Proceeds from annual student art sales go toward this fund.
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