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 | On March 7, 1994, Ken Foxworth, former African-American Student Coordinator at UMD, began running north from the capitol steps in St. Paul, MN. Six days later, Ken arrived at Duluth's city hall to the shouts of hundreds of supporters and students. This scholarship was named to honor a distinguished UMD alumnus, Harry Oden. Harry was one of the first African-American graduates of UMD and a star athlete. He graduated in 1964. Harry Oden has tirelessly advocated for hundreds of students, enabling them to reach their educational goals, and has inspired students across the country to give back to their communities. At UMD, he personally nurtured hundreds of students, helping them excel, a role he continues today after retirement.
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More than 150 students have received financial help, many over four years, from the endowed scholarship. The Harry Oden Scholarship provides scholarship funds to students from underrepresented ethnic populations and students with disabilities to allow their studies to continue at UMD. Eligibility requirements include: sophomores, juniors, and seniors enrolled at UMD who demonstrate financial need with a minimum GPA of at least 2.5 | ||
Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Scholarship
| On the corner of a lot in downtown Duluth, Minnesota stands a memorial to three African-American men. Ely Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie who were dragged from the city jail, beaten and lynched in 1920.
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The scholarship is awared to an incoming African-American first-year student each year. Qualifications include excellent academic performance, commkunity involvement and financial need. This scholarship awards $300 and is renewable subject to good academic standing. To read more about this scholarship and memorial please visit | ||
William Maupins Memorial Scholarship
| William F. Maupins was born in Duluth in 1922. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 1951. Maupins served as the President o fthe Duluth Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1958-1969. The scholarship is awarded to an African-American student each year. |
| Qualifications include excellent academic performance in Science, community involvement and financial need. This scholarship awards $300 and is renewable subject to good academic standing. |
For more information about any of these scholarships contact Office of Cultural Diversity Director Susana Pelayo-Woodward (218) 728-8444 swoodwar@d.umn.edu |
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