Bruce/Crawford/Morrison/Rummel Scholarship

An endowed scholarship established by the JMU Faculty Women’s Caucus to honor Dr. Patricia J. Bruce, Dr. Marilyn Crawford, Dr. Lonnie Leotus Morrison, and Dr. Rose Mary Rummel. The JMU Faculty Women’s Caucus no longer exists in its original form and became the Madison Caucus for Gender Equality. This scholarship should be administered entirely by the Department of Kinesiology.

The criteria of the scholarship requires the recipient must:
- Demonstrate the potential to advance the cause of women and/or women’s athletics in the future
- Be a rising senior, current senior or graduate student(s), with a preference to Kinesiology students
- Embody the spirit and the goals of the women for whom it is named
- Demonstrate significant academic success and involvement in extracurricular activities
- Demonstrate the potential to make significant contributions to the discipline of Kinesiology or a sports-related field
- Include a resume, statement of professional goals and philosophy, and a letter of recommendation from a faculty advisor or coach.

Award
Varies
Deadline
03/01/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Using a bulleted list format, list activities that you have participated in that are relevant to criteria for this scholarship. Please include dates and time-frames (i.e., both when you participated and for how long you participated).
  2. For the activities listed previously, identify and expand upon those in which your involvement was particularly meaningful, especially those in which you took on a leadership role.
  3. Please share your professional goals and aspirations.
  4. Share how your professional goals and aspirations will: have the potential to make significant contributions to the discipline of Kinesiology, or have the potential to advance the cause of women and/or women’s athletics in the future.
  5. Please upload a copy of your resume. 2-page limit.
  6. Are you a varsity student-athlete at JMU?
  7. If yes, please list your sport.
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