Wells H. Keddie Scholarship

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           



AAUP-AFT is proud to announce the availability of the Wells H. Keddie Scholarship.   The scholarship, awarded each year in the Spring, honors the memory of Wells H. Keddie, long-time labor activist, member of the AAUP-AFT Executive Council, and Professor Emeritus, of the department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations.

The scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student who
•    is expected to have earned a total of 60-90 credits by June of the semester preceding the fellowship (normally a Junior)
•    is enrolled in any of the Rutgers Undergraduate colleges
•    combines solid scholarship with social activism

Nominations should be made by February 22, 2013.  The award will be announced and distributed in the Spring 2013 semester.

The application/nomination process consists of the following:
•    a letter of nomination by a faculty member, describing the student's involvement in activism, whether on/off-campus, and explaining why the student would be a good choice for this particular award
•    a personal statement by the student, regarding both current activism and long-term goals
•    a copy of the student's transcript
•    a résumé listing the student’s activities and responsibilities
•    a letter of recommendation by a second faculty member

Scholarships have been awarded every year since 2006:
2010 Winners: John Aspray, Planning and Public Policy - $2,000 &
James Hughes, Biomedical Engineering - $2,000

2011 Winners: Dong Gu (Jack) Yoon, School of Arts & Sciences - $2,000
Amanda Griglak, School of Environmental & Biological Sciences - $1,000 &
Madhuri Tirumandas, School of Biomedical Engineering - $1,000

2012 Winners: Ryan Rusinski, Visual Arts - $2,500, Jusleen Ahluwalia, Human Ecology, Cell Biology & Neuroscience - $1,000 & Hyun Kyu Seo, Computer Science - $1,000


Please post this flyer in your department and encourage faculty members to nominate qualified students. 

Recommendations and supporting material as well as questions about the scholarship should be sent to:

Wells H. Keddie Scholarship Fund
Attn: Rae Tellefsen
Rutgers Council of AAUP/AFT Chapters
11 Stone Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
E-mail: raet@rutgersaaup.org

Contributions to this scholarship fund are always gladly accepted. If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, please send your donation to:

Wells H. Keddie Scholarship Fund (check made out to WHK Scholarship Fund)
c/o Rae Tellefsen
Rutgers AAUP-AFT
11 Stone Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Office: 732-964-1000
Fax: 732-964-1032