Hattie M. Strong Foundation - Radford University

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These scholarships help reduce financial pressures when outside employment is curtailed by the rigor of full time work in the classroom. This allows recipients to focus on their education and training without the stress of how they are going to pay for expenses and tuition. Who was this Hattie M. (Corrin) Strong? Strong, born in 1864, supported herself and son by creating a combination hospital and hotel for gold miners in Alaska. She overcame Program Operation, Application, and Selection Process Funds for the $5,000 scholarships are distributed via partnership with fifteen institutions, all located near Washington, D.C., that have demonstrated leadership in preparing outstanding classroom teachers. Application requirement and student selection are determined by each institution’s scholarship committee in line with the following criteria in descending order of importance: • Student teachers who have exhibited outstanding success and enthusiasm in field experience prior to the final year of the program or graduate students whose life experiences prior to enrollment reveal the same traits • Student teachers with demonstrated financial need • Student teachers who have achieved a minimum 3.0 GPA in the two semesters prior to their final year challenges through her high energy, range of interests and ingenuity, and had a number of careers, including nurse, physician's assistant, ticket agent and supervisor of a men's club. After marrying Henry Alvah Strong, the first president of Eastman Kodak Co., in 1905, she vowed to dedicate the rest of her life to helping the less fortunate by establishing gifts and service agencies in the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa. Hattie’s vision and the scholarships that HSMF provide today impact the university as well as the students who are fortunate enough to receive them. In order to apply for the scholarship, student teachers must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, provide letters of recommendation and write an essay for the RU selection committee members. If a student teacher is selected as the recipient – the student College of Education and Human Development > www.radford.edu/content/cehd/home.html Hattie M. Strong Foundation > www.hmstrongfoundation.org
teacher must remain in touch with HMSF to let them know how they are doing in their career. “The HMSF is an organization of such joyous human beings, that it has been a pleasure and honor to work with them and have them select our education students as recipients of their generous awards. They are dedicated to teacher advocacy and development, at a time when teachers are often underappreciated,” said Fran J. Steigerwald, Ph.D., LPC, associate dean and director of field experience at Radford University. Sigrid Reynolds, Vice President of HSMF, said they are always responding to the needs of the time and the foundation is always changing. When talking about Hattie, Sigrid expressed that “Hattie was a visionary woman and the foundation has continued to be a visionary institution.” Radford University is fortunate to have foundations like HSMF who also believe in the vision and importance of education and our educators of tomorrow. Award recipients 2011-2012 Stephanie Ryan Daphne Walter Elementary education majors 2012-2013 Brittany Williams Elementary education major 2013-2014 In process of reviewing 20 applications. Recipient announced January 2013. Stats: 2010-2011 Six schools received $10,000 each 12 recipients Q & A WITH BRITTANY WILLIAMS Award recipient for 2012-2013 How did this scholarship impact your professional development? Winning this scholarship greatly impacted my professional development. It allowed me to remove my energy from stressing about paying for school and actually place that energy in school. This blessing has allowed me to jump head first into the education pool. I have been able to spend more time building working relationships with individuals within the school College of Education and Human Development > www.radford.edu/content/cehd/home.html Hattie M. Strong Foundation > www.hmstrongfoundation.org
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