university of missouri school of medicine scholarships

University of Missouri School of Medicine Scholarships

A.L. Crawford Memorial Scholarship

Per the terms of the Trust, as modified by the June 1, 2016 nonjudicial settlement agreement

between the Curators of the University of Missouri and the Missouri Attorney General, the funds

shall be used "...for the establishment, support and maintenance of one or more scholarships at the

Medical School at the University of Missouri at Columbia." The terms further state "...the recipients

of such scholarships and the amount of the stipend for each shall be determined by the University

acting through such officers or committee as it may from time to time charge with the duty of

passing upon aids and awards to students."

Ada Mae Clough Scholarship for Medical StudentsOne or more annual awards shall be made to medical students enrolled in the School of Medicine.

Selected recipients must have a demonstrated financial need.

Alan J. DuMontier M.D. Medical Student Scholarship Fund To provide one or more annual awards to students in the MU School of Medicine.

Albert D. Cross, M.D. Endowment Fund

One or more annual awards shall be made to full-time students enrolled in the School of Medicine.

Selected recipients shall have a financial need and shall be planning to practice family medicine in a

rural area.

Albert J. Campbell, MD, and Janet Beaven Campbell

Scholarship Endowment

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be given to students enrolled in the School of

Medicine.

Alpha Omega Alpha Scholarship Endowment (AOA)Scholarship award for medical students who are members of the medical honorary society, Alpha

Omega Alpha (AOA).

Barbara H. Baker Domann Medical Student ScholarshipOne or more annual awards shall be given to students enrolled in the School of Medicine. Preference

shall be given to students from the Southwest Missouri area with a demonstrated financial need.

Barron Family Scholarship in the School of MedicineTwo scholarships at $1,000 each shall be awarded per year. Scholarships can be renewed. Recipients

should be Missouri residents.

Betty Groshong Memorial Scholarship One or more annual awards shall be made to a student in the MU School of Medicine.

Brim Family Medical Scholarship Endowment

One or two annual awards shall be given to students in the MU School of Medicine with the greatest

financial need. First preference shall be given to students who graduated from a high school from St.

Francois and Iron Counties, Missouri.

Buchwach Family Medical School Scholarship EndowmentTo provide one or more annual awards to students enrolled in the School of Medicine who have a

demonstrated financial need.

Carl D. Siegel, M.D. and Emily K. Siegel Medical School

Scholarship Fund

One or more annual award(s) shall be made to full-time student(s) from Missouri enrolled in the

School of Medicine. Perference shall be given to students with high academic achievements and

financial need.

Charles B. Lusk Endowment Fund To provide one or more annual scholarships to deserving medical students in the School of Medicine.

Charles H. and Lucille M. Bennett Medical Scholarship

Endowment

One or more annual awards shall be made to students in the School of Medicine. Selected recipients

shall show academic achievement, have a demonstrated financial need and be making satisfactory

progress toward a medical degree.


Charles Stephen Brooks, M.D. Medical Student

Scholarship

Annual scholarship award to a medical student. The choice of the recipient for these funds is not to

be based upon academic or financial basis alone, but is to be awarded to a student who

demonstrates exemplary study ethics in combination with strong communication and teamwork

skills within his/her medical school class.

Child Health Rheumatology Gift-Resident/Med Student

The funds may be used for: 1. Student/ resident travel to present a pediatric rheumatology paper or

poster at a regional or national meeting. 2. To assist in publication of a pediatric rheumatology

paper, if the student or resident is/are first author/s 3. May assist in housing stipends for students/

residents participating in rheumatology research 4. May assist in helping with rheumatology

research that is completely in the hands of the resident or student (although receiving advice from

faculty) 5. other possible funding, in keeping with the spirit of the intended use of these funds,as

determined by the Chairman of the department. The funds may not be used: 1. By faculty for

personal research or to fund research for which they have a student/resident " helping" 2. To help

with publication costs of a faculty paper, that happens to have a resident or student as an added

(non primary) author 3. For faculty travel of any kind

Christy M. Welliver Multiple Sclerosis Neuroscience

Scholarship Award

First preference for use of the fund is one or more annual, summer scholarship awards shall be

made to provide support for advanced training in neuroscience to all medical students who have

completed their first or second year of training. When there are candidates who are equally

qualified, special preference shall be given to those with an interest in multiple sclerosis and

neuroimmunology. The scholarships may be clinical or research, or a combination thereof. At the

discretion of the Dean of the School of Medicine, funds may also be used to support research

stipends, professional development, teaching materials, travel, and staff support for post-doctoral

fellows in the Department of Neurology. Preference shall be given to students interested in

neuroscience research and, specifically, multiple sclerosis.

Class of 1961 Endowment Fund

One or more annual awards of a minimum of $1,000 each shall be made to full-time students

enrolled in the School of Medicine. The recipients must have completed the first year of medical

school, with academic standing in the upper 50% of the class, and have a demonstrated financial

need. The selected recipients must be residents of the State of Missouri.

Class of 1975 International Medicine "Peace Through

Health" Scholarship Fund in Honor of Dr. Mitchell J.

Rosenholtz

To support at least one MU medical student annually to undertake an international medical

experience in the Republic of Georgia. This effort shall be coordinated with A CALL TO SERVE

INTERNATIONAL and the Georgia Country affiliates. As the endowment grows, the Class of 1975

may elect to also fund medical research in addition to the externship.


Claude K. Leeper, M.D. Scholarship Fund

One or more annual awards shall be made to full-time students in the MU School of Medicine. The

recipient(s) shall have a sense of compassion, with a special sensitivity to the needs of the

community, his/her fellow students, and his/her patients. It is assumed that the recipient will have a

high potential for successful achievement in medicine, and a high level of academic achievement.

Colonel Michael E. Hayek, M.D. USAF Memorial

Scholarship


Medicine. Preference shall be given to students from the St. Louis Metropolitan area. Additional

preference shall be given to students who graduated from the Chaminade College Preparatory

School.

