Scholarships and Awards for Academic Excellence and Achievement
Henry W. and Edna Austin Awards
State Senator Henry W. and (Mrs.) Edna Austin of Oak Park, Illinois, provided funds for these awards honoring fine academic performances by Berea College students. To receive an Austin scholarship or to be selected as an Austin Scholar is a significant recognition of academic and personal excellence. Austin Scholarships recipients are chosen from the sophomore class and are eligible to become Austin Scholars. Austin Scholars are members of the junior and senior classes. A student may be selected only once as an Austin Scholar.
Lyle and Dorothy Ferer Cary Award for Excellence in Writing
The Lyle and Dorothy Ferer Cary Award is to be presented to Berea College juniors and/or seniors who have achieved excellence in writing. The form of writing may be scholarly or creative, and may be in response to a class assignment or independently conceived.
Helen Dingman Book Awards
Helen Dingman awards recognize students (or groups of up to five students) whose achievements or accomplishments reflect the effective synthesis of any two of these three components of a Berea College education: learning, labor, and service. The awards are made possible through the generosity of a college patron wishing to honor Helen Dingman, a professor of sociology (then called Social Work) at the College. Among her many accomplishments, Professor Dingman established the College’s Opportunity School Program, based on the Danish Folk School pattern, with traveling seminars in the region as well as on campus.
Jerome W. Hughes Humanities Enrichment Award
The Jerome W. Hughes Humanities Enrichment Award was established by family, friends, and former students of Dr. Jerome W. Hughes, professor emeritus of English at Berea College. The purpose of the award is to support a variety of experiences in the arts to enrich students’ appreciation of the humanities.
Father Henry L. Parker Scholarship
This scholarship is given to students of African descent who demonstrate high academic achievement and ethnic pride, as did Father Parker. The students apply their faith to everyday living, especially in promoting interracial and multi-cultural understanding.
Phi Kappa Phi Scholar
The purposes of this national honor society are to recognize high scholarship and character of students in all departments and areas, to foster the significant purposes for which institutions of higher learning have been founded, and to stimulate academic achievement. The Berea Chapter was chartered in 1953.
Doris and Harold Rosenbaum Scholarship
The Rosenbaum Scholarship was established in 1994 to assist students who have been accepted by or are eligible candidates for enrollment in the nation’s leading graduate and professional programs.
Olive Ruth Russell Fellowship
This award was established in honor of Ms. Olive Ruth Russell by Mrs. Ruth L. Roettinger. The fellowship is presented to women with outstanding academic records who present a defined plan to pursue graduate study in any academic discipline.
Seabury Award
Seabury Awards are given to one male and one female graduating senior who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship, as well as community leadership, on the Berea campus. The awards are to provide aid for graduate study or travel.
Frances Finnell Vandivier Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1988 to honor Frances Finnell Vandivier. A graduate of Berea College, Mrs. Vandivier was a compassionate advocate for children in her teaching, writing, and community service throughout her life. This scholarship is given to assist Berea College graduating seniors with continuing their education in the field of child development, childcare, and/or advocacy for children, youth and families.
Wood Achievement Award
The Wood Awards are awarded annually at commencement to one graduating senior woman and one man who have demonstrated excellence in contributions to the life and work of Berea College.
Awards for Excellence in Disciplinary Studies
Contact Program Chairperson for information on these and other awards.
Agriculture and Natural Resources:
Kathleen S. and Frederick C. Crawford Award for Excellence
Endowed award established by Kathleen Crawford Estate for excellence in scholarship, preferably in the filed of natural history, forestry, conservation or preservation of wildlife.
Delta Tau Alpha Awards
Certificates are awarded to the graduating Agriculture and Natural Resources major who has achieved the highest cumulative overall scholastic standing and the sophomore Agriculture and Natural Resources student for outstanding performance in the freshman year.
Edd C. Hogg Memorial Scholarship
Established by family and friends in recognition of Dr. Hogg’s many years of service to Berea College. The scholarship is given annually to students demonstrating Christian faith, economic need, and academic achievement. Recipients are chosen from among second-term juniors majoring in Agricultural and Natural Resources or Nursing at Berea College. The award is presented to two students, one in each major.
