Endowed scholarships for Education Majors

Gail McGouirk Bell. Recipients shall be from Wayne County, Tennessee, and pursuing a major in Elementary Education. Second priority is given to students from Wayne County, Tennessee, pursuing a major in Education. Third priority is given to students from Wayne County, Tennessee, pursuing a Master's degree in Education.

Clara Devaney Box Memorial. Deserving students planning a career in Elementary Education; full time students with financial need and potential for success as demonstrated through grades and test scores.  Selected by the College of Education.

Charles E. Carr, Jr.  Awarded to full-time juniors and seniors enrolled in the Department of Music who have expressed their intention to become music teachers and are taking the professional education component for teacher certification.  Student must maintain a 2.75 GPA.  Selected by special committee.

Lizzie Hitchcock Cole.  The Lizzie Hitchcock Cole Endowed Scholarship is established for the sole purpose of supporting students who have met all the requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program in the College of Education and have declared Elementary Education as their major.  Recipients of the scholarship must have demonstrated financial need based on the current and future need based guidelines of the University.

Eddie Frost Student Teacher.  Elementary and Secondary Education majors.  Recipients will be awarded scholarship aid during the term of their student teaching internship.  Recipients must have achieved a cumulative 3.5 GPA at the time of application, and prepare a paper on "How I Plan to Make A Difference in my Local community following Graduation".  Priority given to student who are actively involved in community and/or church through volunteer efforts.  Selected by special committee.

Dr. Thomas F. "Whitey" Hall Memorial.  Open to second year or above, full-time students with minimum 3.0 GPA (may be transfer students with minimum 3.0 GPA from previous schools) majoring in Secondary Education, with the teaching field of Biology or in Biology with an interest in Botany.  Each application must be accompanied by a 250 word essay explaining the applicant's interest in plants.  Each scholarship is for one academic year only, but prior recipients may reapply during subsequent years.  Selected by a special committee from the Department of Biology.

Marsha Whitley Hargett.  Junior or senior majoring in administrative office services or Business Education.  Recipient selected by International Associates of Administrative Professionals.

Fred L. and Jane Hattabaugh.  Recipients shall be junior or senior students pursuing degrees in the College of Education.  Recipients shall possess both good academic standing and financial need.  This award is for one academic year.  Prior recipients may reapply.  Selected by the College of Education.

Gosa-Lindley. Preference given to students who have declared a major in the College of Education and have expressed an interest in becoming a teacher. Second priority given to students who otherwise meet all other scholarship conditions. This scholarship is renewable up to four years, provided recipients maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the university, and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Morgan Loyd.    Open to Education majors.  Awarded on the basis of grade level classification and cumulative UNA GPA.  Selected by the University Scholarship Committee.

W. T. McElheny.  Recipients shall be graduates of the UNA College of Education, who attended the College of Education for all or substantially all of their undergraduate courses while maintaining at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA, and shall be enrolled full-time in the College of Education as first-year graduate students.

Judy Mosely.  Elementary Education majors; preference given to Sulligent High School graduate.  Selected by the College of Education.

Beatrice Reeves and H. M. Eck Memorial.  Education majors; minimum 3.0 GPA.  Preference is given to students from Tennessee.  The scholarship is for one year scholarship.  Prior recipients may reapply.  Selected by the College of Education.

Paul Risner. Recipients shall be full-time graduate students in the College of Education. Selected by a committee as recommended by the Dean of the College of Education. The scholarship is for one academic year. Prior recipients may apply.

Sneed Family.  Preference to full-time juniors and seniors in the College if Education.  This scholarship id for one academic year only, but prior recipients may reapply.  Selected by the University Scholarship Committee.

Effie Poole Sherrod.  Recipients of the scholarship must be full-time students enrolled in the College of Education with the intention of becoming an elementary or secondary school teacher.  Preference shall be given to applicants with demonstrated financial need, academic achievement and creative ability, and, to the extent permitted by law, to males.

Henry Floyd Sherrod. Recipients shall be full-time students enrolled in the College of Education with the intention of becoming an elementary or secondary school teacher. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, creative ability and, to the extent permitted by law, males.

Jennifer Leigh Sunseri Memorial.  Scholarship shall be awarded to students who are majoring in Special Education with plans to teach at the elementary or high school level and who accept the scholarship with the intent of fulfilling the guidelines of the scholarship during the academic year for which the funds are awarded.  If there is an eligible candidate from the Haleyville, Alabama area, that candidate will be given priority.

 

 

Not all endowed scholarships are awarded each year. _______________________________________________  

Dollar amounts of endowed scholarships vary, depending on 

availability of funds.  

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As a rule, endowed scholarships are not automatically renewed.