Conway A. Jones Endowed ScholarshipOne or more annual awards shall be given to students enrolled in the School of Medicine with a


CoxHealth Springfield Clinical Campus Scholarship Fund

One or more annual scholarship awards of a minimum of $2,000 each shall be given to students

enrolled in the School of Medicine who are medical students at the Springfield Clinical Campus.

Applicants shall be scored based on the following criteria: a. Awards made only for Springfield

Clinical Campus students: 1) (5 points) CoxHealth Connection (past employee, volunteer, family

member is an employee or volunteer, Medical Explorer). 2) (4 points) Service Area connection (PSA):

Barry County, Christian County, Greene County, Lawrence County, Stone County, Taney County or

Webster County. As the PSA changes, these counties shall be updated accordingly**. 3) (3 points)

Financial need. b. Awards made to students in the event MU discontinues CoxHealth¿s involvement

with the Springfield Clinical Campus: 1) (5 points) CoxHealth Connection (past employee, volunteer,

family member is an employee or volunteer, Medical Explorer). 2) (3 points) Service Area connection

(PSA): Barry County, Christian County, Greene County, Lawrence County, Stone County, Taney

County or Webster County. As the PSA changes, these counties shall be updated accordingly. 3) (2

points) Clinical Campus Student 4) (2 points) Financial need. ** In the event the Springfield Clinical

Campus is no longer in existence, the same criteria would be used for any student within the

University of Missouri Health System (including students enrolled in the School of Medicine, the

Sinclair School of Nursing and the School of Health Professions.

Dee E. Fenner, M.D. and Charles F. Moss Endowed

Scholarship


Medicine. Preference shall be given to students from rural areas of Missouri or from towns with

populations of 7,500 people or less. Additional preference shall be given to students from Lafayette

County, Missouri. Award may be renewed for an additional three years, for a total of four years, if

the recipient is making satisfactory progress toward completion of his/her medical degree.

Diane E. Carr and George P. Carr Scholarship Fund

One or more annual awards shall be made to Pre-Med or Medical Student at the University of

Missouri-Columbia. First preference shall be given to students who graduated from Helias High

School in Jefferson City, Missouri.


Doctor Thomas E. Ferrell, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

One or more annual awards shall be made to full-time students enrolled in the School of Medicine.

The selected recipients shall have a sense of compassion and caring, with a special sensitivity to the

needs of the community, his/her fellow students, and his/her patients, which are all characteristics

which Doctor Ferrell posessed. Preference shall be given to Missouri residents, with further

preference given to students who plan to provide medical care in a rural setting through the practice

of family medicine.

Donald B. Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund

One or more annual awards shall be granted to first year medical students enrolled in the MU

School of Medicine. Awards shall be granted on the basis of financial need and satisfactory

academic progress.

Donald I. Serot, M.D. Medical Scholarship EndowmentOne or more annual awards shall be made to full-time students enrolled in the School of Medicine.

Preference shall be given to students with an interest in orthopaedic surgery.

Donald K. Wantuck, M.D. Scholarship Fund To provide one or more annual awards to students in the School of Medicine.

Donald L. Baker, M.D. Scholarship Fund

An annual award(s), based on financial need, shall be made to an M-3 or M-4 medical student(s).

The student(s) must have committed to enter the specialty of family practice. First preference shall

be given to a student(s) from Franklin, Warren or Gasconade counties in the State of Missouri. If

there are no students from the above referenced counties who qualify for the award, second

preference shall be given to student(s) from Washington, Crawford, Osage, Maries, Montgomery or

Lincoln counties in the State of Missouri. In the event there are no qualified medical students from

the counties named in items (2) and (3) above, then the award may be granted to a student(s) with

financial need and specializing in family practice from any other rural county in the State of

Missouri.

Donald P. and Harriet S. Cento Scholarship Endowment

One or more annual awards shall be given to students in the MU School of Medicine. Preference

shall be given to M-3 or M-4 students, with additional preference given to students from Southeast

Missouri.

Dorothy Smith Medical Student Scholarship Fund

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be given to a second-year student enrolled in the

School of Medicine. Recipients must show a demonstrated financial need as determined by the

Office of Student Financial Aid. First preference shall be given to students from a rural area of

Missouri and to those students who have exhibited an interest in, or an orientation for, primary

care. The award is renewable based on the students¿ academic success and continued financial

need.

Doud Scholarship

To be given annually to one or more applicants of Irish descent to totally or partially support the

recipient's actual attendance at the MU School of Medicine for study leading to the degree of doctor

of medicine under conditions set up by MU in accordance with acceptable modern standards of

supervising scholarship and the purposes of this bequest. It shall be the responsibility of the

recipients of the scholarship award to provide such proof as requested of Irish descendency.


Dr. Blake S. Talbot Endowed Scholarship Fund

One or more annual awards shall be given to students enrolled in the MU School of Medicine.

Preference shall be given to students who are specializing in Family and Community Medicine and

interested in rural practice.

Dr. E.L. Priest Medical Scholarship Fund

Annual scholarship awards for worthy students attending the MU School of Medicine. Financial

need need not be taken into consideration. At least one scholarship with a stipend of $750.00 shall

be awarded each year. The scholarship may be awarded to the same student for more than one

year. If the income in any year should be in excess of $750.00 the Unviersity may add the same to

the corpus, or may use it for increasing the stipend of the scholarship, or for awarding additional

scholarships in any amount.

Dr. J.C. Parrish Memorial Medical Scholarship Fund

Scholarship award to a junior in the four-year School of Medicine. Recipient must meet the

standards of scholarship, moral character, and financial need as determined by the Committee on

Scholarships and Awards of the School of Medicine.

Dr. Judy Wells Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be given to a first-year medical student enrolled in the

School of Medicine with a financial need, as determined by the School of Medicine. First preference

shall be given to a former MU student athlete. Secondary preference shall be given to a minority

student. If this preference ever becomes unenforceable under the law, the award shall be made

available to all students who meet the criteria for the award except for race. Additional preference

shall be given to a non-traditional student (i.e., someone that did not seek medical school as a first

career, or didn't come to medical school directly from an undergraduate degree).