David F. Kinder Award
Awarded annually to a senior Agriculture and Natural Resources student who has shown exceptional productivity, initiative, and leadership in their labor program. The student should also demonstrate a successful academic program.
Joe Van Pelt Agricultural Leadership Award
Awarded to a junior student majoring in Agriculture and Natural Resources. Selection is on the basis of active interest in scholarship and sincere concern for social problems beyond the Department and whose efforts are above and beyond performance in the Labor Program.
Martin Aaron Wilson Award
Awarded annually to one or more students who show excellence in labor, service and academic skills combined with a strong interest in a career related to dairy production.
Art:
Art Major Award: A Design for a Summer
Awarded annually to art majors for the purpose of continuing study, museum visits, travel, books, and materials to be used during the summer.
James R. Bobbitt Art Scholarship
Awarded to assist an outstanding graduating senior or recent graduate in continuing study in fine or applied arts, including the visual arts, within the framework of the Appalachian Studies Program.
Child and Family Studies:
Helen and Jean Barkley Memorial Scholarship in Child and Family Studies.
This prize was established by the family and friends of Key Lee Barkley, a 1926 Berea College graduate, and his wife, Helen Roberts Barkley, Class of 1927, and their daughter, Jean Eloise Barkley. Recipients are Child and Family Studies majors “who show promise that they will become worthy citizens of their communities after their graduation from Berea College.”
Jacqueline Hensley Combs Memorial Award
Given to a junior or senior Child and Family Studies major who has shown a high degree of character, scholarship, and professional maturity. It is given in memory of Jacqueline Hensley Combs, a member of the Class of 1965, who was killed in an automobile accident a few days before graduation.
Ann Grant Memorial Award
Awarded annually to an outstanding major in Child and Family Studies, based on scholarship, character, and need.
Opal Stamm Huskey Scholarship
The Opal Stamm Huskey Scholarship Fund was established to foster excellence in students majoring in Child and Family Studies with Teacher Certification. The scholarship honors Miss Eunice True, former Professor of Home Economics at Berea College.
Frances Finnell Vandivier Scholarship
Awarded to assist Berea College graduates, women and men, to continue their education in the field of child development, childcare and/or advocacy for children, youth and families. This award was established in 1988 to honor Frances Finnell Vandivier, a graduate of Berea College and a compassionate advocate for children in her teaching, writing and community service throughout her life.
Virginia Palmer Widener Memorial Child and Family Studies Award
This award is given to an outstanding Child and Family Studies major commemorating the life of Mrs. Widener, Berea College, Class of 1966. The award honors Mrs. Widener’s contribution to the field of home economics and her interest in her students. Preference is given to students from the counties of Lee (Kentucky) and Washington (Virginia); or the city of Bristol, Virginia.
Classical, Creative, and Liberal Arts:
Florence Prize for Essays
The Florence Prize for Essays was endowed in 1919 by a gift from Edmund C. Westervelt of Corpus Christi, Texas. Prizes are offered for the best essays by students on a subject of public interest. A committee of the faculty, consisting of the chairpersons of the English and social science departments, administers the essay contest. The committee will designate the number and amount of the prizes to be offered.
Francis S. Hutchins Awards
These awards for creative work in the humanities honor President Emeritus Francis S. Hutchins; the awards go to juniors and seniors who have meritorious, creative, or critical works and are awarded on the basis of merit by a panel of judges.
Paul Vernon Kreider Jr. Award
Presented to the junior or senior student who has developed a personal library of good quality and writes the best essay on this library.
Mary Macauley Smith Memorial Scholarship in the Humanities
Awarded annually to a graduating senior from the humanities. The student must demonstrate a commitment to her or his chosen field of study and the liberal arts through academic excellence in major courses and in general education.
Communication:
Hugh O. Porter Memorial Forensics Award
Awarded to an upperclass student demonstrating excellence in speech and debate.
Economics and Business Administration:
Chin-Wang Prize
Established by Dr. and Mrs. Rockwood Chin in the name of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry I. Sheu Chin and Dr. and Mrs. C.C. Wang, this prize is to be awarded annually to seniors of character who have excelled in Economics and Business Administration.
