Senator Donovan Memorial

Scholarship

Dormant

The Senator Donovan Memorial Scholarship will not be given in 2005.  We are currently in discussion with a new sponsor and hope to present the award in 2006.

Contact:  NYSRA Headquarters

              P.O. Box 874

              Albany, NY 12202-0874

              Phone/Fax:  518-434-4748

Goals: To select a graduate student specializing in literacy to receive a scholarship honoring the late Senator Donovan who promoted reading and parent education in New York State.

Guidelines:

  1.  The $500 scholarship will be awarded to a member of NYSRA pursuing a career in Literacy education who is currently enrolled in a graduate program.

    2.  A panel of judges will select the recipient based on an essay competition.

    3.  The essay topic will be announced in a separate flyer.

    4.  The essay is to be typed, double-spaced, and no moe than three (3) pages in length.

Criteria:

     1.  Essays will be judged on relevance of topic to assist a population in developing the literacy of children, adults or            community.

     2.  Essays will be judged on their implications for teaching.

Send to:  NYSRA Headquarters, PO Box 874, Albany, NY 12201-0874, Information @nysreading.org/