Smick Scholarship
The Alexander A. and Agnes (Odegard) Smick Endowment was established with the WSU Foundation to “encourage either undergraduate or graduate students who intend to pursue an applied course of study in the field of rural community service and development.” The scholarship committee may award one or two scholarships of $1,000 to $1,500 each in December 2008.
Applications will be available in October 2008 and can be picked up in the Community & Rural Sociology office, Wilson-Short 23. Qualifications and deadlines for the Smick Scholarship are listed below.
- A student must be nominated by a professor who is aware of the student's interest in this area. The department would like the nominating letter by TBD.
- Nominated students must pick up an application from the department (Wilson-Short 23).
- Supporting documents, which are due in the Department of Community and Rural Sociology's office (Wilson-Short 23, zip 4006) by TBD, include:
- Completed Application
- On item 8, list the nominating professor's name as one of your references.
- On items 9 and 10 we ask you to provide details on your past and future interest in rural community service and development. Please make clear what these interests are, as this will be an important element in selecting the awardee(s).
- WSU transcript.
- One additional reference from a second professor.
- Completed Application
The committee will make its decision by early December, 2008. If you have any questions about the scholarship, please contact Alice Marong, by phone (509 335-8624) or by email (marong@wsu.edu).
Wardwell Alumni Scholarship
Dr. John Wardwell was a professor in the Departments of Sociology and Community & Rural Sociology from 1973 to 1998. During that time he conducted research and taught courses in demography and population studies for both graduate and undergraduate students. This scholarship is provided by his colleagues, friends, and students in honor of his life's work.
The purpose of the award is to recognize undergraduate students with preference given to students with an interest in demography and who are majoring in sociology or minoring in Community and Rural Sociology.
For more information on the award, go to http://libarts.wsu.edu/soc/scholarships/WardwellAlumniScholarshipun.html.
Those wishing to contribute to the award can send a check payable to WSU with a designation for the John Wardwell Alumni Endowed Scholarship. Please send contributions to the Department of Sociology, Washington State University, PO Box 644020, Pullman, WA 99164-4020.
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