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MGS Announces 3 Recipients of 2009 Scholarships

Congratulations to

1. Rusudan Kilaberia – University of Minnesota – working on MSW/PhD in Social Work
   
2. Sonia Pond – University of Minnesota – working on nursing degree.
   
3. Gretchen van der Linden – University of Minnesota – working on MSW

Each student received a scholarship of $1000 for their studies in gerontology.

Gerald Bloedow Scholarship

Founded in 1976, the mission of the Minnesota Gerontological Society (MGS) is to serve as a bridge between academics, research and practice in the field of aging. In 1994, MGS established the Bloedow Scholarship fund to honor the lifelong contributions of Gerald Bloedow to the field of aging and to provide financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students to further their education in gerontology.

MGS plans to award at least two $1000 scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year to undergraduate or graduate students. The MGS Office must receive all applications by February 20th, with scholarship decisions to be made no later than March 20th. Scholarship recipients should plan on attending the MGS Spring Conference at the Earle Brown Center in Brooklyn Center on Friday, April 24th.

Gerald Bloedow was Director of the Minnesota Board on Aging from 1966 until 1994. Prior to this he directed many community organization projects for the Governor's Citizen Council on Aging. Gerald was a founding member of MGS in 1976. The fund was established by Elva Walker Spillane and Ann Wood to honor the lifelong contributions of Gerald Bloedow to the field of aging and to provide assistance to students in this field.

Download the application.

Gerald Bloedow Scholarship Recipients