MARY JANE YOUNG SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN
Mary Jane Young believed in empowering women through education and was committed
to providing opportunities for re-entry women to pursue their educational goals. She
graduated from West High School in Minneapolis and attended the University of
Minnesota where she received a BA in sociology and Master’s degrees in psychiatric and
medical social work.
After graduation, Mary Jane worked as a medical social worker at Michael Reese Hospital
in Chicago, Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, and Family Services in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. Later, she moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, where, as a psychiatric social worker, she
served as intake supervisor and therapist at the Child Guidance Center, a private
psychiatric agency for children and adolescents. In 1963, she returned to Minnesota,
where she worked half-time in the newly established Ramsey County Community Mental
Health Center and half-time as a social work supervisor for the inpatient child psychiatry
unit. She was also a member of the Child Abuse Team in Ramsey County, from its inception in 1969, until her retirement.
Mary Jane Young was a life-long Episcopalian, an active member of the National
Association of Social Workers and Zonta International, and an ardent feminist who
committed her life, her work, and her resources to the betterment of women’s lives. Mary
Jane Young is respectfully remembered by many women of non-traditional age for her
generous contributions to three colleges and universities in her home state.
WHO IS QUALIFIED?
Undergraduate female students who:
- Are at least 25 years of age and a United States citizen
- Are
a transfer student who will be applying for admission to SCSU,
and currently enrolled SCSU students
- Are single, widowed, or divorced
women with custody of children, or married women with inadequate
resources of their own, who delayed their education to raise
a family.
- Have evidence of academic promise and well-defined academic
plans; any major
- Have evidence of community service or volunteerism.
- Have a minimum of
45 credits completed, full time enrollment preferred. (Full scholarships
are available to students enrolled in 12 credits or more. Scholarship
award can be pro-rated for students enrolled in 9-11 credits.)
- Have
a minimum GPA of 2.7
- Are re-entry married women with family financial
base unstable or destroyed because of illness, divorce, or other
extenuating circumstances
- Have demonstrated financial need
(Students transferring to St. Cloud State University from community
colleges are encouraged to apply)
Download
the Women's Center Scholarship Application (pdf)
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