Dr. Michael C. Hosokawa Medical School Scholarship


Medicine. Recipient must show a demonstrated financial need as determined by the School of

Medicine financial aid office.

Dr. O. K. Megee Memorial Scholarship FundOne or more annual awards shall be made to students enrolled in the School of Medicine who have

exhibited academic achievement and have financial need.

Dr. Patricia E. Wetherill Fund for Primary Care Medicine

Scholarships & Public Health Education and Outreach

Seventy-five percent (75%) of the annual distribution shall be used to provide scholarship awards:

One or more annual awards shall be given to students enrolled in the School of Medicine with

exceptional financial need. First preference shall be given to students who intend careers in primary

care. Additional preference shall be given to Missouri residents or veterans.

Dr. Rachel Brown Medical Student Scholarship


Medicine. Recipient must show a demonstrated financial need as determined by the Office of

Student Financial Aid.


Dr. Robert N. McCallum Cornerstone Endowment

To be used in one of the following ways: 1. To recognize a faculty or staff member who reflects

those characteristics which Dr. McCallum has modeled as set forth above. a) Selection of recipients

will be made by a vote of the fourth year medical class. b.) Recipient must receive at least 2/3 of the

vote to receive the award. 2. To provide financial assistance to a first or second year medical

student who is in need of additional resources to address mental health needs. a.) Preference shall

be given, in the following order, to those pursuing careers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,

Pediatrics or Family and Community Medicine. b.) Selection of recipients shall be made by the

Associate Dean for Student Programs or the Dean of the MU School of Medicine, or by a committee

or persons authorized to act on behalf of the Dean. Awards shall be made in accord with accepted

rules and regulations within the MU Office of Student Financial Aid.

Dr. Russell and Mrs. Terry Tackett Scholarship EndowmentTo provide one or more annual awards to students in the School of Medicine. Selected recipients

must have a demonstrated financial need.

Dr. Sally Hubbard Trust Scholarship

The fund shall provide four annual scholarship awards to students enrolled in the School of

Medicine. The four scholarship awards shall be given annually in the amount of $2,425 each.

Recipients must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Selection of recipients

and pertinent details, including number and amount of awards shall be made by the Dean of the

School of Medicine, or by a committee or persons authorized to act on behalf of the Dean. Awards

shall be made in accordance with established rules and regulations within the University of Missouri -

Columbia Office of Student Financial Aid.

Dr. Samuel P.W. Black Prize for Excellence in NeurosurgeryShall provide one or more annual prizes to outstanding students in the School of Medicine who have

exhibited excellence in the field of Neurosurgery.

Dr. Sri Gavini Memorial Scholarship Fund


Medicine. First preference shall be given to a student who is going into primary care (which includes

the areas of internal medicine, pediatrics, and/or family and community medicine). Additional

preference shall be given to students from Parkway North High School in St. Louis, Missouri or

students from the St. Louis, Missouri area.

Dr. Thomas P. and Karen E. Sweeney Medical School


One or more annual awards will be given to students enrolled in the School of Medicine with a high


Dr. William and Frances Washington Medical Scholarship


Medicine. Recipients shall have a greater than average financial need and be in good academic

standing. Recipient must exhibit exceptional interpersonal communication skills which support the

candidate's continuous growth towards becoming a sensitive care provider, peer recognized

teacher, and/or wise clinical investigator.


Drs. Donald F. and Claudia L. Busiek Scholarship Fund

One or more annual awards shall be given to students in the MU School of Medicine. First priority

shall be given to students with a demonstrated financial need. Second priority shall be given to

students who have exhibited an interest in the lower income-producing specialties (such as Family

Practice, Pediatrics, etc.). The third priority shall be given to those students who have a desire to

practice in underserved geographic areas.

Drs. Richard and Jean Holt Medical Student Ethics Essay

Award

One or more annual awards shall be given to students enrolled in the School of Medicine. The Holt

Ethics Essay Award will be presented annually to the medical student whose essay on an ethical

issue in medicine is determined to be of the highest quality. Criteria for selection, in addition to

others subsequently developed, shall include: originality of concept/topic, composition, clarity of

arguments posed, and application to the field of bioethics and the practice of medicine. Essays will

be limited to 1000 words.

Edward and Rita Plowman Medical School Endowment

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be given to students who are Missouri residents and

enrolled in the School of Medicine. Recipients must be a second year (M-2) student, or above, to

receive the award. First preference shall be given to students from the Northeast Missouri area. For

purposes of this award, the Northeast Missouri area shall be defined as the following counties:

Marion, Ralls, Pike, Monroe, Shelby, Clark and Lewis. Second preference shall be given to students

from a rural Missouri town. For purposes of this award, a rural Missouri town shall be defined as

having a population of 15,000 or less.

Edward Baumhardt Scholarship FundOne or more annual scholarship awards, to be known as the EDWARD BAUMHARDT SCHOLARSHIP,

shall be given to students enrolled in the MU School of Medicine.

Edward Baumhardt Scholarship Fund

A $2000 award shall be made, every other year, beginning in 2016, to the student or resident who

writes the best paper, as judged by the designee of the Dean of the MU School of Medicine, on the

subject of schizophrenia or a related subject, until such time as it is decided to discontinue the

award under the terms of the Decree.

Elmer C. Peper Scholarship Fund

Annual scholarship award to worthy students in the MU School of Medicine who are ambitious to

receive a medical education, and who, without financial assistance, would be unable to pursue said

Medical School education. Recipients shall be residents of the State of Missouri.

Fischer Family Endowed Scholarship Fund To provide one or more annual scholarship awards to students in the MU School of Medicine.

Floyd A. Barnett, M.D. Scholarship FundOne or more annual awards shall be made to students with a demonstrated financial need enrolled

in the School of Medicine at MU.

