Psychology
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.psyc.jmu.edu/
Jonathan Davis Memorial Scholarship
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Average Award: |
$2400.00 |
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Criteria: |
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Need: |
No |
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Minimum GPA: |
No |
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Class Year: |
Graduate student |
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Other: |
Suicide prevention, suicide studies |
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Contact: |
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Department: |
School of Psychology, Director |
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Phone: |
568-2554 |
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Scholarship History: |
Established by Martin and Jane Davis in July 1999 in memory of their son Dr. Jonathan Douglas Davis '81, '85. Jon Davis graduated from JMU with a B.S. in Psychology and an M.A. in school psychology. He earned a Ph.D. from the Derner Institute at Adelphi University in clinical psychology. On July 25, 1997, in his 39th year, Jon took his own life. Five months earlier he had received his Ph.D. His death came as a profound shock to everyone who knew him. Jon suffered from depression. This was known only to his parents and closest friends. Even they did not fully realize the hold it had on this productive, caring, and seemingly happy person who had a great capacity for making and keeping friends. He worked in a variety of helping jobs, including counseling, therapy, psychological testing, and even driving a taxi. He worked in hospitals and other organizations in Charlottesville, Harrisonburg and Staunton. His final job was working with chemical abusers in the Bronx. |
James J. Hart Memorial Scholarship
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Average Award: |
Not yet available |
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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: |
School of Psychology, Director |
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Phone: |
568-2554 |
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Scholarship History: |
Established by the friends, colleagues and family of Dr. James H. Hart in November 1992. Dr. Hart was a professor of psychology at JMU. He had taught here for 23 years. He was originally from Flint, Michigan. He was in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1966. He was a graduate of Western Michigan University and the University of Missouri at Columbia. He held a master's and a doctorate in psychology from the University of Missouri. Dr. Hart died November 8, 1992. |
Leann Whitlock Psychology Scholarship
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Average Award: |
$400.00 |
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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: |
School of Psychology, Director |
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Phone: |
568-2554 |
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Scholarship History: |
Established in December 1993 by Zeta Phi Beta at JMU. Leann was a student at James Madison University from Roanoke, Virginia. Leann was abducted from the Valley Mall in Harrisonburg and murdered on January 5, 1990. Her killers were eventually apprehended and found guilty. She loved playing games with other kids as a child and had dozens of friends. She also devoted her time to "adult" things: running errands with her mother, caring after a sick relative, helping out the elderly. At church, she became known as the "set of young legs" who tackled with missionary zeal the most tedious tasks given her, a quality that pleased neighbors and made her parents proud. |