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C&J Departmental
Scholarship Descriptions
Communication
Everett
M. Rogers Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Everett Rogers,
professor of communication and journalism and Regents Professor at
the U of New Mexico, lost a prolonged battle with cancer on October
21, 2004. Dr. Rogers touched the lives of many throughout his long
and distinguished academic career. As a scholar, his impressive body
of work has provoked social change, inspired new ideas and insights,
and influenced the research of countless others. His most significant
contribution, however, is the living legacy of his students. Almost
47 years of his life was dedicated to the fulfillment of his role
as teacher and mentor.
The
Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of New
Mexico has established the Everett M. Rogers Memorial Scholarship
to continue his tradition of assisting graduate students in the pursuit
of excellence. Scholarships from this endowment will be awarded to
deserving UNM graduate students for such expenses as travel to conferences,
tuition, and research funding.
You
are invited to help support this fund as a tribute and testament to
this extraordinary scholar, mentor, and friend. If you wish to make
a cash contribution, please make your checks payable to UNM Department
of Communication and Journalism/Rogers Memorial Scholarship and mail
to the Department of Communication and Journalism, MSC03 2240, University
of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1171. If you want to contribute
a gift, please contact Glenda Balas, chair of the department, at 505-277-1905.
Starkey
Scholarship
- Description
This is an endowed gift from the estate of Ms. Garnet Anne Gunter
Starkey to establish the Clyde E. Starkey and Garnet G. Starkey
Scholarship Award Fund. A $3,000 award rotates among four departments:
Communication & Journalism, Foreign Languages and Literature, Political
Science, and Spanish and Portuguese. This fund will end in 2019
at which time the money reverts to the Library division of International
Studies. Funds are available to C&J in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and
perhaps 2018.
- Award
This year, the scholarship amounts to $3,000.This is an approximate
amount and it may be awarded to more than one student.
- Frequency
This scholarship is awarded every four years.
- Undergraduate/Graduate?
Both undergraduate and graduate students can apply for this scholarship.
- GPA
GPA must be 3.0 or more.
- Application Requirements
The student must be working toward a minor or major in the given
department. The applicant is to include a short essay or statement
addressing his or her interest in Foreign Service, international
relations, teaching or diplomatic work.
- Due Date
This scholarship is not available to C&J students this year.
Dowler
Scholarship
- Description
This scholarship is for undergraduate (junior or senior) students
interested in intercultural communication.
- Award
The award varies and may be awarded to more than one student.
- Frequency
This scholarship is awarded every year.
- Undergraduate/Graduate?
Only undergraduate students can apply for this scholarship.
- GPA
GPA must be 3.0 or more.
- Application Requirements
The student must be working toward a minor or major in the given
department.
- Due Date
Your completed application is due in the C&J Office by April 1.
Journalism
and Mass Communication
Albuquerque
Press Club Endowment
- Description
The club donated $10,000 to the C&J department several years
ago to honor an outstanding journalism student.
- Award
This year, the scholarship amounts to $700. This is an approximate
amount and it may be awarded to more that one student.
- Frequency
This scholarship is awarded every year.
- Undergraduate/Graduate?
Only undergraduate students can apply for this scholarship.
- GPA
GPA must be 2.0 or more.
- Application Requirements
The applicant must be a New Mexico high school graduate. These funds
would help pay for tuition, books and fees. Applicant must show
a need for financial assistance.
- Due Date
Your completed application is due in the C&J Office by April 1.
Carolyn
Hunsley/Victoria Florence Scholarship
- Description
This scholarship is named for two women with direct ties to our
department. Both funds were combined in the late 1980s because each
was intended for a woman student who exemplified their spirit.
- Carolyn Hunsley worked
for many years for the Albuquerque Journal and her husband,
Millard, was a lecturer in the department and also a local journalist.
Upon her death, friends and Millard helped establish an award.
- Victoria Florence was
a graduate of the department in the 1980s and was killed by
an unknown assailant in Texas not long after her graduation.
- Award
This year, the scholarship amounts to $350. This is an approximate
amount and it may be awarded to more that one student.
- Frequency
This scholarship is awarded every year.
- Undergraduate/Graduate?
Only undergraduate students can apply for this scholarship.
- GPA
GPA must be 2.0 or more.
- Application Requirements
The applicant must be a female journalism student.
- Due Date
Your completed application is due in the C&J Office by April 1.
Jim
Crow Memorial Scholarship
- Description
It is named after a former chair of our department. He was a native
from Arkansas and worked for Donrey newspapers before obtaining
his doctorate from the University of Iowa. He died in the summer
of 1980 of a heart attack. His widow, Billie June, agreed in the
fall of 1994 to restrict the award to a Native American student.