Francis Families Foundation Award in AnesthesiologyAn annual award shall be made to a graduating medical student who has exhibited excellence in

anesthesiology


Frank E. and Ena Hickerson Rhoads Scholarship Fund

Distributes to two different distribution accounts - Medicine & Veterinary Medicine. Qualified

recipient for a scholarship from this fund must be in an upper class (other than first year) and have a

grade point average which places the recipient in the upper ten (10) percent of the recipient's class,

and in addition, the recipeint must be an American Citizen or Permanent Resident of excellent moral

character as certified by the Dean of the School in which the recipient is purusing a degree.

Frank E. and Ena Hickerson Rhoads Scholarship Fund

Distributes to two different distribution accounts - Medicine & Veterinary Medicine. Qualified

recipient for a scholarship from this fund must be in an upper class (other than first year) and have a

grade point average which places the recipient in the upper ten (10) percent of the recipient's class,

and in addition, the recipeint must be an American Citizen or Permanent Resident of excellent moral

character as certified by the Dean of the School in which the recipient is purusing a degree.

Fred Hink ScholarshipOne or more annual awards shall be made to a student in the MU School of Medicine. Priority shall

be given to students from the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area.

Fred V. Lucas, M.D. Medical Education AwardOne or more annual awards shall be made to students in the School of Medicine. Selected recipients

shall have a demonstrated financial need and exhibit academic achievement in their chosen field.

Fred W. and Frances M. Hink Memorial Medical

Scholarship Fund

One or more annual awards shall be made to students in the School of Medicine. First preference

shall be given to students from the metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri area.

Gary L. Mueller, M.D. and Carolyn R. Mueller, Ph.D., R.N.

Honors College-Medical School Scholarship Endowment

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be given to students enrolled in the Honors College

who have been accepted into the School of Medicine. First preference shall be given to an Honors

College student who has declared an area of concentration in the Biological Sciences and has

requested a letter of recommendation from the Honors College to the School of Medicine. The

scholarship will be used for tuition assistance.

Gaston and Carmel Lucchese Family Award To "annually award a scholarship to a first-year medical student in financial need."

Grover Cleveland Rice M.D. & Barbara Lentz Rice R.N.

Endowed Scholarship Fund


Medicine. Whenever possible or acceptable, the recipients shall be a resident of one of the following

State of Missouri Counties (in order of preference): Randolph, Chariton, Carroll, Macon, Monroe, or

Saline.


Guy Eastman Brown II and Ellen Tarshis Brown

Scholarship Fund


Medicine, with preference given to under-represented minorities with financial need. It is the

donors' intent that the award be given to a first-year student and renewed for an additional three

years (four years total) as long as the student is making satisfactory academic progress. The

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) defines underrepresented minorities as those

racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical professions relative to their

numbers in the general population: blacks, Native Americans (that is American Indians, Alaska

Natives, and Native Hawaiians), Mexican Americans, and mainland Puerto Ricans. If it is ever legally

mandated that such minority scholarships are illegal, the fund shall be available to all students in

the School of Medicine who meet the criteria of the fund.

Harold and Elfriede Tachman Memorial Award Awarded to 4th year student demonstrating excellence in patient care. Honors Convocation Award.

Harry G. Hardt, MD ScholarshipNeedy medical students from Ozark County, Missouri, or needy students coming from low-

population towns (less than 15,000) in south central or southwestern Missouri.

Harry Kirk Waggoner Memorial Medical Scholarship Fund

Shall be used to provide scholarships for students studying medicine at any of the campuses of the

University of Missouri. Said scholarship fund shall be known as the "Harry Kirk Waggoner Memorial

Medical Scholarship Fund." Fund is administered by Financial Aid since it is U-Wide.

Harvey F. Howitt, M.D. Memorial Scholarship

One or more annual awards shall be made to third-year medical students in the School of Medicine.

The recipient(s) shall have a sense of compassion, with a special sensitivity to the needs of the

community, his/her (their) fellow students, and his/her (their) patients. It is assumed that the

recipient will be American born, have high potential for successful achievement in medicine and a

high level of academic achievement.

Helen Mae Spiese Medical Endowment FundShall be used to provide scholarship awards to students in the School of Medicine who have pressing

financial need.

Holt Medical Student Award FundMedical Student annual award given at Commencement to the graduating student who has

exhibited excellent leadership skills.

Horace E. Thomas, M.D. and Helen Yeager Thomas, M.D.

Medical Student Scholarship and Loan Fund

To provide scholarships and/or loans to students enrolled in the School of Medicine who exhibit

academic achievement and have a demonstrated financial need.

Howard A. Rusk Memorial Scholarship FundOne or more annual awards shall be made to full-time medical students in the School of Medicine at

MU.

J. Ned Smith, M.D. Scholarship Fund

One or more annual awards shall be given to students enrolled in the University of Missouri-

Columbia School of Medicine. Selected recipients shall be second year medical students (M-2) and

must have a demonstrated financial need. Preference shall be given to students from a rural area,

specifically from towns of less than 100,000.


Jamaican Medical School Rotation Fund

One or more awards of a minimum of $5,000 shall be made to medical school students to allow

them to participate in medical mission trips that are pre-approved and organized by the MU School

of Medicine. First preference for location will be given to the Falmouth Health Clinic of Falmouth,

Jamaica. Should the Falmouth Health Clinic not be available or suitable for a medical rotation in any

given year, a different location can be chosen after consultation with the donors. The donors have

approved paying expenses from this endowment for costs incurred for a faculty member to escort

the students. Students shall be selected through an application process provided by the MU School

of Medicine.

James A. Esterly, M.D. Endowment Fund To provide one or more annual awards to full-time students in the medical profession.

James and Nora Smalley International Medicine Program

One or more annual awards, to support an international clinical rotation experience, shall be made

to full-time medical students enrolled in the University of Missouri School of Medicine at Columbia,

Missouri.

James L. Chapel Scholarship Fund

One or more annual awards shall be granted to students enrolled in the School of Medicine at MU

who are in their second, third or fourth year of medical studies, have demonstrated financial need,

and have shown some degree of achievement.

