<h2>Scholarships & Awards</h2>
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<p>The School of Education offers a variety of annual scholarships and awards to qualified undergraduate and graduate students. Students interested in applying for scholarships must be in good academic standing and meet or exceed the donor’s criteria. Applications are <a href="http://form.fh.siue.edu/application/scholarship.htm" target="_blank">now available</a> for 2011-2012 and are due on February 3, 2012. Decisions on scholarships will be made in February. <strong><em>Please read the specific qualifications of the scholarships mentioned below before applying to make sure you meet the criteria.</em></strong><br /><br />If you accept a scholarship from the School of Education, you must agree to do two things:</p>
<blockquote>1. Attend the School’s Honors Day Program scheduled for Saturday, March 31st, 2012.<br />2. Compose a thank you note to the sponsor of your scholarship.</blockquote>
<p>Scholarships will be awarded subject to fund availability. You may also visit the <a href="http://www.siue.edu/financialaid/scholarships/institutional.shtml" target="_blank">SIUE Institutional Scholarship page</a> for additional information on scholarships offered to SIUE students. If you have any questions with regard to scholarships offered through the School of Education, please call the Dean's Office at 618.650.3350.</p>
<p>Please check back soon for new updates for educational scholarship opportunities.</p>
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<h2>School of Education Scholarships<br /></h2>
<p><strong>School of Education Dean’s Scholarship<br /></strong>Awarded to one student in each of the school’s five departments. Students must be in their internship/capstone semester. [<a href="http://www.siue.edu/education/giving/pdf/DeansScholarshipCriteria.pdf" target="_blank">more info</a>] [<a href="http://form.fh.siue.edu/application/scholarship.htm" target="_blank">apply now</a>]<br /><br /><em>Department of Curriculum and Instruction</em></p>
<p><strong>Bessie May Briggs Mason Scholarship Endowment<br /></strong>Awarded to a graduate of Alton High School that is planning to major in education and or music. [<a href="http://www.siue.edu/education/giving/pdf/bessie_scholarship.pdf" target="_blank">more info</a>] [<a href="http://form.fh.siue.edu/application/scholarship.htm" target="_blank">apply now</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Eileen E. Brown Scholarship Endowment<br /></strong>Awarded to a student majoring in early childhood education. [<a href="http://www.siue.edu/education/giving/pdf/brown_scholarship.pdf" target="_blank">more info</a>] [<a href="http://form.fh.siue.edu/application/scholarship.htm" target="_blank">apply now</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Ruth Preston Mosser Future Educational Leaders Scholarship<br /></strong>Awarded to a student enrolled in the Early Childhood Off-Campus Site (Echos) program. [<a href="http://www.siue.edu/education/giving/pdf/RuthPrestonMosserCriteria.pdf" target="_blank">more info</a>] [<a href="http://form.fh.siue.edu/application/scholarship.htm" target="_blank">apply now</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Erika St. Arbor Memorial Scholarship<br /></strong>Awarded to a student majoring in Early Childhood Education. [<a href="/id0904f67a8066e74b" target="_blank">more info</a>] [<a href="http://form.fh.siue.edu/application/scholarship.htm" target="_blank">apply now</a>]</p>
<p><em>Department of Kinesiology & Health Education</em></p>
<p><strong>Corporal Evan T. James Memorial Scholarship<br /></strong>Awarded to a student with a declared major in the Department of Kinesiology & Health Education preferably majoring in exercise and wellness or physical education. For more information, please contact <a href="mailto:jherric@siue.edu" target="_blank">Jeffrey Herrick</a>, Ph.D., Assistant Professor. (Applications are available and accepted in late Spring). [<a href="http://www.siue.edu/education/khe/resource/pdf/james_scholarship.pdf" target="_blank">more info</a>]</p>
<p><em>Department of Psychology</em></p>
<p><strong>Kathryn K. Skinner Grant - Students in the Department of Psychology<br /></strong>Awarded to graduate student(s) in Psychology who have experienced personal or financial hardship. For more information please contact <a href="mailto:lbartel@siue.edu">Lynn Bartels</a>, Ph.D. Associate Professor.</p>
<p><em>Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders</em></p>
<p><strong>The Thomas Wood Mosser Memorial Scholarship<br /></strong>Awarded to a student majoring in the field of special education. [<a href="http://www.siue.edu/education/giving/pdf/ThomasWoodMosserCriteria.pdf" target="_blank">more info</a>] [<a href="http://form.fh.siue.edu/application/scholarship.htm" target="_blank">apply now</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Traci Storey Student Scholarship</strong><br />Awarded to a junior, senior or graduate student majoring in the field of speech-language pathology. To apply and for more information, please contact <a href="mailto:schlebo@siue.edu">Steffany Chleboun</a>, Ph.D., Assistant Professor [<a href="/id0904f67a805f68bc" target="_blank">more info</a>]</p>
