Awards, Scholarships and Fellowships

This award, established to honor Ann Dixon Demonet, is given to graduate students in early childhood education with a special education focus.

This scholarship, established to honor the memory of Asa G. Hilliard, is available to graduate students with a focus in urban education and demonstrated activity and/or leadership in the field.

Established by Brad and Patricia Ferrer, this endowed scholarship is available to undergraduate students preparing for careers in teaching.

This scholarship, which supports all programs in the College of Education & Human Development, is awarded to undergraduate and graduate students annually.

This scholarship, established to honor the memory of Eleanor M. Dangel, is awarded to students studying to become teachers in early childhood and/or special education settings.

This scholarship, established by Felicia and Rodney Mayfield, is awarded to undergraduate students studying in the College of Education & Human Development.

This scholarship, established by the Georgia Power Foundation, is awarded to junior and senior undergraduates preparing to be classroom teachers.

This scholarship, established to honor the memory of JoAnne Nurss, is awarded to students studying early literacy, adult literacy or second language acquisition.

This scholarship, established by Kay Chester, supports students studying to be teachers who show exemplary teaching ability.

This scholarship, established in memory of Vivian Ophelia Spence Perrimon, is given to junior and senior undergraduate students focused in the elementary school disciplines who are also parents returning to school.

This scholarship was established in memory of former faculty member and Atlanta change-maker Alonzo Crim and his wife, Gwendolyn. It is awarded to College of Education & Human Development students who are also affiliated with one or more programs in the Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence.

This scholarship was established to honor the memory of Susan Crim-McClendon, daughter of Alonzo and Gwendolyn Crim. It is awarded to students preparing to be teachers who are focused on urban education.

This scholarship, established by former faculty member and former department chair JoAnna White, is given to students in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services with a focus on play therapy.

This scholarship, established by Karen and George McCarty, supports master’s students in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services who are studying clinical mental health counseling or school counseling.

This scholarship, established by long-time faculty member Kenneth Matheny and his wife, Mary, is awarded to doctoral students in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services.

This scholarship, established to honor the memory of David Jemel Holloman, is awarded to undergraduates studying early childhood education.

This scholarship, established by former faculty member Lorene Pilcher, is awarded to undergraduate students studying to become teachers in early childhood settings.

Established by an anonymous challenge donation, this scholarship is awarded to Ph.D. students in the research, measurement and statistics program in the Department of Education Policy Studies.

This scholarship, established by College of Education & Human Development alum Dr. Vicki Denmark, is awarded to graduate students in educational policy studies with a focus in becoming a leader in education.

This scholarship, established by former faculty members Jeff and Debbie Rupp, is awarded to undergraduate students studying exercise science.

This scholarship, established by Margaret “Peg” Jones, is awarded to students within the Department of Kinesiology and Health.

This scholarship, established to honor the memory of Mary Helen Huggins, is awarded to students studying in the Department of Kinesiology and Health.

This scholarship, established to honor the memory of Roslyn Hirsch Balbirer, is given to students in the Department of Kinesiology and Health focused on disability sport organizations.

This scholarship, established by Drs. Cynthia Kuhlman and Wayne Sengstock, is awarded annually to students preparing to be teachers in special education settings.

This scholarship, established to honor former faculty member Glenn Vergason, is awarded to graduate students studying special education.

This scholarship, established to honor the memory of alumnae Adell Street Adams, is given to students pursuing degrees in science education or middle and secondary education.

This scholarship, established by former department chair Beverly Armento, supports doctoral students in the Department of Middle and Secondary Education.

This scholarship, established by Brad and Patricia Ferrer, is available to students in the Masters of Art in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Middle Childhood Education program in the Department of Middle and Secondary Education.

Established by Jerry Robbins, former dean of the college, this scholarship is awarded to students in the Department of Middle an Secondary Education with a focus on mathematics.