James N. Haddock Medical Scholarship FundOne or more annual awards shall be made to students in the School of Medicine. Selected recipients

must have a demonstrated financial need and have exhibited academic excellence.

James Weiss Award for Excellence in Psychiatry Gifts in support awards for the medical student of the year in Psychiatry

Jerome J. McCullough, M.D. Memorial FundShall be used to provide scholarship awards to full-time students in the School of Medicine, with

preference being given to Boone County residents.

Johanson Fund

One or more annual awards shall be made to full-time students enrolled in the School of Medicine,

Department of Child Health. Recipients shall exhibit academic achievement, have a research interest

in medical/pediatrics and have a demonstrated financial need. It is the donors' intention that this be

a meaningful award, and request that larger awards be granted rather than a number of small

awards.

John A.Mihalevich, Jr., M.D. and Susan P. Mihalevich

Medical Student Scholarship


Medicine. Preference shall be given to a fourth year medical student interested in primary care and

with a demonstrated financial need.

John and Ruth Musselman Medical Scholarship Fund

An annual scholarship to assist selected students in meeting the financial costs and necessary

expenses of attending medical school, as follows: The scholarship may be for one or more years. In

selecting recipients for a scholarship, the University shall consider, among other factors, the

individuals prior scholastic record, community service, extra scholastic activities, other available

resources, need of financial assistance, and reputation and character.


John Aure Buesseler, M.D., Award for Excellence in

Ophthalmology Fund

One or more annual awards shall be made to senior medical students enrolled in the MU School of

Medicine who have demonstrated academic excellence in the field of Ophthalmology. These awards

shall be named "The John Aure Buesseler, M.D., Student Award for Excellence in Ophthalmology"

and shall be accompanied by a suitable and official certificate inscribed with the name of the award

and with the recipients name. Selection of recipients shall be by the majority of the Department of

Ophthalmology and the Institute of Ophthalmology of the MU School of Medicine and Medical

Center.

John F. Doronzo, PhD Memorial EndowmentOne or more annual awards shall be made to full-time student(s) enrolled in the School of Medicine

with an interest in being a patient advocate and researcher in the area of brain injury services.

John K. Holcomb. M.D. Scholarship Endowment

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be given to 3rd or 4th year medical students enrolled

in the School of Medicine. Preference shall be given to students from the Southeast Missouri Area

who is planning on doing his/her residency in Family Practice.

John M. McGrath, MD Scholarship

One or more annual awards shall be made to a student in the MU School of Medicine, with

preference given to those students who rank in the upper 25% of the entering class and is a US

citizen. The award is renewable if the recipient maintains a record of satisfactory academic

achievement.

John T. Crowe, M.D., Family Practice ScholarshipOne or more annual awards shall be made to full time students in the School of Medicine who are

going into family practice, with a preference given to students from Southeast Missouri.

John W. Kennedy, M.D. Medical Scholarship Fund To provide one or more annual scholarship awards to students in the School of Medicine.

John Wayne Gattshall Medical Book Endowment To provide awards to needy, senior medical students for the purchase of medical texts.

Joseph E. Flynn, M.D. and Margaret Alberi Flynn, Ph.D

Medical Student Scholarship

To provide one or more annual awards to students in the School of Medicine. Selected recipients

shall demonstrate the same admirable characteristics of Dr. Joseph E. Flynn, which include a

compassion for patients, a dedication to life-long learning in medicine and a commitment to the

profession of medicine.

Joseph J. Hurley, M.D. Endowed Scholarship Fund

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be given to 3rd year medical students (M-3) enrolled

in the School of Medicine. Academic excellence shall not be a consideration for award. It is the

donor's wish that awards be used to assist the more "average" student.


K.S. Bharathi Medical Scholarship

The fund shall provide one or more scholarship awards to students enrolled in School of Medicine. -

Academic Achievement: Selection shall be based upon academic achievement. - Other: Annual

scholarship in honor of K. S. Bharathi. Preference should be given to a 4th year, female medical

student, who has shown a high level of academic achievement through grades, clinicals, etc.

Selection of recipients and pertinent details, including number and amount of awards shall be made

by the Dean of the School of Medicine, or by a committee or persons authorized to act on behalf of

the Dean. Awards shall be made in accordance with established rules and regulations within the

University of Missouri-Columbia Office of Student Financial Aid

Karl J. Hasik Endowed Scholarship FundOne or more annual awards shall be given to students in the MU School of Medicine. First priority

shall be given to students with a demonstrated financial need.

Kenneth F. Scott, Jr. M. D. and Susan K. Scott Medical

Student ScholarshipOne or more annual awards to students enrolled in the School of Medicine.

Lawson E. Miller, Jr. and Elsie Cross Miller Memorial

Scholarship and Loan Fund

"To be used for "scholarships or student loans in the School of Medicine at the University of Missouri

Columbia."

Lee G. Cochran and Katherine Hinchey Cochran Memorial

Fund

An award, based on financial need, shall be made to a M-1 medical student, with the award to be

renewable to the recipient upon satisfactory progress for a period of up to four years. The award

shall be directed to a student who intends to study primary care. First preference shall be given to

students from Cape Girardeau County, Missouri; second preference to students from Southeast

Missouri; third preference to any M-1 medical student. For purposes of this document, Southeast

Missouri is defined as the following Missouri counties: Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Iron,

Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscott, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve,

Scott, Stoddard, Washington, and Wayne.

Lenard L. Politte, M.D., and Mary Lu Politte Scholarship

Endowment Fund

One or more annual awards will be given to students enrolled in the School of Medicine with a high

demonstrated financial need. First preference shall be given to students with a high demonstrated

financial need from the following Missouri Counties: Saint Francois, Saint Genevieve, Iron, Madison,

and Washington.

Lester R. Bryant Rural Scholarship Annual award shall be made to medical students who have completed the Rural Track program.


