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AWARDS & OPPORTUNITIES

Portz Scholarship

Thanks to an endowment created by the benevolent and inspirational John and Edythe Portz, 10 outstanding Honors students per year receive $1000 Portz Scholarships, enabling these exceptional men and women to continue their educations with reduced financial stress. Without these generous scholarships our students would accumulate even more debt and would need to work even longer hours at outside jobs. The Portz Scholarships allow deserving students to focus on their studies and complete their undergraduate programs uninterrupted.

Sincere thanks to alumnae who have contributed to the Honors Scholarship Fund in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Portz. Those supplemental gifts increase the number of high impact scholarships awarded to academically talented, hard working Honors students with sincere financial need.

Senior lecturer Dr. Howard Smead speaking before a crowd during the Honors Spring Lecture series.