Joel Dean Scholarship in Economics
Awarded annually to the graduating senior economics major for academic performance in the field. The recipient will be known as the Joel Dean Scholar.
Education Studies:
Beldon Graduate School Fellowship
Awarded annually to Berea College outstanding graduating seniors who have met the requirements for teacher certification or recent (last five years) outstanding graduates, who have taught at the pre-college level with skill and devotion, and plan to enroll in graduate school for further professional development. The students selected must have a superior academic record. This award is supported by a gift from the Harriet Poynter Beldon Memorial Fund.
George and Elgetha Bell Scholarship in Education
The Bell family and Alma Powell established a scholarship in honor of their predecessors, George and Elgetha Bell. The scholarship is awarded to an outstanding junior student preparing for the teaching profession.
Mildred A. Bolt Award
Awarded annually to the student judged by the Education Studies Department to be outstanding in scholarship and in teaching potential.
Lucille Bush Duncan Award in Education
The Lucille Bush Duncan Award in Education was established by William A. Cook, a former professional associate, in recognition of Lucille Duncan’s contributions as a teacher, humanitarian, and benefactor of educational causes. The award is given annually to the junior members of Kappa Delta Pi judged by the Education Studies faculty to be outstanding in scholarship and potential service to society.
May Harrison Lambert Memorial Award in Elementary Education
Awarded to an outstanding graduating senior who shows great promise as an elementary teacher. Her son, Dr. Dean Warren Lambert, and her friends established this award.
Dr. Lee E. Wickline Scholarship
Given in honor of Dr. Lee E. Wickline, class of ’49. The recipient must be a full-time enrolled junior or senior with a major or minor in education who shows evidence of being well-rounded, demonstrates an enthusiastic interest in school and community activities, and has an awareness of universal human values.
English:
Dr. William Taylor Center Memorial Award
Awarded to the student writing the composition that, in the opinion of the judges, best illustrates or analyzes the idea of service to others. The Award is in the memory of Dr. Center, an alumnus of Berea College.
Emily Ann Smith Scholarship
The Emily Ann Smith Scholarship was established by friends and students of Miss Smith to honor excellence in the study of the English language. It is given annually to junior or senior English majors.
May B. Smith English Composition Award
Awarded to a student enrolled in an English course who demonstrates unusual skill in writing non-fiction prose.
Health and Human Performance:
Health and Human Performance Award
Awarded annually to the senior Health and Human Performance major who has the highest overall grade point average in his or her career at Berea.
History:
Blanton Prize in History and Political Science
This prize was established by Dr. Jack Blanton (Knapp Hall, ‘49, Foundation ‘53, College ‘57) to honor the Blanton family, including his grandfather, his parents, and his sister, all with Berea ties. This is to be given to a senior History and/or Political Science major. This student should be the most outstanding senior majoring in one or both of these subjects with strong writing skills. The selection of recipient would be upon the recommendation/agreement of the chairs of the History and Political Science Programs.
E. Taylor Parks Award
The E. Taylor Parks Award is given for excellence in History or Political Science. Mr. E.R. Brann established the award in memory of Dr. E. Taylor Parks, former Chairman of the Department of History and Political Science.
Robert B. Street Prize in American History
Robert B. Street, a graduate of 1910, established an endowment fund to provide prizes for oratorical and essay contests of American history and American democracy.
Law and Pre-Law:
Walter Morris Gay Memorial Award
This award is given to a senior pre-law student chosen on the basis of high academic achievement, excellence of character, and patriotism. The endowment, which sustains this award, has been donated in memory of Walter Morris Gay ’65 by his parents; by friends in Avon Park, Florida; by students and faculty of Berea College; and by interested citizens of Berea, McKee, and the surrounding area.
Library Science:
Elizabeth D. Gilbert Fellowship in Library Science
This fellowship is awarded to aid seniors or recent graduates of Berea College for graduate studies in Library Science. Friends and admirers of Miss Gilbert, Berea College Head Librarian for many years, established this fellowship in 1973.
Mathematics:
Ballard-McConnell-Willis Mathematics Scholarships
Given annually to students who demonstrate excellence in mathematics, upright moral character, potential for accomplishment, and an ability to instill in others an appreciation for mathematics.
