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PITTSBURGH, July 21, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch/ — Building on its recognized legacy of world-class scholarship, the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University today announced the addition of eight new members to its faculty roster for the 2008-2009 academic year.

The new faculty represent the fields of marketing, organizational behavior and theory, finance, operations management and manufacturing, and information systems. Among their research interests and areas of expertise are monetary and public economics, social identity and networks, quantitative marketing models, capital structures and credit risk, intergroup relations, contract theory and revenue management.
“We are thrilled to welcome these outstanding researchers and educators to the Tepper School and look forward to their individual contributions to our tradition and high-standards of academic excellence,” said Dean Kenneth B. Dunn.
Mustafa Akan joins the Tepper School as assistant professor of operations management » Read more after the jump →

Twenty second and third year students from the Women’s University in Africa are among this year’s beneficiaries of the Joshua Nkomo Scholarship Fund sponsored by one of the country’s leading mobile phone operators, Econet Wireless Pvt Limited.

Recipients include two Psychology students, seven doing Sociology, three in Information Systems, three in Agriculture, two studying for a Bachelor of Education (Primary) and three in Management. All the students excelled in their studies for 2007-8 academic year.

The Joshua Nkomo Scholarships Fund that assists academically gifted high school and university students is one of the several corporate social investment programmes run by Econet for helping the community.

Beneficiaries of the fund must not only be good academically but must also exhibit leadership qualities, community building capacity and personal integrity of the highest order. » Read more after the jump →

If you are a woman 40 or older and looking to go back to school to learn a new skill or increase your education, the AARP Foundation may be able to help.

The national organization is accepting applications for its second annual Women’s Scholarship Program, targeting women 40 or older who need financial assistance to seek new job skills, training and education to support themselves and their families.

“Two Ohioans won scholarships the first year they were offered, and we are eager to see this become a trend,” said Jane Taylor, AARP Ohio’s state director.

The foundation gave out 74 scholarships this year to recipients across the United States, including a woman from Dayton who declined to be identified, and Annie McGrady, 62, of Shaker Heights.
» Read more after the jump →

There is a scholarship at Hickory Creek Middle School that is not awarded for scoring baskets, running for touchdowns, winning the science fair or graduating with a perfect GPA. This one is much harder get. It’s about character and more demanding than that, a character reflective of Lyndsey Whittingham’s.

The Lyndsey Whittingham “Spirit” Scholarship was awarded for the first time this year by the Lyndsey Whittingham Foundation, which was established to honor the memory of Lyndsey Whittingham, a local Frankfort woman whose life was cut short when she died at the of age 23 as a result of being hit by a taxicab in Chicago in 2006.

The award will be granted to one Hickory Creek eighth grader each year, based on nominations from students and staff.
» Read more after the jump →

After a lifetime of involvement in the Lenawee County Fair which includes long-time participation in 4-H, the 2008 fair queen could call her winning Sunday’s competition a crowning achievement.

Ashliegh Allen, 18, of Adrian, the daughter of Richard and Susan Allen, was named this year’s fair queen after judges deemed her vocal performance, answer to a fish bowl question, and evening gown showing worthy of the title.

I’m excited,” Allen said after being crowned. “I’ve been a part of the fair my entire life.
“I couldn’t be happier,” she said. » Read more after the jump →

The first round of judging Saturday to become queen of the Boone County Fair was a little like speed-dating: three-minute meetings with each of the five judges, answering a range of questions.

The main event was scheduled for this evening, though, with seven young women competing to win the 2008 Miss Boone County Fair Queen Scholarship Competition. The queen wins $1,000 to be used at a school of her choice. The three women on her court win $750, $500 and $250, depending on where they place.

Along with her court, the queen will be presented at venues around the fair, appear in parades throughout the year and might be asked to judge other fair competitions.

“The whole purpose of being queen is to help people focus on agriculture and life in Boone County,” said Ashlei Wilson, a committee member for the competition. “We want a friendly » Read more after the jump →

The Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA) is now accepting applications for its annual Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Scheme.

Scholarships are available for undergraduate and postgraduate through the Commonwealth-funded program which is administered by the RCNA.

“We cannot underestimate the importance of aged care nurses in Australia,” said RCNA Executive Director, Rosemary Bryant.

“We have an ageing population and we’re facing a severe nursing shortage. These scholarships assist students and working nurses undertaking the study that will help them build on their skills and knowledge, and also emphasise the need for more nurses in this particular area of care.”

The undergraduate scholarships are open to applicants with a demonstrated commitment to aged care who plan to study nursing at an Australian university.

Successful undergraduate applicants will receive up to $5000 per semester with a maximum of $30 000 per person.

The postgraduate scholarships are available to Registered/Division 1 nurses, already working in aged care, who wish to do further study in the area. They can receive up to $10,000 each.

RNs who do not have a current practising certificate may apply for a scholarship if they plan to complete a re-entry course, or if they can demonstrate their eligibility to re-register.

Applications for the undergraduate scheme must be in by 5pm on Friday, 22 August and applications for the postgraduate scheme close at 5pm on Friday, 19 September.

For more information, visit the RCNA website or contact the RCNA directly on 1800 116 696 or at scholarships@rcna.org.au.

The RCNA website