Applications Open for Scholarships to Undergraduate or Graduate Students in Gerontology
MGS plans to award at least two $1000 Bloedow scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year to undergraduate or graduates students to further their education in gerontology.
The MGS office must receive all applications by March 1, 2010, with decisions to be made by March 31, 2010. Scholarships will be awarded at the MGS Conference at the Earle Brown Heritage Center on Friday, April 30.
Download instructions and application form for Bloedow Scholarship.
About the 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
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2003 |
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Kathy Siegling |
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2004 |
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Corjena Cheung
Harriet Mednick |
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2005 |
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Rajean Moone
Elizabeth Palo |
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2006 |
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Kristina Patel
Pam Zimmerman |
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| 2007 |
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Kathleen Beddow
Katie Griep
Sara Lassig |
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| 2008 |
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Carolyn Bothwell
Charissa Eaton
Julie Torelli |
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| 2009 |
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Rusudan Kilaberia
Sonia Pond
Gretchen van der Linden |
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