ELIZABETH L. HOWARD SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN - $2,000 (eight awards)
Elizabeth Lehman Howard received her two-year teaching degree in 1949, her bachelor’s
degree in education in 1954, and her master’s in education in 1960, all from St. Cloud
State University.
Howard grew up in St. Paul and in northern Minnesota, and taught at several schools in
the St. Cloud area. She had a particular interest in teaching art and reading. Though
Howard hadn’t visited Minnesota for more than a decade, she had maintained contact
with close friends in St. Cloud until her death in December 2001.
WHO IS QUALIFIED?
Undergraduate female students who:
- Are at least 25 years old
- Have financial need
- Have demonstrated the ability to achieve academic success in college.
(Applicants may have been in the upper third of their high school graduating class
or have 24 or higher on the ACT. If a transfer student, they should hold a 3.0 GPA
or better in previous recent college work. If, because of age or circumstance,
none of these criteria apply, letters of recommendation and a clear goal may be
considered.)
- Have a personal career goal requiring a
college degree in order to help others directly, through teaching,
a career in medicine, or in a similar field.
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