Pugsley Freshman Scholarship
This award, established in memory of Donald W. Pugsley, who was a Professor of Mathematics at Berea College, is given to freshmen for excellence in mathematics.
Steve Boyce Senior Mathematics Award
Awarded annually to a senior mathematics major demonstrating the greatest degree of excellence and maturity in his or her mathematics study.
Music:
Elsie Drukker Memorial Music Scholarship
Provides scholarships and financial aid to outstanding Music majors.
Marjory J. Flint Scholarship
The Marjory J. Flint Scholarship Fund was established through the bequest of her sister, Louie Key, in 1984. Income from the fund provides annual scholarships to piano or woodwind students for study of music at Berea or in graduate school. Recipients are selected on the basis of excellence of achievement and potential.
Irene Ziegler Hill Memorial Scholarship
The recipient of the Irene Ziegler Hill Memorial Scholarship is chosen on the basis of academic excellence and musicianship, with special preference given to those candidates who show outstanding potential as future music educators. The endowed fund was donated in memory of Irene Ziegler Hill, a former member of the Music faculty and one of the moving forces behind the establishment of a major in Music Education at Berea College.
Rolf E. Hovey Memorial Scholarship
The Rolf E. Hovey Memorial Scholarship was established in 1995 by the Hovey family and by former students in loving memory of Dr. Hovey, founder and director of the Berea College Chapel Choir and longtime Chairman of the Music Department. This annual scholarship prize(s) is awarded to seniors or highly qualified undergraduate students who are majoring in music and intend to teach and perform.
Sherwood-Hill Award
This award honors the memory of several members of the Sherwood and Hill families. It is granted to Music majors that have demonstrated academic excellence and high potential in the field of music.
Underwood-Alger Music Scholarship
The scholarship is awarded to students who have declared a major in Music and who have exhibited excellence in scholarship, as well as financial need.
Natural and Physical Sciences:
John S. Bangson Biological Science Awards
Established by Mrs. John Bangson to honor Dr. John S. Bangson, former Chairman of the Department of Biology at Berea College. These awards are given annually to two students: a sophomore with the highest grades in biology and a graduating senior Biology major chosen on the basis of grades and leadership potential.
Guenther O. R. Brann Memorial Scholarship in Biology
Established by Mr. E. R. Brann, Class of 1942, in honor of Guenther O. R. Brann, this scholarship is awarded annually to a Biology major for outstanding scholarship, superior character, and financial need.
Lilli Brann Scholarship in Physical Sciences
The Lilli Brann Scholarship in Physical Sciences was given by Mr. E. R. Brann, Class of 1942, of Madison, Wisconsin, in honor of his mother. Awarded annually to the students who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship in their chosen field, superior character in their everyday life, and have financial need.
Kathleen S. and Frederick C. Crawford Award for Excellence
Endowed award established by Kathleen Crawford Estate for excellence in scholarship, preferably in the filed of natural history, forestry, conservation or preservation of wildlife.
J. Stanton King Science Award
Awarded annually to a junior or senior majoring in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics. The student must have exhibited excellence in both academic and personal life. The American Association of Clinical Chemistry established the award in honor of Dr. J. Stanton King, a Berea alumnus.
Waldemar Noll Prize in Physics
Presented annually to the senior Physics major with the highest scholastic standing in the major field, the prize is established in memory of Dr. Waldemar Noll, former Professor of Physics at Berea College.
Underwood-Alger Biology Scholarship
The scholarship is awarded to students who have declared a major in Biology and who have exhibited excellence in scholarship, as well as financial need.
Nursing and Pre-Medical:
W. H. and Mabel Simmons Dean Scholarship
Awarded annually to a sophomore student in nursing, pred-medical, or pre-dentistry fields who has at least a B average and demonstrates financial need and Christian leadership. The scholarship was made possible by a grant from the Dean family.
Edd C. Hogg Memorial Scholarship
The Edd C. Hogg Memorial Scholarship was established by family and friends in recognition of Dr. Hogg’s many years of service to Berea College. The scholarship is given annually to students demonstrating Christian faith, economic need, and academic achievement. Recipients are chosen from among second-term juniors majoring in Agriculture and Natural Resources or Nursing at Berea College. The award is presented to two students, one in each major.
