Scholarship Opportunities
PAUL AND JULIE YELSMA SCHOLARSHIP
Who will be considered? Students who demonstrate academic promise in the area of small group, family or interpersonal communication. One student will receive this scholarship annually.
Dr. Paul Yelsma served as a faculty member in the school for nearly 32 years. During his career, Dr. Yelsma taught well over 9,000 students, and facilitated those students in more than 600 student groups solving problems both off and on campus.
To coincide with his retirement, Yelsma and his spouse, Julie, established an endowed undergraduate scholarship to be awarded annually.
PETER AND LAUREL NORTHOUSE ENDOWED LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP
Who will be considered? Undergraduate students who exhibit good citizenship in the classroom through their participation, community mindedness in class and general contributions to the well-being and learning environment in the classroom. Several scholarships will be awarded annually.
The Northouses and Sage Publications have continued to support this scholarship fund since its establishment. In 2010, Dr. Peter Northouse, and his spouse, Dr. Laurel Northouse, provided a generous gift to initiate the Peter and Laurel Northouse Endowed Leadership Scholarship Fund. Sage Publications matched this gift in acknowledgement of Peter Northouse’s nationally and internationally recognized books on the study and practice of leadership.
ROSLYN ABRAMS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN COMMUNICATION
Who will be considered? Undergraduate students majoring in communication who have overcome obstacles or who are first-generation college students.
A 1999 graduate of Western, Roslyn “Roz” Abrams has a very successful radio broadcasting career on the East Coast. Grateful for her educational experiences at Western, Roz gave back to the School by founding this endowed scholarship. To date, this is the only application scholarship in the School and the only scholarship that considers financial need as a selection criterion.
Marc henry simon memorial scholarship
Who will be considered? Undergraduate students who demonstrate a capacity for leadership at the university and in the community and who also demonstrates a great capacity for joy. One scholarship will be awarded annually.
The Marc Henry Simon Memorial Endowed Scholarship is given in honor of the memory of Marc Henry Simon who graduated from Western Michigan University in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies and who died tragically in November 2013.