Lillie Graham Medical Scholarship Endowment Fund

To provide scholarship awards to minority students in the School of Medicine who graduated from a

high school in the St. Louis Metropolitan area (excluding Illinois). The award may be renewed for a

maximum of four (4) years as long as the recipient continues to meet the criteria for the award. The

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) defines underrepresented minorities as those

racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical professions relative to their

numbers in the general population: blacks, Native Americans (that is American Indians, Alaska

Natives, and Native Hawaiians), Mexican Americans, and mainland Puerto Ricans. If it is ever legally

mandated that such minority scholarships are illegal, the fund shall be available to all students in

the School of Medicine to meet the criteria of the fund. Selected recipients shall have a

demonstrated financial need. In case of a tie for the award, the student with the greatest need shall

be selected and academic performance shall not be a consideration.

Littlejohn Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund

One or more annual awards shall be made to students enrolled in the MU School of Medicine.

Selected recipients must exhibit academic achievement and financial need. Preference shall be given

to a student from Lafayette County, Missouri. If no one qualifies from that County, second

preference shall be to a student from a rural area who is interested in Family Practice.

Louis A. Allen, M.D. Medical School Scholarship

Endowment

To provide one or more annual awards to students in the School of Medicine who have a


Loyd Meservey Medical Scholarship FundOne or more annual awards shall be made to students in the School of Medicine. Selected recipients

shall have a demonstrated financial need.

Maria L. Evans, M.D. "Say You Will" Scholarship

Endowment

One or more annual awards shall be made to full-time student(s) when they matriculate into

medical school. Selected recipient(s) must be 25 years of age of older and be M3's otherwise with

unique personal characteristics which influenced their decision to return to school, or to begin their

education at an older age, and to seek the degree of medical doctor. Preference should be given to

individuals with outstanding financial need.

Martha Conner Lucas Endowment

To provide scholarship support to students with financial need in the School of Medicine at the

University of Missouri - Columbia. It is the donor's wish that the primary emphasis in selecting a

recipient be students that have stated intentions of specializing in and/or researching Alzheimer's or

dementia-related care. If no students in that field of study qualify for the scholarship award, then it

may be open to students studying in geriatrics. Approved expenditures may include tuition,

textbooks, training materials, and living expenses.


Marvin W. and Lilith E. Valle Scholarship Fund

One or more annual scholarships shall be made to students in the MU School of Medicine. First

preference shall be given to African-American and/or Hispanic students. If this preference ever

becomes unenforceable due to federal regulations, the award shall be made available to all

students in the School of Medicine. If a student continues in good standing, the award is renewable

to the recipient for an additional three years, for a total four-year award. When that recipient has

completed the four-year period, a new recipient shall be selected for the scholarship award with the

same renewal option.

Maxime A. (Jagels) Wharton and Lee Lewis Wharton

Endowment Fund (Medicine)

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be made to students enrolled in the School of

Medicine.

MD-PhD Program Stipend Living stipend to medical students enrolled in the MD-PhD program.

MD-PhD Tuition Scholarship Tuition and fees scholarship to medical students enrolled in the MD-PhD program

Medical Dean AwardAcademic achievement award given at Commencement to the top graduating student of his or her

class.

Medical General Scholarship Scholarships granted at the discretion of the Dean.

Medical Minority ScholarshipScholarships granted to under-represented in medicine minority students at the discretion of the

Dean.

Medical School Development Gifts Fund Unrestricted gifts

Medical School Foundation Board of Directors Scholarship One or more annual awards shall be made to a student in the MU School of Medicine.

Medical School Foundation Scholarship One or more annual awards shall be made to a student in the MU School of Medicine.

Medical School Minority Scholarship

One or more annual awards shall be made to promising highly qualified minority medical students

enrolled in any year of training at the MU School of Medicine. Minority students are defined by the

following underrepresented categories: Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Hispanic-Mexican

American or Chicano, and Hispanic-Puerto Rican (Mainland). Recipients must be a American citizens

or hold permanent residency status, must be making satisfactory academic progress as certified by

the Associate Dean of Students, and must show evidence of financial need as determined by the

School of Medicine Scholarship/Loan Application and information available from the Office of

Student Financial Aid.

Medical Student Affairs Council Scholarship Fund

One or more scholarship awards, not to exceed $500 each, shall be granted to the most financially

needy medical students enrolled in the MU School of Medicine, as determined by a completed

School of Medicine Scholarship/Loan application and information available from the Columbia

campus Office of Student Financial Aid. Recipients must be American citizens or hold permanent

residency status, and must be making satisfactory academic progress as certified by the Associate

Dean for Students.

Medical Student LeadershipLeadership award given to a graduating M4 during Commencement. Recipient is determined by a

vote of their peers.


Michael D. DePriest, M.D. & Barbara A. Braznell Endowed

Scholarship Fund

One annual scholarship award shall be given to a student enrolled in the School of Medicine. If the

student continues in good standing, the award is renewable for an additional three years, for a total

four-year award. When that recipient has completed the four-year period, a new recipient shall be

selected for the scholarship award with the same renewal option.

Minority Medical Student Scholarship Fund

One or more annual awards shall be made to full time Minority medical students enrolled in the

School of Medicine. For the prupose of this fund, minority is defined as African, African American,

and Hispanic ethnic origin. The minority student(s) shall be in good academic standing, a United

States citizen. Preference shall be given to minority medical students who have a permanent

residence in the State of Missouri.

Mitchell Rosenholtz, M.D. Scholarship Fund

One or more annual scholarships shall be given to medical students enrolled in the University of

Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. Selected recipient(s) shall have financial need. Consideration

shall be given to parental income regardless of the student's independent or marital status. To the

maximum practicable, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Poverty

Guidelines (with the student being counted in the household size) shall be utilized in the selection of

recipient(s). Additional priority shall be given to first-generation college students. The scholarship is

renewable as long as the student maintains full-time enrollment in the University of Missouri-

Columbia School of Medicine and continues to meet the above stated criteria.

Mrs. George W. Achuff and Achuff Family Endowment for

Medical Education

One or more annual awards shall be made to students in the School of Medicine. First preference

shall be given to students who graduated from a high school in the greater St. Louis Metropolitan

area.

