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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://csm.jmu.edu/physics/html/scholarships.html

J. Robert Gordon Physics Scholarship

 

Average Award:

$2000.00

Criteria:

 

   Need:

No

   Minimum GPA:

3.00

   Class Year:

No

   Other:

No

Contact:

 

   Department:

Physics, Department Head

   Phone:

568-6109

Scholarship History:

Established by James A. Dawson in October 1984.  Mr. Dawson is an inventor and a graduate of George Washington University.

 

 

 

Henry W. Leap Scholarship

 

Average Award:

$1000.00

Criteria:

 

   Need:

No

   Minimum GPA:

No

   Class Year:

No

   Other:

No

Contact:

 

   Department:

Physics, Department Head

   Phone:

568-6109

Scholarship History:

Established in April 1992 by Mrs. Debra Leap in memory of her husband, Dr. Henry W. Leap, a member of the physics faculty here.

 

 

 

Physics Alumni/Faculty Scholarship

 

Average Award:

$550.00

Criteria:

 

   Need:

No

   Minimum GPA:

No

   Class Year:

No

   Other:

No

Contact:

 

   Department:

Physics, Department Head

   Phone:

568-6109

Scholarship History:

Funded by gifts from alumni and faculty of the physics department.

 

 

 

Dr. Raymond A. and Elizabeth A. Serway Physics Scholarship

 

Average Award:

$2000.00

Criteria:

 

   Need:

No

   Minimum GPA:

No

   Class Year:

No

   Other:

No

Contact:

 

   Department:

Physics, Department Head

   Phone:

568-6109

Scholarship History:

Established by Dr. Raymond A. Serway, professor of Physics at JMU, and his wife, Elizabeth, in December 1988.  Dr. Serway is a graduate of Utica College of Syracuse University, got his M.S. at the University of Colorado and his Ph.D. at the Illinois Institute of Technology.  Dr. Serway has retired from the university and now is a writer and editor of physics books for Harcourt College Publishing.

 

 

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  Contact Information:
   Warren Hall
   MSC 3519
   Harrisonburg, VA 22807
   540-568-7820 (phone) 
   540-568-7994 (fax)
   scholarships@jmu.edu
  

Susan K. Moyers
Associate Director for Grants & Scholarships
Email: moyerssk@jmu.edu   

Misty J. Newman

Assistant Director for Scholarships

Email: newmanmj@jmu.edu   

Vivian Ferris
Scholarship Coordinator

Email: ferrisvl@jmu.edu