Nancy L. Miller Scholarship
You may be eligible to receive a Nancy L. Miller Scholarship, each worth $1000. Seven will be awarded this semester.
Criteria
- You attended SCC last semester or over the summer, and are a continuing SCC student this semester.
- You currently are enrolled in at least one course within SCC?s Social & Behavioral Sciences Division.
- You intend to transfer to a 4-year school and major in one of the disciplines represented within SCC?s Social & Behavioral Sciences Division.
- You are at least 25 years old by the deadline for submission of the application.]
- You have a cumulative GPA from all Maricopa community colleges (not just SCC) between 2.5 and 3.5.
Please note: If you meet all but one of these criteria, you should still apply. Scholarships are awarded first to those who meet all five criteria, and then, if any scholarships remain, to those who meet the criteria most closely.
Applying for the Scholarship
Please submit an application packet to one of the SB Division secretaries in SB-130: Charisse Wright (Day) or Stefani Parks (Evening). In your application, please include the following:
- A cover letter in which you provide relevant information about yourself: your age, the SB
course(s) in which you are currently enrolled, your intended major upon transfer to a university or four-year college, and your cumulative GPA from all MCCCD colleges.
- Unofficial transcripts from all MCCCD colleges you have attended.
- A short essay in which you answer the following question: Why do you think you should receive this scholarship?
- Please do not include letters of recommendation: They are not considered when reviewing and evaluating applications.
The deadline for submission of applications is Friday, November 16th, 2007, at noon in SB-130. SCC's financial aid office will notify scholarship recipients sometime after December 3, 2007.
Who Was Nancy Miller?
Dr. Nancy L. Miller was a professor of sociology and counseling in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) from 1966 until her retirement in 1999. She matriculated at Kent State University, where she attained the B.A. and M.A.Ed. degrees. After she began her MCCCD teaching/counseling career, Nancy continued her graduate education at Arizona State University, where she attained the Ph.D. degree in Counseling in 1971, and a second Ph.D. degree in Sociology in 1987. After receiving the second doctorate, she sometimes was addressed as "Dr. Dr. Miller." Among her many accomplishments, perhaps the one in which she took the most pride was shooting a "hole-in-one" at the Sedona Golf Resort in 1993.
Nancy began her MCCCD teaching and counseling career at Glendale Community College (GCC) in 1966, where she stayed until transferring to SCC in 1976. At SCC, she taught sociology in the Social & Behavioral Sciences Division until 1994, at which time she entered the 49% active-retirement program and returned to counseling students as well as teaching personal-development courses in SCC?s Counseling Division until her full retirement in 1999.
Nancy was a revered teacher and faculty colleague who dedicated her life to the education of students as well as service to the college, district, and the community. As a teacher, she inspired many GCC and SCC students to continue in their studies and to excel in them. As a counselor, she helped many students in their efforts to succeed academically, occupationally, and personally. As a faculty member, Nancy served on many important college and district committees; and was elected by her colleagues to the positions of SCC Faculty Senate President (1989-1990) and MCCCD Faculty Association President (1993-1994). In all these roles, she performed with distinction.
Nancy died on December 30, 2002. She left a large endowment, held by the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation, which she stated was to be used to award scholarships to SCC students planning to major in one of the disciplines represented within the Social & Behavioral Sciences Division. Each year, a number of $1000 scholarships are awarded. In this way, "Dr. Dr. Miller" continues to inspire and to help students achieve to the best of their abilities.
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