- Award
This year, the scholarship amounts to $2,500. This is an approximate
amount and it may be awarded to more than one student.
- Frequency
This scholarship is awarded every year.
- Undergraduate/Graduate?
Only undergraduate students can apply for this scholarship.
- GPA
GPA must be 2.5 or more.
- Application Requirements
The student must be a junior or senior Native American student.
Award is based on demonstrated academic achievement as well as commitment
and promise in the field of journalism. Financial need is a consideration
but merit, in terms of career potential, will be the criterion for
selection.
- Due Date
Your completed application is due in the C&J Office by April 1.
Jeanette
King Scholarship
- Description
Jeannette King was a niece of a former governor, Bruce King. She
was a photography student in the journalism department in the late
1970s and early '80s and was a homicide victim. This award is intended
for a woman student concentrating on photography.
- Award
This year, the scholarship amounts to $400. This is an approximate
amount and it may be awarded to more than one student.
- Frequency
This scholarship is awarded every year.
- Undergraduate/Graduate?
Only undergraduate students can apply for this scholarship.
- GPA
GPA must be 2.5 or more.
- Application Requirements
Scholarship is for a woman student successfully pursuing a degree
with emphasis in photojournalism.
- Due Date
Your completed application is due in the C&J Office by April 1.
John
J. Aragon Scholarship
- Description
John Aragon was a journalism student at UNM in the 1960s and worked
for the Albuquerque Tribune after graduation. He then joined the
old Southwest Bell where he worked with Ms. Jessie Palmer. He then
became a vice-president of US West. This award is reserved for a
Hispanic student. Mr. Aragon, the C&J department chair and a representative
from the UNM Foundation select the honoree.
- Award
This year, the scholarship amounts to $2,000. This is an approximate
amount and it may be awarded to more that one student.
- Frequency
This scholarship is awarded every year.
- Undergraduate/Graduate?
Only undergraduate students can apply for this scholarship.
- GPA
GPA must be 2.5 or more.
- Application Requirements
Recipient must be a Hispanic, full-time student (sophomore, junior
or senior) majoring in journalism with demonstrated academic achievement
and scholastic ability, and must be in financial need.
- Due Date
Your completed application is due in the C&J Office by April 1.
Kelly
Richmond Scholarship
- Description
A former Daily Lobo news editor and the recipient of several investigative
reporting awards, Kelly Richmond died of lung cancer in December
1997 at age 33.
- Award
This year, the scholarship amounts to $500. This is an approximate
amount and it may be awarded to more than one student.
- Frequency
This scholarship is awarded every year.
- Undergraduate/Graduate?
Only undergraduate students can apply for this scholarship.
- GPA
GPA must be 2.5 or more.
- Application Requirements
Applicant must be a full-time student and a New Mexico high school
graduate who works to pay for his or her expenses. Preference will
be given to a student who either is active with the Daily Lobo;
participates or participated in college debate; or who shows interest
in political science.
- Due Date
Your completed application is due in the C&J Office by April 1.
W.A.
Keleher Scholarship
- Description
This scholarship is named for an attorney of a prominent local family.
The fund was established in the 1980s from the estate of his sister,
Julia, who was a professor of English at the University of New Mexico
and who demanded good writing from her students.
- Award
This year, the scholarship amounts to $500. This is an approximate
amount and it may be awarded to more than one student.
- Frequency
This scholarship is awarded every year.
- Undergraduate/Graduate?
Only undergraduate students can apply for this scholarship.
- GPA
GPA must be 3.0 or more.
- Application Requirements
Student must be a sophomore or junior journalism student showing
an indication of achievement in journalism. Selection is based on
a high GPA, not on the basis of financial need.
Due Date
Your completed application is due in the C&J Office by April 1.
Herrick
Pueblo Scholarship
- Description
This scholarship is offered to a member of any of New Mexico's 19
pueblos enrolled on the main campus or a branch campus of the University
of New Mexico. Priority will be given to Pueblo students majoring
in journalism or mass communication, but all fields of study are
eligible.
- Award
The scholarship is for $250. That amount may be divided and given
to more than one student.
- Frequency
This scholarship is awarded every year. The 2009 and 2010 recipients
were from Santa Clara and Zuni pueblos. There were no applications
in 2011.
- Undergraduate/Graduate?
Only undergraduate students can apply for this scholarship.
- GPA
Not applicable.
- Application Requirements
Application is by a letter of no more than one page about the student
and his or her pueblo and area of study. This is the only departmental
scholarship that does not require a transcript or completion of
the C&J scholarship application form. Pueblo must be identified.
Due Date
Letter of application is due in the C&J Office by April 1.
Public
Relations
NM
Public Relations Society of America Scholarship
Details of this scholarship are available through the C&J Office.
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