Julia Braden Thompson Award
This award was established by Audine T. Adams in memory of her mother to provide an award to the pre-medical or Nursing student at Berea College who has achieved an outstanding academic record, who manifests professional promise, and who exemplifies excellent moral character.
Norman C. and Rose B. Wheeler Scholarship
The award was established by family and friends as a memorial in honor of Dr. Norman C. Wheeler ’36 and his wife, Rose B. Wheeler ’38. Dr. Wheeler practiced medicine in Berea for a number of years and then devoted 15 years to medical research. The scholarship is given annually to a Berea pre-medical student with financial need and high scholastic achievement.
Martha E. Wylie Award
The Wylie Award is awarded annually to a junior Nursing student to recognize superior achievement in nursing. Martha E. Wylie was an Associate Professor of Nursing at Berea College.
Philosophy:
Millicent Bate Miller Scholarship
Provides financial support for a Philosophy or Religion major who shows exceptional academic ability, character, and leadership.
Fred Oscanyan Scholarship in Philosophy
The award for academic excellence is given to a junior or senior Philosophy major or minor chosen by the Philosophy faculty.
Political Science:
Blanton Prize in History and Political Science
This prize was established by Dr. Jack Blanton (Knapp Hall, ‘49, Foundation ‘53, College ‘57) to honor the Blanton family, including his grandfather, his parents, and his sister, all with Berea ties. This is to be given to a senior History and/or Political Science major. This student should be the most outstanding senior majoring in one or both of these subjects with strong writing skills. The selection of recipient would be upon the recommendation/agreement of the chairs of the History and Political Science Programs.
E. Taylor Parks Award
The E. Taylor Parks Award is given for excellence in History or Political Science. Mr. E.R. Brann established the award in memory of Dr. E. Taylor Parks, former Chairman of the Department of History and Political Science.
C. Louis Smith Scholarship
Awarded annually to the senior student in Political Science who has demonstrated outstanding qualities of scholarship and citizenship. Mr. E.R. Brann, Class of 1942, makes this award possible.
Religion:
Millicent Bate Miller Scholarship
Provides financial support for a Philosophy or Religion major who shows exceptional academic ability, character, and leadership.
Bishop Yu Yue Tsu Scholarship
The Bishop Yu Yue Tsu Scholarship Fund was established by friends and family of the Bishop on his 96th birthday. He served as Bishop in the Episcopal Church in China for many years. Awarded annually to a junior or senior Religion major who demonstrates achievement.
Social Sciences:
Fu Liang and Louise Chang Award
Awarded annually to the senior student majoring in Sociology who shows greatest promise in the field of sociology or social work. Although excellence in scholarship is important, promise for service is also a major consideration. The children and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Chang, on the occasion of their Golden Wedding Anniversary, established this fund.
Dallas and Betty Johnson Sociology Scholarship
Awarded annually to an outstanding graduating senior in Sociology who plans to enroll in graduate school for further professional development. Excellence in scholarship is important along with the senior’s future study plans and identification of goals for work and service upon the completion of an advanced degree. Ms. Elizabeth Ann Sears, along with friends and family of Dallas and Betty Johnson, established this endowed fund to honor Dallas Johnson’s remarkable career with Native Americans in the Southwest United States.
Albert G. Weidler Memorial Scholarship in Social Studies
Mr. E.R. Brann established this award in memory of Dr. Albert Greer Weidler, Dean of Labor and Chairman of the Department of Economics and Business for many years. The award is given for excellence in social studies or business administration.
John F. White Memorial Scholarship in Gerontology
This fund provides assistance and incentive for qualified students to pursue graduate study leading to careers in research or service in the field of gerontology. Funds can be used by the awardee for any expenses related to the pursuit of graduate study, including tuition, room and board, books, supplies, and educationally related travel. The scholarship is named for John White, a former professor of Psychology and Chairperson of the Psychology Department at Berea.
Technology and Applied Design:
Peterson Spring Award
Awarded annually to juniors and seniors majoring in Technology and Applied Design. Students must have a major GPA of 3.25 or higher and demonstrate a high level of scholarship, character, and professional involvement. This award is made possible by the Peterson Spring Company.