Myron and Marie Theiss Mose Medical Scholarship

Endowment

One or more annual awards shall be made to medical students enrolled in the School of Medicine.

Criteria for selection shall be academic achievement and financial need.

Norman L. Bartlett, M.D. and Sleeta A. Bartlett Medical

Scholarship Fund


Medicine.


Nouri Sandoval Scholarship Endowment

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be given to female students enrolled in the School of

Medicine, with preference given to under-represented minorities with financial need. It is the

donor's intent that the award be given to one or more fourth-year students who match to a General

Internal Medicine residency program. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) defines

underrepresented minorities as those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the

medical professions relative to their numbers in the general population: blacks, Native Americans

(including American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians), Mexican Americans and

mainland Puerto Ricans. If it is ever legally mandated that such minority scholarships are illegal, the

fund shall be available to all students in the School of Medicine who meet the criteria of the fund. If

a male applies and qualifies for the award in all ways other than sex, then an award of equal

amount shall be made available to that applicant from other sources.

Patrick H. Henry, MD ScholarshipOne or more annual awards shall be made to a student in the MU School of Medicine with a


Paul H. Rother M. D. Endowed Scholarship Fund

One or more annual awards to students enrolled in the School of Medicine. First preference shall be

to graduates of St. Charles High School, St. Charles West High School, Lutheran High School of St.

Charles, or Duchesne High School of St. Charles, in St. Charles, Missouri. Second preference shall be

to graduates of any high school in St. Charles County, Missouri. Third preference shall be to a

graduate of any Missouri High School.

Pauline Bryan Memorial Scholarship Fund Scholarship awards to students in the School of Medicine.

Ray McCanse Endowed Medical Scholarship and Loan

Fund

To be used to provide scholarship awards to students in the School of Medicine. Funds may also be

used as needed for short-term loans.


Richard A. Holmes, M.D. Minority Medical Students

Scholarship Fund

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be given to students enrolled in the School of Medicine

who meet the following criteria: a. The student is of a race or ethnicity that is underrepresented in

Medicine in the United States as defined by the Association of American Medical Colleges, with a

priority for students who are African-American. b. As between the students identified under criteria

(a), preference will be given to students with financial need over students without financial need as

determined by the Office of Student Financial Aid. c. As between the students identified under

criteria (a) and (b), preference will be given to students considering careers in specialties or

locations that are underserved. If it is ever federally mandated that the criteria in II(A)(1)(a) is illegal

for the Curators to apply to an endowed scholarship such as that established under this Agreement,

the Curators will, within a reasonable period of time, notify the donor representative. The donor

representative will have 120 days from receipt of the date of the notice to direct any lawful change

in the criteria above. In the event that the donor representative does not give different direction, the

award shall be made available to all students who meet criteria II(A)(1)(b) and (c).

Richard L. Highland Scholarship FundOne or more annual awards shall be made to full-time students enrolled in the School of Medicine

who have a demonstrated financial need.

Robert A. Ryan Sr. and Robert A. Ryan Jr. Scholarship

Fund

Monetary awards shall be made from the distributions account to students in any of the four

medical school classes at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. Recipients shall be

from the Southwest counties in the State of Missouri. For purposes of this endowment, southwest

counties shall be defined as Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Jasper,

Lawrence, Newton, McDonald, Ozark, Polk, Stone, Laclede, Taney, Texas, Webster, and Wright. If a

recipient's enrollment is terminated for any reason during a school year, a replacement recipient for

the balance of the school year may be selected. If there are no qualified recipients from the counties

listed above, the award shall not be granted for that year, but shall be retained in the distribution

account to be used for future awards.

Robert J. and L. Harlene Bailey Endowed Student

Scholarship Fund

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be granted to students enrolled in the School of

Medicine.

Roger M. Deroos PHD Scholarship Endowment FundOne or more annual awards shall be given to students in the MU School of Medicine. Preference

shall be given to students from Southeast Missouri.

Ruby and Frasier McVean Medical Scholarship Fund

Ruby T. McVean's trust directs "the fund shall be used for the purpose of providing annual stipends

for scholarships for students, including graduate students, enrolled and engaged in full time study."

Additional criteria specified by the trust are students in need of financial assistance in order to

attend the University; good moral character; and who shall maintain in college while receiving

assistance hereunder, a grade average within the upper one-third of their class. The trust states that

no student receiving assistance from this endowment shall be required to pay back any part thereof.


Ruby T. McVean Family Medicine Scholarship Fund

Ruby T. McVean's trust directs that recipients shall be entering their fourth year of medical studies

in the School of Medicine and shall exhibit the following characteristics: a. Demonstrable financial

need; b. Clinical and personal performance at high levels; c. Academic performance at high level; d.

A demonstrated interest in family medicine and an intention to enter the practice of such.

Russ and Mary Nall Endowment Fund in Medicine

The distribution to be used for a scholarship for a medical student pursuing a specialty in cardiology

or heart surgery on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. Each scholarship should be

continued until the recipient has attained his or her medical degree."

Russell and Dara White Scholarship EndowmentCriteria for selection shall be based on academic achievement and financial need. First preference

will be given to students in their third year from rural Missouri.

Ruth McLain Johnstone Scholarship FundOne or more annual awards shall be made to female students, born in the State of Missouri, who

are enrolled in the MU School of Medicine.

S.E. Kerr Memorial Scholarship Fund

One or more annual awards shall be made to a third for fourth year medical student in the School of

Medicine at MU. Criteria for the selection of the recipient(s) shall be financial need and satisfactory

academic performance.

School of Medicine Class of 1949 Scholarship FundOne or more annual awards shall be made to full-time medical students who have a demonstrated

financial need as determined by the School of Medicine financial aid office.







School of Medicine Class of 1965 Scholarship FundOne or more annual scholarship awards shall be made to full-time medical school students with a



financial need.





























demonstrated financial need as determined by the School of Medicine financial aid office.










