The West Virginia Association of Orthopedic Executives (WVAOE) has established the Joshua Tuck Scholarship to help support a student studying healthcare management.
At the time of his death in 2017, Josh was the practice manager for the Charleston Area Medical Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; in addition, he was vice president of WVAOE. The Joshua Tuck Scholarship has been created specifically to reward the outstanding scholastic achievements of high school seniors who plan to enter the healthcare management field. Complete eligibility rules and forms can be found on the “WVAOE Members” tab at www.wvos.org. Applicants (1) must be West Virginia high school seniors; (2) must enroll in Bluefield State College, Fairmont State University, Marshall University or WVU Tech; (3) major in a healthcare management program; and (4) submit a 450-500 word essay answering the question: “Describe your community’s issues with opioids and explain how you would reduce the problem.” WVAOE will accept applications and accompanying essays postmarked between February 11, 2021 and March 31, 2021. From all the applications received, the WVAOE Board of Directors will select a single one-time only $2,500 scholarship recipient in April 2021. The winner will be announced at their high school awards assembly or commencement program, or a COVID-19 appropriate method. Michael was a beloved son, grandson, husband, brother, nephew, and friend. He was a 2012 graduate of James Monroe High School and a member of the JM football Plow Boys. More than anything Michael was a hard worker, and we want to honor him by granting a scholarship to a student who shares a similar work ethic and a drive to succeed in a trade field.
The family of Michael Furrow will present a $500.00 scholarship to a James Monroe High School student who displays a strong work ethic and pride in their community. Eligibility:
Deadline for submission is March 31st. Michael L. Furrow Memorial Scholarship Application Marshall University's College of Engineering and Computer Sciences received an NSF S-STEM grant to support WV College students, mainly female, to study STEM at Marshall with scholarship of $7500/year for four years. The scholarship program starts in the fall of 2021 and MU is looking to recruit students to the program (10 students in 2021 and another 10 students in 2022). Please see the attached brochure and application. If you think it is appropriate, please share it with other educators and students in your schools for whom this could be an amazing opportunity.
You can locate additional information at https://www.marshall.edu/cecs/nsf-s-stem/ and students can apply for the program online at https://tinyurl.com/y5agn4kq. Teachers can upload a letter of recommendation at https://tinyurl.com/y2sa9b57. The application is due March 1, 2021. |
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