Theatre:
Thomas M. and Janet C. Kreider Theatre Award
The Thomas and Janet Kreider Fund was established in 1987. Dr. Kreider was the Chester D. Tripp Professor of the Humanities (1952-1987) and Mrs. Kreider was Director of Public Relations (1974-1984) at Berea College. Income from the fund enables full-time Berea students seriously interested in any phase of professional theatre to go to a major theatre-drama center to see professionally produced plays and other dramatic performances.
Paul Nelson Power Scholarship Award
Established in 1998 by students, friends, and family to honor his boundless energy and enthusiasm for theatre. The award will provide funds to enable students to pursue learning opportunities and experiences in the performing arts. Student-initiated projects may include, but are not limited to travel, study, apprenticeships, and producing or attending performances.
Awards for Good Citizenship and Leadership
Eva Nell Whitaker Alley Memorial Award in Community Leadership
Awarded to a female student who has demonstrated excellence in academics, leadership, and service to the on-going life of Berea College.
E. R. Brann Good Citizenship Award
Awarded annually to a student or students nominated by peers and affirmed by the Service Awards Committee whose character and life have made an outstanding contribution to the Christian character of Berea College.
Emily C. Graham Volunteer Service Award
Recognizes two Berea students who have demonstrated exceptional volunteer service during the academic year. The award is a memorial to Mrs. Emily G. Graham, who was dedicated to service through her nursing career and her volunteer activities.
Jane A. Kendrick Community Service Award
Recognizing volunteer service to the community, this award is given to the student who, through community service, has accented the value of volunteer work and, in so doing, has improved and enriched the lives of others.
Layman Memorial Award in International Relations
Awarded annually to the student deemed most likely to make a significant contribution in the field of international relations. Established by the daughters of Rev. & Mrs. Henry L. Layman, missionaries in Japan.
Navy V-12/V-5 Memorial Scholarship
This award recognizes an international student and an American student for outstanding contributions to human kinship and international understanding on campus. Chosen in their junior year, these students will be known as Navy V-12/V-5 Memorial Scholars during their senior year. Berea College was one of 131 colleges and universities selected as sites for Navy training programs during World War II. Through the Navy V-12/V-5 program, Berea became home to 789 sailors between 1943 and 1945. Navy V-12/V-5 alumni, who maintain close relationships with each other and the College, have established this award to commemorate this important time in their lives.
Homer A. Porter, Jr. Citizen-Servant Emerging Leader Awards
Awarded to four students who have not reached their junior year by the Spring Term in which selections are made. This award is for students whose participation in and contributions to service programs and/or service learning courses exemplify the selflessness characteristic of servant leaders. While no firm restrictions apply, the donors hope that the four students selected will be representative of the diversity of Berea’s students.
Service Scholarship Fund
Established by an anonymous donor, this award recognizes a student who is proactive and nonself-serving in their expressions of social concern for others, and who exhibits qualities indicative of a lifetime of service.
Student Service Learning Award
This award will go to a student or students to recognize significant contributions to our Berea and Madison County community through the service-learning program. The students will be nominated by community partners, and community partners will be involved in the selection of award recipients.
Louise Veltin Memorial Award for Good Citizenship
Awarded annually to a sophomore, junior, or senior chosen for all-around good citizenship. Established in 1936 by the Veltin Association of New York City in memory of Louise Veltin.
DeWitt Wallace Reader’s Digest Scholarship
Provides scholarships annually to prospective freshmen who have need and who demonstrate outstanding Christian leadership.
Dr. Lee E. Wickline Scholarship
Given in honor of Dr. Lee E. Wickline, class of ’49. The recipient must be a full-time enrolled junior or senior majoring in Education and give evidence of being well-rounded and have demonstrated an enthusiastic interest in school and community activities and an awareness of universal human values.
Homer E. Williams Awards for Campus Leadership in Interracial Understanding
Awarded annually to two students, one of whom must be African-American and the other Caucasian or non-Caucasian, who demonstrate leadership qualities in all aspects of campus and student life, particularly in the promotion of racial understanding.
Scholarships and Awards for Residents or Service in Appalachia
James Sterling Ayars Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Awarded annually to a student of high character and scholarship with financial need. Preference given to students from the mountains of eastern Kentucky or western North Carolina.
