Scholarship Fund News
The Call Me MISTER program is a collaboration between
Clemson University and other leading edge colleges and universities to
increase the pool of available teachers from a broader more diverse
background particularly among the lowest performing public elementary and
middle schools. Student participants are largely selected from among
under-served, socio-economically disadvantaged and educationally at-risk
communities..
For additional information click here go to the Clemson University web site.
Ten students selected as candidates for OMIK Scholarship Awards in 2008
The Scholarship committee is pleased to announce the following students have been selected as candidates to receive $1,000 scholarships for the 2008-2009 school year. Awards will be made when the student submits complete documentation
2008 Candidates for OMIK Scholarships |
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| Amanda Richard | Picayune, MS |
| Breana Grayson | E. St. Louis, IL |
| Madeline Keller | N. Richland, TX |
| Jamette Coleman | San Diego, CA |
| Jasmine Cleveland | Minden, LA |
| Alexandra Hill | San Jose, CA |
| Bryan Fawcett | St. Louis, MO |
| Jordon Brown | Fayetteville, GA |
| Jasmine Smith | Memphis, TN |
| Jashua Barnes | Memphis, TN |
OMIK Scholarships Make a Difference
Bisi Ideraabdullah, EL2CF
It is wonderful and fabulous that our donations to the OMIK Scholarship Fund are paying off big time for children of color who are often strapped for cash.
My daughter and son received OMIK scholarships when we returned to the
U.S. after having lost almost everything in the war in Liberia. Those funds
were greatly needed and a big help to our children and us.
Anyway here is some more good news. Two of our children, Folami and
Shomari, have graduated. I did tell them to write and tell OMIK that they
had graduated, but I am not sure if they did. They are grown now and they
remind me of that all the time. So I’m writing to again thank OMIK for
having a scholarship program and for giving scholarships to my children.
My daughter Folami Ideraabdullah graduated last year with a PhD in
genetic science and is now a scientist at the University of Pennsylvania.
My son Shomari Ideraabdullah graduated last year also with a degree in
aerospace engineering and he is now working at Boeing in Macon, Georgia.
Dale Zigbou, who we recommended for a scholarship from OMIK, also graduated
as an engineer and is working in North Carolina. Pictured above are Shomari
with sisters, Folami (l.) and Omotayo (r.).
Oh and in case Mahmoud didn't tell you, Omotayo, our oldest daughter graduated from med school in May. She is doing her residency at Tulane University. (Pictured at right are Abdullah (KB2VKG), Folami, and Bisi.)
It would be great to know what became of the children who are given scholarships through OMIK thanks to our donations. It would certainly encourage more people to donate.
About the Scholarship Fund
The OMIK Scholarship Fund is a separate organization of OMIK Amateur
Radio, Inc. established to manage and administer the OMIK Scholarship
program. The IRS has designated the Scholarship Fund a 501(c)(3) charity.
That means your donations are tax deductible to the extent allow by law. The
Fund’s goal is to provide financial assistance to youth who are pursuing
education beyond high school.
Scholarship Fund Officers: Thomas Spight, KJ9K, custodian; Harold Mitchell, KB8QT, assistant custodian, treasurer; Richard Reese, WA8DBW, resources officer, secretary
Selection committee members: Cornelius Washington, Jr. KR0Z; James D. Green, KA8HBT; Marco G. Vallery, Jr. W6PCH; Oscar Hall, K0SSE; and Calvin T. Harris, Sr., K1CAL.
Please contact any of the listed officers for additional information regarding the fund or call Richard, WA8DBW at 330-335-0122 or e-mail Thomas Spight. We encourage donations to aid in furthering the education of America's youth.
Click
here to download a scholarship application.
