The Department of Teacher Education
& Professional Development
at Central Michigan University

Scholarship Criteria & Eligibility

 2008-2009 TEPD Scholarship Recipients

TEPD is please to announce the availability of our scholarships for students admitted to teacher education.  These scholarships will be awarded in April 2008 for the 2008-2009 academic year.  Please note that the  availability of these scholarships is determined each January but please be aware that the scholarships listed below are subject to change even after the application process begins.  If changes occur, they will be posted on this website as soon as possible.  TEPD will review each application which has already been submitted for eligibility if a new scholarship becomes available; students will not need to redo their packets.

The award amount is based on investment earnings.  The value of each scholarship is subject to a lot of variability so TEPD is not able to post dollar values for the scholarships.   Exact amounts awarded to recipients will appear on their tuition bills.
Please review the scholarships carefully.  We encourage you to apply for all whose criteria you meet.

Criteria For Eligibility and Selection

Scholarship

Criteria
Rachel Brink Allwardt
Scholarship

1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary or secondary)
2.  Junior or Senior standing
3.  3.50 GPA minimum
4.  Child Development Major
Fay and Genevieve Barhitte
Outstanding Student Award

1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary or secondary)
2.  Junior or Senior standing
3.  3.00 GPA minimum
4.  One recipient
Donald Oren Bush
Scholarship 		1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary only)
2.  Two (2) letters of recommendation from any subject matter methods course faculty stressing
     teaching potential of applicant
3.  Junior or Senior standing
4.  2.75 GPA minimum
5.  One recipient
Paul G. and Sophia H.
Cartwright
 Memorial Scholarship 		1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary or secondary)
2.  Two or three (2-3) letters of recommendation
3.  Brief statement of educational philosophy (1 page maximum)
4.  Junior or Senior standing                                    
5.  3.00 GPA minimum
6.  One recipient; past recipients are eligible
Bessie Cooper Lewis
 Scholarship 		1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program 
2.  Child Development Major
3.  Senior standing
4.  One recipient
Cynthia Diane Cordell Scholarship 1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary or secondary)
2.  Junior or Senior standing
3.  3.00 GPA minimum
4.  Monetary amount will be split among three or more students
Charlotte Denman/Elanore
Thompson Endowed Scholarship		 1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program
2.  Junior standing
3.  Must have a major in physical education and minor in an academic subject
4.  3.50 GPA minimum
5.  Preference given to students participating or working with a CMU varsity athletic team or
     involved in IM or club sports
6.  Must not be receiving full athletic scholarship
7.  Multiple recipients; past recipients are eligible
EMLEE (Education for Middle Level Excellence & Equity Award)

 

 1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program
2.  Junior or Senior standing
3.  Must be enrolled in the middle level education program
4.  Must submit a 1 page written essay which indicates professional interest in working with
     young adolescents
5.  3.00 GPA minimum
6.  One recipient; past recipients are eligible
7.  Must demonstrate financial need (verified by Scholarships & Financial Aid Office)
Edmund and Marjorie Galant Endowed Award 1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (secondary only)
2.  Junior or Senior standing.
3.  Preference given to Michigan residents
4.  3.50 GPA minimum
5.  One or more recipients; past recipients are eligible
Edgar L. Grim Scholarship 1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary or secondary)
2.  One recipient
Laurene A. Horiszny
Outstanding Student in Early Childhood and Elementary Education Prize 		1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary only)
2.  Child Development Major
3.  One recipient

Irgang Elementary Education
Scholarship

      

1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education (elementary only)
2.  Must be Michigan resident
3.  Junior or Senior status; must be full-time student
4.  2.7 GPA minimum
5.  Demonstrated financial need (verified by Scholarships & Financial Aid Office)
6.  Students graduated from secondary schools in Lapeer County given preference
7.  Consideration given to students demonstrating service to TEPD and CMU
8.  Two recipients (1 junior, 1 senior); past recipients not eligible
Heather Lichtle Memorial
Award Fund 		1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary or secondary)
2.  2.7 GPA minimum
3.  Essay describing why applicant is pursuing a career in teacher education (2 page maximum)
4.  One recipient
David S. and Bernice A.
Lirones Scholarship 		1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary or secondary)
2.  Junior or Senior standing
3.  3.00 GPA minimum
4.  One recipient; past recipients are eligible
Lee R. Lyons Prize 1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary)
2.  Senior standing
3.  3.25 GPA minimum
4.  One recipient
Walter W. McCarley, Ph.D. 
Memorial Scholarship 		1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary or secondary)
2.  Junior or Senior standing
3.  2.50 GPA minimum
4.  One recipient
McDonald Future Science Teachers Scholarship 1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary)
2.  Must have major in science, integrated science, biology, physics or any of the 'hard' sciences
3.  3.5 GPA minimum
4.  Past recipients are eligible
Drayton and Minnie Miley
Scholarship 		1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary or secondary)
2.  Monetary amount will be split among three or more students
Millard Quinlan Endowed
Scholarship		 1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program
2.  Preference given to residents of Chippewa, Luce, or Mackinac counties
3.  3.0 GPA minimum
4.  Demonstrated financial need (verified by Scholarships & Financial Aid Office)
5.  Past recipients are eligible
Joyce Rohlfs Memorial Scholarship 1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program
2.  Must be resident of Midland, Tuscola, or Saginaw County
3.  Demonstrated financial need (verified by Scholarships & Financial Aid Office)
4.  One recipient
M.L. Smith Scholarship 1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program
2.  Child Development Major or Minor
3.  Junior or Senior standing
4.  3.00 GPA minimum
5.  One recipient; past recipients are eligible
TPA (Telephone Pioneers of
America/Great Lakes
Chapter 90 Scholarship) 		1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary or secondary)
2.  Preference to a relative of telephone industry employee or Telephone Pioneers of America
3.  Michigan resident
4.  Community service record
5.  Junior, Senior or Graduate status
6.  3.00 GPA minimum
7.  One recipient; past recipients are eligible
Harold E. and Nancy Telfer
Scholarship 		1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program (elementary or secondary)
2.  Junior or Senior standing
3.  3.00 GPA minimum
4.  Demonstrated financial need (verified by Scholarship & Financial Aide Office)
5.  One recipient; past recipients are eligible
Dorothy Warriner Lewis Scholarship 1.  Must be admitted to CMU Teacher Education Program 
2.  Child Development Major
3.  Senior standing
4.  One recipient
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