J. E. Bach Scholarship for Breathitt County, Kentucky
Awarded annually for up to four students graduating from the high schools of Breathitt County. May be renewed for students making satisfactory progress.
George L. Bagby Scholarship-Loan Fund
Provides scholarship-interest free loans to juniors and seniors from the Appalachian region.
Julia Drukker Stammer Fund for Volunteer (Appalachian) Service
Provides grants to students who participate actively in existing volunteer programs, or establish new action programs where there is an identified need, to improve the quality of life of individuals or communities of the Eastern Kentucky portion of the Appalachian region.
Clifford Ralph Hartsog Memorial Award
Awarded annually to a deserving student from Ashe County, North Carolina.
J. Woodford and Florence Stephens Howard Memorial Scholarships
Provides aid to Kentucky students on the basis of academic performance and financial need. Preference is given to students from the Kentucky counties of Floyd, Breathitt, Magoffin, and Morgan.
Francis S. Hutchins Robinson Mountain Fund Scholarship
Awarded annually to a rising junior or senior from one of the eastern Kentucky counties served by the E.O. Robinson Mountain Fund. The recipient must demonstrate academic excellence and have made significant contributions to the College as demonstrated by good citizenship and labor record.
Thornton A. Lemaster Scholarship Fund
Awarded to worthy Kentucky students, preferably from Jackson and Morgan counties, on the basis of need.
Ernest Edwin “Hennie Hunt” May Scholarship
Provides a scholarship for an Appalachian student on the basis of academic excellence and financial need.
J. D. McFerron Endowment for Student Assistance
Provides educational funds and assistance to worthy students from Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
Robert and Rosa Osborn Student Aid Fund
Provides grants to several worthy students each year on the basis of financial need. Preference is given to students from the Cabin Creek area of Lewis County, Kentucky.
Weatherford-Hammond Appalachian Prizes
Awarded to encourage research and writing on Appalachian subjects.
Virginia Palmer Widener Memorial Child and Family Studies Award
An annual scholarship providing financial assistance to a Child and Family Studies major. Preference given to students from the counties of Lee (Kentucky) or Washington (Virginia); or the city of Bristol, Virginia.
Scholarships and Awards for International Education
In addition to these opportunities, students should be aware that the Foreign Languages Program and the Campus Christian Center also have funds available for education abroad and international-travel opportunities, dependent upon major and/or focus.
Berea Term Abroad Scholarships
Grants awarded to enable students to spend a term studying abroad.
Bolin Blaine Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to assist a Berea College student with study outside the United States for a minimum period of one month during the junior year. The fund was established in 2004 and named for John Seelye Bolin and Sandra Anne Blaine Bolin in memory of their families and their contributions to Berea College. Both John and Sandra Bolin served as instructors and administrators of Berea College.
Carlisle Keller Macdonald Scholarship
Awarded to students with financial need traveling abroad for the first time.
New Horizons Grants
Awarded to supplement the student’s own financial resources for international study in faculty-led courses, KIIS summer programs, Independent or Team Initiated studies, or Internships.
John D. Scruggs Music International Study Scholarship
Awarded to provide funds to support international summer study of students involved in music.
Emilie Strong Smith Travel Fund
Grants awarded to provide funding for additional travel that is not part of the student’s structured international program. To be used to visit museums, significant cultural events, historical sites, and architecture.
John B. Stephenson Scholarship for Non-Western Study
This scholarship is designed to allow students the opportunity to study in Israel, China, India, Japan, or one of the countries of Africa. The program is open to rising juniors and seniors majoring in any discipline. The experience must earn graduation credit and may be in a structured study program, an Independent Study, a Team Initiated Study, or a service project, for a period of not less than four weeks in duration.
Special Scholarships, Awards, and Prizes
Ellen Bangson Award in Christian Education
Awarded to an outstanding student whose special interest is Christian education.
Beckman Prizes for Excellence in Bible Study
Provides Bibles and study aids for excellence in Bible study.
Walter Brooks Foundation Grants for Correction of Physical Handicapping Conditions
Provides funds for correction of physically handicapped students.