Scott Allan Willis Memorial Scholarship Fund

One or more annual awards shall be made to students in the School of Medicine, with preference

given to those students interested in purusing a career in neurology. Recipients of this award must

be United States citizens and must have a demonstrated financial need. The award is renewable if

the recipient maintains a record of satisfactory academic achievement, continues to have

demonstrated financial need and, if the award is given to a student pursuing a career in nuerology,

that interest is also continued.

Sidney B. Belshe, M.D., and Barbara Drew Belshe

Endowed Scholarship Fund

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be given to students enrolled in the MU School of

Medicine

Singing Doctors of Springfield, Missouri Medical


One or more annual awards shall be made to a first-year medical student at the MU School of

Medicine. The award shall be based on financial need and academic achievement. Award(s) may be

renewable as long as the student is in good standing with the Medical School. Selected recipient(s)

must be from one of the counties of Southwest Missouri (either native to have area or attending

postsecondary institutions there.) For the purpose of this endowment, Southwest Missouri shall be

the following Missouri counties: Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Douglas, Greene, Jasper,

Lawrence, Newton, McDonald, Ozark, Polk, Stone, Laclede and Taney.

Slusher Family Award for International Research in

Medicine

To provide stipend(s) to student(s) in the School of Medicine to promote research experiences in an

international setting.

Springfield Medical Student Scholarship Funds to be used for scholarships/stipends for the students attending the Springfield campus.

Stella F. Gaebler Memorial Scholarship FundFirst preference shall be given to students who attended and/or graduate from a high school in the

St. Louis metropolitan area or a high school serving Washington, Missouri and/or Union, Missouri.

Ted D. Groshong, M.D. Medical School Scholarship


Medicine. Recipient must show a demonstrated financial need and an interest in practicing pediatric

medicine.

The Gunn Scholarship

One or more annual awards will be given to students enrolled in the School of Medicine. First

preference shall be given to students interested in practicing dermatology in the Mid-Missouri area.

If preference cannot be met, the scholarship can be awarded to any student, based equally upon

acedemic achievement and financial need.


The Larry G. Piepergerdes M.D. Scholarship

One or more annual awards shall be made to a student in the MU School of Medicine, with

preference given to those students who rank in the upper 10% of the entering class and are US

citizens. The award is renewable if the recipient maintains a record of satisfactory academic

achievement.

Thomas E. and Mary M. Ashley Memorial Scholarship One or more annual awards shall be made to a student in the MU School of Medicine.

Thomas F. and Susan W. Essman Medical School

Scholarship Fund

To provide one or more annual awards to students in the School of Medicine. Selected recipients

shall be in good academic standing in the School of Medicine, and shall have a demonstrated

financial need. First preference shall be given to students who graduated from a high school in

Saline County, MO or from a high school in the Springfield, MO area.

Thomas J. and Sharlyn Cooper Minority Medical Student

Scholarship Fund

To provide one or more annual awards to minority students enrolled in the School of Medicine. If it

is ever federally mandated that minority restricted scholarships are illegal, this scholarship shall

then be made available to all students in the School of Medicine.

Thomas S. Fleming, MD and Eilleen T. Fleming Medical

Scholarship FundTo provide one or more annual awards to students in the MU School of Medicine.

Thomas W. Burns, M.D. Scholarship EndowmentShall be used to provide one or more annual scholarship awards to full-time students enrolled in the

School of Medicine.

Tom and Anne Smith, MD-PHD Program Endowed Fund

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be made to students in the School of Medicine MD-

PhD Program. The award(s) shall support the medical education component of the program, while

the PhD portion of their education will be covered by other funding sources. The intent of the

scholarship awards is to allow medical students to explore the potential of science during their years

of highest creativity and interdisciplinary training.

University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School Alumni

Board of Governors Scholarship Endowment Fund

One or more annual awards will be given to students enrolled in the School of Medicine. Preference

shall be given to members of the student Mizzou Alumni Association True Tigers. Recipient must

attend the fall meeting of the Board of Governors in order to be recognized.

Vernon Earl Wilson, M.D. Scholarship Fund

One or more awards per year shall be made to medical students enrolled in the University of

Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine who have demonstrated financial need and academic

attainment sufficient to justify being awarded a scholarship from the proceeds of this fund. These

awards shall be named the Vernon Earl Wilson, M.D., Scholarship Award and shall be accompanied

by a suitable and official certificate inscribed with the name of the award and with the recipient's

name. The donor, however, stipulates that each award be in an amount no less than one hundred

dollars ($100).

Vernon Wilson, M.D. Memorial Scholarship in Family and

Community Medicine

One or two annual awards shall be made to M-4 students entering Family Practice at the University

of Missouri School of Medicine.


W.B. (Pete) Stewart Memorial Pathology Award

One or more annual awards shall be made to one or more fourth-year students in the School of

Medicine who will be entering an accredited residency program in pathology following graduation,

and have demonstrated outstanding ability in the field of pathology as a medical student.

Wallace R. Stacey, M.D. and Wilda C. Stacey Endowed

Scholarship

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be give to M1 (first year) students enrolled in the

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. Criteria for selection shall be academic

achievement and financial need and the selected recipient(s) must be a Missouri resident. It is the

desire of the donor that the recipients for this award be selected without any discrimination. It shall

be available equally to either male or female students.

William B. See, M.D. Medical Student Scholarship

Endowment

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be given to students, in good academic standing,

enrolled in the School of Medicine. Financial need shall not be used as a determining factor for

award. First preference shall be given to residents of the Central Missouri area.

William H. and Ella M. Schewe Memorial Medical

Scholarship Fund

One or more annual awards shall be made to students in the MU School of Medicine. This award is

intended to help with the costs of tuition and fees for the student.

William L. Knapp Scholarship for Women in Medicine

One or more annual scholarship awards shall be given to female students enrolled in the MU School

of Medicine. If a male applies and qualifies for the award in all ways other than gender, then an

award of equal amount shall be made available to that applicant from other sources.

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