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EDWARDS SCHOLARSHIP

The Department of Computer Science invites applications for the Don and Kathleen Edwards Scholarship in Computer Science .

To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must have declared Computer Science as his or her major field of study. Preference shall be given to a student who is a resident of the state of Virginia, with demonstrated financial need, and demonstrated academic excellence in his or her studies. In the event that no applicant completely meets the above criteria, the scholarship will be awarded to the student most closely meeting the spirit of the criteria.

The amount of the scholarship ($850.00 last year), will be applied to the recipient's tuition for the upcoming academic year.

Mr. and Mrs. Edwards have been generous supporters of the University of Mary Washington both with their time as well as their personal resources. Both Mr. and Mrs. Edwards have served as distinguished members of the University of Mary Washington faculty and staff for many years. Mrs. Edwards has been the Director of Computer Support for the Office of College Advancement. Mr. Edwards is the training and development coordinator for the Department of Information Technologies and has also taught Computer Science courses at the College since 1977.

If you qualify and wish to apply for this scholarship, please fill out the Combined Scholarship Application Form electronically and email it to Ron Zacharski at raz_AT_umw.edu , by 5:00 PM, Thursday, March 27, 2008 . Please address any questions to Ron Zacharski, Department of Computer Science, University of Mary Washington, raz_AT_umw.edu.