School of Public and Population Health

School of Public and Population Health Scholarships

Endowment Title: William Bennett Bean Scholarship in the Medical Humanities
Donor Name:

Purpose: Distribution of funds will be for students in the School of Public and Population Health who demonstrate financial need, demonstrate distinguished academic achievement and who are pursuing their degree in the medical humanities.

Endowment Title: Chester R. Burns Institute for the Medical Humanities Alumni Award
Donor Name: Faith L. Lagay, PhD

Purpose: Funds distributed from the endowment shall be used for an annual award to an outstanding graduate student or candidate for admission as determined by the Institute for the Medical Humanities graduate program faculty.

Endowment Title: Del Papa Distributing College Endowment
Donor Name: Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Del Papa, Jr.

Purpose: The scholarship shall be used to recognize students who have distinguished themselves by their extraordinary academic achievement and have an established financial need. The scholarship will rotate each year between the five UTMB schools.

Endowment Title: Dr. David C. Eiland, Jr. Scholarship Award in Health Care and Humanities
Donor Name: Dr. Chase Eiland

Purpose: Funds distributed from the endowment shall be used to award a scholarship to a student in the Institute for Medical Humanities at UTMB. The selection of the scholarship award recipient shall be made by a committee assembled by the Institute. The award will be for one year but may be renewed.

Sanchez Jill

Jill Sanchez
Sr. Enrollment Services Specialist
Scholarships & Veterans Benefits
jilsanch@utmb.edu
409-266-0085

Sanders Elisabeth

Elisabeth Sanders
Assistant Director
Scholarships &
Veterans Benefits
International Student DSO
easander@utmb.edu
409-772-9807

Endowment Title: James A. Hokanson, Ph.D. Endowed Scholarship
Donor Name: Various Donors

Purpose: To provide scholarship support to students engaged in population health or public health research in the School of Public and Population Health.

Endowment Title: William C. Levin, MD Presidential Scholarship
Donor Name: Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hornstein

Purpose: To provide scholarship support for students in good standing in any of UTMB’s five schools, with a preference for disadvantaged students who are from underserved areas.

Endowment Title: Jason E. Perlman Memorial Fund
Donor Name: Mrs. Rose Ann Levitt

Purpose: Distributions from the endowment will be used to recognize graduate students who have made a significant contribution toward the advancement of knowledge in the area of behavioral sciences or the humanities.

Endowment Title: The Ralph and Mary John Spence Centennial Scholarship
Donor Name: Mr. and Mrs. G. Ralph Spence Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Guy Griffeth, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tate

Purpose: The scholarship shall be used to provide an annual award to an outstanding student from one of the five schools, the John Sealy School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, the School of Health Professions, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, or the School of Public and Population Health.

Endowment Title: The University of Texas Medical Branch Retirees Association Academic Scholarship Fund
Donor Name: UTMB Retirees Association

Purpose: This scholarship will benefit academically qualified students who attend one of the five UTMB schools.