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• 100,000 reasons to study

  - 2008-06-01

  The RIMS Atlanta Chapter recently announced its $100,000 commitment to the Spencer Educational Foundation over a three-year period starting in 2008. The donation will create a scholarship in memory of Dr. Edgar J. (E.J.) Leverett, founder of the University of Georgia Risk Management and Insurance Program. Dr. Leverett is...

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• Black men on campus and on the field

  - 2007-11-15

  The projected combined payout for the 2008 Bowl Championship Series is $170 million. Approximately $17 million will go to each of the 10 universities that participate in the Orange, Fiesta, Rose and Sugar bowls and the BCS National Championship. It's a fact that led one panelist at a recent...

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• Marie A. Chisholm

  - 2005-12-05

  Marie A. Chisholm, associate professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, has been selected to receive the Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award for lifetime contributions to instruction, research, scholarship and public service in pharmacy education. The award, established in 1981 and sponsored by...

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• Rosary's Descenza accepts full scholarship to Georgia.(Sports)

  - 2001-11-20

  Byline: Bob Uphues Daily Herald Correspondent Two days before her final state meet, the best swimmer in Illinois decided she wanted to be part of the best women's collegiate program next year. Rosary High School senior Mary Descenza, who on Saturday won...

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• Ga. Minority Scholarship Dropped Because of Lawsuits - Holmes-Hunter Scholarship dropped until reverse discrimination lawsuits at the University of Georgia are settled - Brief Article

  - 2000-07-20

  ATHENS, Ga. -- The University of Georgia has stopped awarding a prominent minority scholarship because of lawsuits targeting the school's use of race in admissions policy. University officials say the Holmes-Hunter Scholarship, which gives $1,500 a year to a Black student with strong academic and leadership potential, was not...

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• Spencer grants $300,000;Record endowment to fund program.(Brief Article)

  - 2000-05-15

  SAN FRANCISCO -- Executives, professors and students of risk management and insurance will benefit from the largest monetary endowment ever granted by the Spencer Educational Foundation Inc. During the Risk & Insurance Management Society's 38th annual conference and exhibition in San Francisco, the foundation's...

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• Spencer announces 1991 scholarship winner

  - 1991-06-01

  The Spencer Educational Foundation Inc. recently awarded eight $7,500 scholarships to students of risk management and insurance. Each Spencer scholarship has been increased by $1,500 from last year, according to Anita Benedetti, the foundation's president and director of research and education for the Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc....

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