Class of 1942 Awards
This fund was established by members of the Class of 1942. The scholarships are awarded annually to students at Berea College with superior academic achievement who have demonstrated Christian character, financial need, and the capacity to persevere. A scholarship is given annually to one student from each of the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes.
Discovery Grants
Awarded to supplement the student’s own financial resources for domestic study in faculty-led courses, Independent or Team Initiated studies, or Internships.
Experiential Education Fund Grants
Awarded to students to help enrich their Berea College academic program through an off-campus educational Internship experience.
Red Foley Memorial Music Award
Awarded annually by the Alumni Association to the student or students who have made the greatest contribution to the social life of the campus through music.
Bascom A. and Katherine Baugh Franklin Scholarship
Provides financial aid on the basis of need to students majoring in religion, agriculture, child and family studies, or technology and industrial arts.
Martin Memorial Scholarship Fund
Awarded to current students or graduates who plan to enter full-time Christian service.
Lucille Christian and George McKinney Student Alumni Relations Council Award
This award is given to a junior student in good standing who will be a senior in the following year and who is an active participant in volunteer service in the College community. The award is to be used for supplies in the senior year. The student must be nominated by a recognized campus organization, including residence halls and labor departments.
Helen R. Smith Fund
Provides undergraduate or graduate scholarships on the basis of need to students of Ohio, preferably Wayne County, to enter the ministry, teaching, or medicine.
Labor Awards
Berea College Student Employee of the Year Award
Awarded for reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism, and uniqueness of contribution. Students who receive this award are also eligible for recognition on the state, regional, and national levels.
Building Care Award
Awarded by the Housekeeping Division to recognize workers in a building that exhibits a high level of cleanliness and quality of work for the enjoyment of the campus community.
Danforth Creative Effort Prizes
Provides annual prizes to honor three students whose products of imagination and effort have a lasting legacy beyond their college careers.
Raymond B. Drukker Memorial Award for Library Service
Awarded each year in honor of Dr. Raymond B. Drukker and is presented to two outstanding student workers in the College’s Hutchins Library.
The Wilson and Ellen Best Evans “Above and Beyond the Call of Duty Award.”
Awarded annually to two seniors who not only do the job very well, but also perform extra duties that make the work environment more enjoyable and productive for colleagues and customers.
Food Service Special Award
Awarded on the basis of efficiency and commitment to duty, plus concern and feeling for both fellow workers and those being served.
Clara Bell Hall Crafts Award
Awarded annually to a student who demonstrates exceptional academic and artistic talent while contributing to the Student Crafts Program.
Richard T. Hougen Hotel Management Award
Annual recognition by the Boone Tavern Hotel staff to honor outstanding student hotel employees. Typically, four students receive this award.
Gladys Jameson Accompanist Award
Awarded annually in memory of Gladys Jameson to recognize the most valuable student accompanist.
Outstanding Labor Supervisor of the Year
Awarded by selection from campus student nominations to an outstanding supervisor in the Labor Program. The supervisor who receives this award is also elgible for recognition on the state, regional, and national levels.
Photography Contest
Awarded by the Labor Program Office to encourage students to identify a visual representation of the work done by our students. Typically, three awards are given.
William R. Ramsay Award
This award recognizes a first-year student who enthusiastically embraces the Labor Program as an integral component of Berea’s mission and whose work demonstrates great potential for the future.
Margaret G. Rogers Nursing Award
Awarded annually to a nursing student who has demonstrated excellence in labor.
Anna Mae and Phyllis Shumaker Labor Award
Awarded to two senior students for outstanding performance of office duties.
Sarah Fuller Smith Prize Loom
Awarded to the student who is selected by the weaving department instructor as the best student weaver. The award provides a loom for the student to build upon his or her weaving skills.
Julia and Norbert Stammer Appalachian Service Award
Awarded annually to a student who has rendered outstanding service to Appalachia in a labor assignment at the Appalachian Center, Students for Appalachia, or the Appalachian Museum.
Dr. Russell I. Todd Award
Awarded annually to honor a student for the most constructive use of leisure time.
Volunteer Service Award
Awarded annually to a nominated member of the community who has made exceptional contributions of time and effort to Berea College students and the Labor Program.