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Press Release
National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Inc.
P.O. Box 1873
Greenville, Miss. 38702-1873
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Graduate Scholarships Available from National Association of Junior Auxiliaries
The Greenville, Miss.-based National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Inc. is accepting applications for its Graduate Scholarship Program. Applicants must be pursuing graduate-level studies for one year in fields which address the special needs of children and youth.
Graduate fields of study include, but are not limited to, counseling, psychology, mental development, special education, speech pathology, exceptional children, remedial skills development, hearing impaired, and gifted and talented. Scholarships are not awarded for graduate work in administration or in general education.
Applicants must be a permanent U.S. citizen and a permanent resident of states with chapters of nonprofit Junior Auxiliary. Those states are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas.
Scholarship grants are awarded annually to persons who work, or plan to work, directly with children. The NAJA Scholarship Program was begun in 1962 and has awarded more than $997,000.
Instructions and application forms are available only from Sept. 1 through Feb. 1 from the NAJA Web site. Go to www.najanet.org.
The Junior Auxiliary of Greenwood is honored to announce the recipients of our 2010 scholarships. Each year the Junior Auxiliary of Greenwood awards college scholarships to outstanding high school seniors based on academic performance, service, leadership, community involvement, an essay submitted by applicants, financial need, and an interview. A panel of non-Junior Auxiliary judges chooses the recipients. This year the JA of Greenwood awarded $10,000 in scholarships.
First Place: $5000 scholarship awarded to DeAndrill Smith, daughter of Andrill Jackson. DeAndrill is a 2010 honor graduate of Pillow Academy and plans to attend Mississippi State University this fall and major in biomedical engineering.
Second Place: $3000 scholarship awarded to Matthew Wong, son of Nelson Wong and the late Mrs. Susanna Wong. Matthew is a 2010 honor graduate of Pillow Academy and plans to attend Mississippi State University this fall and major in mechanical engineering.
Third Place: $2000 scholarship awarded to Sam Baker, son of Ray and Alice Baker. Sam is a 2010 senior at Greenwood High School and plans to attend Belhaven University this fall and major in Elementary education.
Each recipient is a shining example of the caliber of our Scholarship Program and
Junior Auxiliary of Greenwood is honored to be able to award these scholarships.
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| 2007 Scholarship Recipients |
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| 2008 Scholarship Recipients pictured from left to right are Lauren Griggs: 2nd place $5000; Stedmond Ware: 1st place $6500; Roland Webster: Honorable Mention $1500; Vaughn Avant: 4th place $2000; and Courtney Burgess: 3rd place $3000. |
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| 2005 Scholarship Recipients |
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| 2010 Scholarship Recipients:
Nelson Wong, DeAndrill Smith, Sam Baker |
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