Josephine Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Josephine Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to honor the memory of Josephine Jones, mother of Susan Turner, Executive Dean at El Centro College. Mrs. Jones, a well-respected member of her community, contributed countless hours of volunteer service as a Board of Trustee member in New York, a municipal judge in Texas and as a national, state and local officer in numerous educational support organizations. The scholarship will be awarded to female students who are Information Technology majors at El Centro College.
Amount
of Award
Full-time
student (12 or more credit hours) $1,000 per year or $500 per semester
Part-time students (6 – 11 credit hours) $500 per year or $250 per
semester
Number
of Awards Per Year
Varies
Source of Funds
Privately
Funded
Designated
College
El
Centro College
Eligibility
Criteria
Applicant
must be a female student, an Information Technology major, have completed
at least 6 credit hours of information technology courses, and have
a GPA of 2.0 or greater.
Application
Process
Applicants
must submit a completed DCCCD Foundation Scholarship application
with a letter of recommendation for an Information Technology faculty
to the El Centro Financial Aid office.
Selection
Process
The
Information Technology Programs and Systems Support division’s Scholarship
Committee will recommend 5 finalists to the Executive Dean of the
division. The Executive Dean will interview the finalists and, in
consultation with the Financial Aid Director, will determine the
scholarship recipient(s).
Recipient Requirements
Recipient(s)
must successfully complete a minimum of 6 credit hours and maintain
a 2.0 GPA or better. Failure to meet these requirements could result
in a reduction or loss of scholarship benefits.
Deadline
For
application: Second Friday in April to Financial Aid
Finalist applications to Foundation: Second Week in May
Notification to students: No later than the Third Week In July
For
further information, contact the Scholarship Coordinator
214-860-2149 or 214-8602053
DCCCD Foundation, Inc., 701 Elm Street, Dallas, TX 75202
April
2005
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