Biology
For information about selection criteria, application procedures, and deadlines for the scholarships listed below, contact the departmental representative identified in the award description. As contact information may vary within a given department, review the scholarship description carefully. Visit the departmental web site at http://www.jmu.edu/biology/
Margaret Gordon Memorial Scholarship
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Average Award: |
$100.00 |
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Criteria: |
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Need: |
No |
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Minimum GPA: |
No |
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Class Year: |
No |
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Other: |
No |
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Contact: |
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Department: |
Biology, Department Head |
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Phone: |
568-6225 |
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Scholarship History: |
Established in memory of Margaret Gordon, a deceased faculty member, by her family and friends to support a scholarship in the biology department. |
Jean D. Acton Scholarship
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Average Award: |
Amount unavailable |
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Criteria: |
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Need: |
Yes |
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Minimum GPA: |
3.25 |
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Class Year: |
No |
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Other: |
Immunology, Microbiology |
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Contact: |
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Department: |
Biology, Department Head |
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Phone: |
568-6225 |
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Scholarship History: |
Established via a bequest from Dr. Jean Action. For students in biology studying in the particular area of microbiology or immunology and having a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25. |
George Warren Chappelear Jr. Scholarship
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Average Award: |
$750.00 |
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Criteria: |
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Need: |
Yes |
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Minimum GPA: |
No |
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Class Year: |
No |
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Other: |
No |
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Contact: |
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Department: |
Biology, Department Head |
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Phone: |
568-6225 |
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Scholarship History: |
Established by Nancy Chappelear Baird '40, and her husband, Alvin V. Baird Jr., in memory of Nancy's father, George Warren Chappelear Jr. in May 1981. Nancy graduated from Madison College with a B.S. in Mathematics. She worked in the applied physics laboratory at Johns Hopkins, the geophysical laboratory at the Carnegie Institution, for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in the office of the naval architect and served on the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Alvin Baird attended the University of Virginia and served in the Army during World War II. The Bairds were involved with the university for years, most recently the Alvin V. Baird, Jr. Attention and Learning Disabilities Center. Nancy died in November 2002. George Chappelear was born in 1889 in Delaplane, Virginia. He started college at the University of Richmond, but finished at Virginia Tech. In 1918 Dr. Julian Burrus, president of the Harrisonburg Normal School, asked him to come be in charge of buildings and grounds and head the biology department. He remained until his death from a heart attack in October 1944. Chappelear Hall is named for him. |