Computer Science Student Invited to White House
Since receiving her invitation last week to attend the White House "Champions of Change: Women/Girls in STEM" event on Dec. 9, Computer Science major Marissa Halpert has been excited "like you wouldn't believe." Read More »
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JMU Student Recieves VOTA Scholarship Sarah DiDomenico is the The Virginia Occupational Therapy Association (VOTA) Graduate Student Scholarship Award winner for 2011. More >
O. Ashton Trice Scholarship Founded This memorial scholarship is open to all School Psychology students and is awarded to the student with the highest GPA and exceptional academic performance, honoring the intent of the donor. More >
JMU-RMH Collaborative Fall 2011 Research Rounds Announced All meetings in RMH Lower Level Conference Rooms 2 and 3. More >
2007 VAHPERD Graduate Scholarship
November 5, 2007
By: Amanda Rivera
JMU students do it once again! Congratulations to Amanda Howard for receiving the Virginia Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (VAHPERD) Graduate Scholarship!! “It was quite a surprise finding out first I was nominated by the staff here at JMU, and even more so to learn I received the VAHPERD Graduate Scholarship. It's a great honor for not only myself, but also JMU who has had a student receive this award the past 4 or 5 years,” says the Sport and Recreation Management graduate student. As the sole recipient chosen among all the colleges and universities in Virginia, Amanda Howard boasts an impressive record. In addition to the VAHPERD scholarship, Amanda was also chosen to receive another staff-nominated award, the Marilyn Crawford Scholarship. This past summer, the JMU student interned at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado and when she’s not bumping elbows with Olympic athletes, she attends the GKIN 100 classes as a Teaching Assistant. Using this same ambition for her future endeavors, she says, “I ideally see myself coaching college or age group swimming following graduation before eventually pursuing my Ph.D.”
