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Scholarships Iota Chapter Funds and Awards Three Scholarships Kara Jordan Scholarship - awarded annually to a woman from Northwest Arkansas entering the MAT program majoring in Childhood Education Mildred Vescolani Scholarship - awarded annually to an upper-level woman (Junior, Senior or M.A.T.) in the College of Education and Health Professions Othelia Paul Scholarship - awarded annually to a woman entering the MAT program majoring in secondary education Information on the scholarship application process can be found by clicking on this link: http://coehp.uark.edu/students/scholarships.php The Kara Jordan Scholarship is awarded each year by the Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Miss Jordan, who died in 1981, was a retired school teacher and a graduate of the University of Arkansas. She taught in the Fayetteville Public Schools for more than 40 years. Kara Jordan was a master teacher and an inspiration to those in the teaching profession. In 1959, the Junior Civic League started the custom of honoring one of the local teachers as Teacher of the Year and Miss Jordan was the first teacher to receive this award. She was active in her profession beyond the classroom. She was instrumental in organizing the Fayetteville Classroom Teachers' Association and was the first president. She helped organize Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma in 1944. She was a charter member and the chapter's only treasurer until her death. She was also a charter member of the Washington County Retired Teachers. She was an active member of the community and cared about people. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Fayetteville, the Order of the Eastern Star and was a member of the Fayetteville Business and Professional Women's Club from 1928 until her death, a total of 53 years. The Kara Jordan Scholarship is awarded each year to a woman from Northwest Arkansas who is entering the MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching) program, majoring in Childhood Education. Criteria include grade point, activities, financial need, and the potential for becoming an outstanding teacher. Mildred Vescolani was the wife of Dr. Fred J. Vescolani, former Dean of the College of Education and Health Professions. At the time of her death in 1986, Dean Vescolani and other members of her family furnished the endowment for an annual scholarship to both honor her and assist a worthy student in the College of Education and Health Professions. Such a scholarship would be an especially appropriate way to honor Mildred Vescolani because she had spent most of her adult life as a professional educator. At the time she retired, she was principal at Jefferson Elementary School in Fayetteville, a position she had held for ten years. Mrs. Vescolani was a long-time member of Delta Kappa Gamma, so Dean Vescolani asked Delta Kappa Gamma to be the organization to control the awarding of the scholarships. The Mildred Vescolani Scholarship is awarded each year to an upper-level woman in the College of Education and Health Professions. Critera include grade point, activities, financial need, and the potential for becoming an outstanding teacher. The scholarship is awarded at the College of Education and Health Professions Honors Convocation. The Othelia Paul Scholarship is awarded annually by the Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Mrs. Paul, a native of Arkansas who lived most of her life in Fayetteville, died in 2005. She received both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas College of Business. While working on a doctoral degree, she taught two years in the College of Business. Then she was hired to work as the Assistant to Dean Kronenberg in the College of Education. She continued to work in the Dean's Office and the Associate Dean's Office for twenty years before retiring in 1988. Mrs. Paul was very involved in the community. Among numerous offices held in local civic organizations, she served as the president for these groups: Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, the Fayetteville branch of American Association of University Women, Fayetteville Business & Professional Women's Club and the Arkansas Division of the Business & Professional Women. She was an active member of University Baptist Church in Fayetteville and a loyal member of the Eastern Star. She really cared about everyone in the College of Education, students - undergraduate and graduate, faculty, staff, and administrators. Many of them considered her to be a mentor, someone to whom they coudl go for advice and counsel. She worked diligently for educational opportunities for girls and women, for equity and equality in the workplace for women, and for mutual understanding among individuals. During the first year of the award, 2009, there were two scholarship recipients: Megan Coke, an MAT student specializing in English, and Amanda Hobbs, an elementary major who will enter the MAT program in 2010. Future Othelia Paul Scholarships will be awarded annually to a woman who is entering the MAT (Master of Art in Teaching) program, majoring in secondary education. Criteria include grade point average, activities, financial need and the potential for becoming an outstanding teacher. |
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