Scholarship for Native American Women in Engineering

I know you all received a note from Jo Ann about this fund, but I have been trying to make it into something I can get the Stanford magazine to put in a story.  Since what I have written includes some specifics about where and how to donate, I am posting it here.

SHOLARSHIP FUND

The Stanford Sloan class of 1977 held a reunion in July 2011 in Montana.  Classmate Jo Ann Morgan was the host for the event.  Among the many unique activities of the reunion, we were treated to an evening of song by Jack Gladstone, a Blackfeet singer and an activist for preservation of Indian ways and improvement of life for his people.  At the conclusion of the reunion, those attending made donations to support Jo Ann, herself a renowned engineer throughout NASA’s halcyon days, in establishing a fund to provide scholarships for Native American women to become engineers.  Mrs. Morgan has reached an agreement with Montana State University which has 15 potential candidates and will announce the initial scholarship officially in February, 2012. The fund is set aside to award scholarships to Native American women in the College of Engineering who are residents of Montana, with priority given to women who have served in the National Guard or the US. Military.   The fledgling fund donations are being matched by private and corporate donors.  Any future donations by individuals from the Stanford Sloan program will also be matched.  The trailblazing class of ’77 did a good thing, as there was not a single fund set aside for Native American women engineering students in the state of Montana.

Donations can be made to "The Native American Women in Engineering Opportunity Fund".

Make checks out to MSU Foundation and clearly identify the fund in the memo section of the check (or cover letter?)

Mail checks to:

The Montana State University Foundation.

1501 South 11th Avenue,

PO Box 172750

Bozeman, MT.59717-2750.

To donate on line go to:

http://www.montana.edu/wwwulf/

At the top of the home page, click on “Give Now”

This takes you to a page titled “Online Giving”

Click on the gift designation line (in blue).

This opens a drop-down window called “Fund Selection”

Click on College of Engineering

This takes you back to the Online Giving page, with College of Engineering listed.

At this point, enter your gift amount, then enter “Gift Notes” in the box provided.

Be SURE to mention that it is a Stanford Sloan Fellow contribution and that it is directed to “The Native American Women in Engineering Opportunity Fund"

If you have any problems, Traci M. Weller is the Director of Development for the College of Engineering (phone 406-994-2053).