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Anonymous donors support women students, college presidents
Posted on Jun 22, 2009 by JRF Staff |
Funding for Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund comes from donations large and small. Some donors use named scholarships to honor friends and relatives; others support our general fund so that we can continue to administer scholarships as efficiently as possible. Many of our donors te...
Tagged: scholarships, supporting jrf
JRF scholar Melissa Brooks earns BS
Posted on Jun 19, 2009 by JRF Staff |
JRF scholar Melissa Brooks wrote to us recently with great news: she has finished the coursework for her Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management, and she’ll receive her diploma from Franklin University in August! Melissa will join us for the Annual Dinner on Sept 17th at The Classi...
Tagged: jrf scholars, success stories
Save the date...
Posted on Jun 17, 2009 by JRF Staff |
Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund 33rd Annual Dinner Friday, September 17, 2009 The Classic Center, Athens, GA Join us in celebrating our 80 outstanding scholars at our Annual Dinner. The 2009 keynote speaker is award-winning author Melissa Fay Greene. Her first book, Praying for Sh...
Tagged: jrf news
JRF applications increase 39%
Posted on Jun 12, 2009 by JRF Staff |
As the 2009 selection process winds down, JRF has started to assemble a few facts and figures about our 2009 applications. The most striking is the 39% increase in applications from 2008. 834 women applied for scholarships this year, up from 601 in 2008. We aren’t surprised at the increased...
Tagged: jrf news, scholarships
JRF joins WCFS
Posted on Jun 12, 2009 by JRF Staff |
Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund is proud to announce that we’ve joined Women, Children, and Family Service Charities of America. WCFS is an umbrella organization made up of charities and foundations serving women and families. WCFS member organizations provide scholarships, ...
Tagged: jrf news, supporting jrf