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<h2>Student Awards</h2>
<p>Awards recognize student achievements and are determined by individual departments or committees within the School of Education. Students cannot apply for awards. The majority of our student awards are given at the School of Education’s Honors Celebration in April.</p>
<p><em>School of Education<br /></em><strong>John T. Hughes, Jr. Award<br /></strong>Awarded to undergraduate students majoring within the School of Education</p>
<p><em>Department of Curriculum and Instruction<br /></em><strong>Miriam C. Dusenbery Outstanding Student Award<br /></strong>Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in elementary education</p>
<p><strong>Salute Christa McAuliffe Award<br /></strong>Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in elementary education</p>
<p><strong>Dr. Ruth W. Richardson Award<br /></strong>Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in elementary education or early childhood education</p>
<p><strong>Dr. Susan W. Nall Early Childhood Education Awards<br /></strong>Awarded to one graduate and one undergraduate student majoring in early childhood education<br /><br /><strong>Dr. Valerie Meyer Literacy Education Award</strong><br />Awarded to an outstanding student in the graduate literacy program with a high GPA, leadership in literacy, and in need of financial assistance<br /><br /><strong>Outstanding Masters in Teaching Student Award</strong><br />Awarded to a graduate student in the Masters in Teaching program</p>
<p><em>Department of Educational Leadership</em><strong><br />The Learning, Culture, and Society Outstanding Project Award<br /></strong>Awarded to a graduate student in the Learning, Culture, and Society program<strong><br /><br />Outstanding Graduate Student in Instructional Technology<br /></strong>Awarded to a graduate student in the instructional technology program<br /><br /><strong>Roy L. Olive Educational Leadership Graduate Award</strong><br />Awarded to a graduate student in the Educational leadership program completing a Superintendent Certification</p>
<p><em>Department of Kinesiology and Health Education<br /></em><strong>Outstanding Student in Health Education Award<br /></strong>Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in health education</p>
<p><strong>Outstanding Student in Exercise and Wellness<br /></strong>Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in exercise and wellness<strong><br /><br />Outstanding Student in Physical Education Award<br /></strong>Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in physical education</p>
<p><strong>Outstanding Student in School Health Award<br /></strong>Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in school health</p>
<p><strong>Outstanding Student in Community Health Award<br /></strong>Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in community health</p>
<p><strong>Outstanding Graduate Student<br /></strong>Awarded to an graduate student in kinesiology and health education</p>
<p><em>Department of Psychology<br /></em><strong>Stephen R. Dankenbring Award in Psychology<br /></strong>Awarded to graduating seniors majoring in the field of psychology</p>
<p><strong>Robert A. Daugherty Memorial Award<br /></strong>Awarded to graduate students majoring in industrial organizational psychology.</p>
<p><strong>Dr. Michael Hurt Award<br /></strong>Awarded to a graduate student majoring in Psychology with a priority in adult/child clinical psychology, community school psychology</p>
<p><strong>Robert J. McLaughlin Psychology Honors Academy Award<br /></strong>Awarded to an undergraduate Psychology Honors Academy Member</p>
<p><strong>Dr. Richard P. Walsh Honors Award<br /></strong>Awarded to a graduate student majoring in Psychology with a specialization in clinical adult psychology</p>
<p><strong>Howard V. Davis Memorial Award in Gerontology<br /></strong>Awarded to a student studying gerontology</p>
<p><strong>Fresen Student Award in Gerentology<br /></strong>Awarded to a student studying gerontology</p>
<p><strong>Vernice E. Walter Outstanding Student in Gerontology Award<br /></strong>Awarded to a student studying gerontology</p>
<p><em>Department of Special Education and Communications Disorders</em><strong><br />John W. and Eva M. Morgan Award in Speech Pathology<br /></strong>Awarded to students majoring in Speech Communications, Speech Pathology, and Theater and Dance</p>
<p><strong>The Julia E. Walker Award<br /></strong>Annual alternating award for an undergraduate student majoring in either special education or environmental studies</p>
<p><strong>Outstanding Undergraduate in Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology<br /></strong>Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in speech-language pathology & audiology</p>
<p><strong>Outstanding Graduate Student in Speech-Language Pathology<br /></strong>Awarded to an graduate student majoring in speech-language pathology</p>
<p><strong>Excellence in Special Education Award in Memory of Adam Zimmer<br /></strong>Awarded to a student majoring in special education<br /><br /></p>