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The UCLA Faculty Women's Club proudly announces its 2008-2009 scholarship awards to eighteen exceptional UCLA students who were honored at the February 3, 2009 FWC Scholarship Dinner. 

♦  The Gertrude T. Huberty Warren Memorial Scholarship    

     This scholarship was established in memory of Dr. Gertrude Huberty Warren, FWC President 1949-50.  Under her leadership, FWC created the first UCLA Employee Directory that was later adopted as a UCLA publication.  Dr. Huberty, along with Dr. Donald MacKinnon, founded the first UCLA Student Health Department where she served for more than 28 years as the Assistant Director and Professor of Clinical Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine.  The scholarship honors an undergraduate or graduate student studying to enter the medical field as researchers or physicians.    

     This year, the Gertrude T. Huberty Warren Memorial Scholarship was awarded to a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in the Medical Toxicology Program, researching the ability of boric acid to inhibit prostate cancer growth. 

Graduate Scholarships

♦  The George and Sári Halász Memorial Scholarship

     This scholarship was established in memory of Sári Halász, FWC President 1998-1999.  Her presidency was notable for establishing the first FWC website.  Sári remembered the FWC Scholarship Fund in her will and specified that a scholarship be awarded to a graduate student majoring in the humanities.

     This year, the George and Sári Halasz Memorial Scholarship was awarded to a graduate student in World Arts and Culture with an interest in combining health education with the stimulation and excitement of performance to obtain enduring positive changes in health behavior, knowledge, and attitudes.

♦  Russell and Sallie O’Neill Graduate Scholarship in Engineering and Applied Science

     The Russell and Sallie O’Neill Graduate Scholarship was established by Sallie O’Neill in 2008, as a memorial to her husband Russell (1914-2007), who was Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Dean Emeritus of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.  He joined the engineering faculty in 1947 and served as Dean from 1974 to 1983.  The scholarship is awarded to a graduate student in engineering and applied science.

     This year, the Russell and Sallie O’Neill Graduate Scholarship in Engineering and Applied Science was awarded to a third year Ph.D. student in Materials Science who hopes to lead people to think differently and unconventionally about energy efficiency and global warming. 

♦  Scholarships based on Merit and Need 

     Four scholarships based on merit and need were awarded to Graduate Students.

Undergraduate Scholarships 

♦  Direct Descendents of Full-Time UCLA Academic Employees or Members of FWC – Undergraduate Student

     Scholarships were awarded to two undergraduate students who are Direct Descendents of a Full-Time UCLA Academic Employee or Member of FWC. 

♦  David H. Miller Memorial Scholarship

     The David H. Miller Memorial Scholarship was established in 2008 as a bequest under the will of David H. Miller, Professor Emeritus of the University of Wisconsin Department of Geophysics.  Professor Miller (1914-2006) had donated funds during his lifetime “in belated appreciation” of his own FWC Scholarship received in 1939. 

     The David H. Miller Memorial Scholarship was awarded to a Senior student majoring in English. 

♦  Scholarships awarded to Undergraduate Students and Community College Transfers based on merit and need

     Eight scholarships based on merit and need were awarded to Undergraduate Students, including some who are community college transfers.

We congratulate all of the recipients of FWC Scholarships and wish them well in their educational pursuits at UCLA. 

Many thanks to FWC members and friends who contribute so generously to helping make these scholarship awards possible.