The local scholarship program will not open in 2018 as the Branch will be supporting a local STEM project.
RECOGNITION DINNER 2017
May 7, at Tradicao Brazilian Steakhouse. We celebrated our 2017 Mary Frierson scholarship winner: Edris Mitchell— a young woman who has come a long way and who is going far. [pictures coming soon]
RECOGNITION DINNER 2016
AAUW Texas District Rep Brenda Moss presenting Rachel Grinestaff with the 2016 Mary Frierson Scholarship
May 12, at Sweetwater Country Club. We celebrated our 2016 Mary Frierson scholarship winner: Rachel Grinestaff— another young woman who is going far
RECOGNITION DINNER 2015
May 14, at Sweetwater Country Club. We recognized our 2015 Mary Frierson scholarship winner: Sonia Ketchum and her daughter— another young woman who is going far
RECOGNITION DINNER 2014
Fort Bend AAUW Scholarship Chair, Judy Cenkus presenting to Lerma Parker, 2014 recipient
May 8, at Sweetwater Country Club. We met our 2014 Mary Frierson scholarship winner: Lerma Parker— another AMAZING young woman!
LermaParker-2014-AAUW-Fort-BendScholarship-recipient at 2016 graduation
Charter Member Jane Stilley presenting Lerma her AAUW honor graduation cords in 2016
RECOGNITION DINNER 2013
May 2, at Sweetwater Country Club. We met our 2013 Mary Frierson scholarship winners: Barbara Herrera and Sara Mays—AMAZING people!
Sara graduated from WCJC with her nursing degree in 2014. In 2017 Barbara graduated from the University of Houston with a B.A. degree. CHEERS!
Previous Scholarship Recipients
| 2017 | Idris Mitchell | nursing student, WCJC |
| 2016 | Rachel Grinestaff | nursing student, WCJC |
| 2015 | Sonia Ketchum | student, WCJC |
| 2014 | Lerma Parker | student, WCJC – graduated 2016! |
| 2013 | Barbara Herrera | student, WCJC – graduated University of Houston 2017-YEA!! |
| 2013 | Sara Mays | nursing student, WCJC – Graduated 2014! |
| 2012 | Jeydi Mejia Flores | student, WCJC |
| 2012 | Liliana Yanez | student, WCJC |
| 2011 | none given | |
| 2010 | Karen Sfara | student, WCJC |
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Applications for 2017 AAUW Fort Bend Scholarship are now closed. Deadline for submission: March 1, 2017
SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS – AAUW’s mission is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.
This $1,000 scholarship is in memory of long-time branch member and Fort Bend County star Mary Frierson.
CRITERIA
Applicant must:
- be a United States citizen
- be a woman and resident of Fort Bend County
- be currently enrolled at Wharton County Junior College
- At the beginning of the current semester, had you completed at least 24 hours of college credit?
- have a GPA of 2.5 or above
- be pursuing either an associate or bachelor’s degree
- submit your Wharton transcript
STEPS TO APPLY
- Verify that you meet the criteria
- Complete the AAUW_scholarship_application at this link
- Submit application along with your WCJC transcript to the address on form.
QUESTIONS?
Please send questions to jccenkus at aol dot com.