Scholarships

Teacher candidates are encouraged to apply for any scholarship offered at WCU. There are nine scholarships focused on Kinesiology and/or Health and Physical Education majors:

Geraldine Ruth Daley Anderson Scholarship

The awards from the fund are restricted to kinesiology majors who are graduates of high schools in Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Wyoming counties in Pennsylvania. Students also must have financial need and demonstrate academic achievement. Preference will be given to women students. The value of the award is estimated at $1,000.

Joan M. Auten ’57 Memorial Kinesiology Scholarship

The kinesiology scholarship will be given to a third or fourth year student who wants to teach health and physical education.

Jeanne Cross ’49 Kinesiology Scholarship

This scholarship is to be awarded to an incoming freshman who intends to major in kinesiology.

Winifred Piersol Reeser '43 Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship supports an upperclassman student who is committed to the field of kinesiology and maintains a GPA of at least 3.0.

Anne M. Schaub Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded annually to a kinesiology major who is entering the second semester of the sophomore year. A minimum 3.0 GPA is required.

Elinor Z. Taylor ’43 Scholarship

This scholarship will support a female student who is majoring in kinesiology.

Earle C. Waters Endowed Scholarship

Awards will be made to students demonstrating financial need who have completed their first year with a GPA of no less than 2.8 in the Department of Kinesiology with a concentration in the teaching of health and physical education, and who have demonstrated qualities of a well-rounded citizen by participating in and contributing to the success of University or community-sponsored activities.

David S. Konitzer Endowed Memorial Scholarship

The scholarship is awarded to a sophomore, junior, or senior Chester County resident who plans to teach physical education and who meets other scholarship requirements.

Mel Lorback Endowed Scholarship Fund

The scholarship will assist a male soccer player with outstanding academic and leadership qualities, with preference given to physical education majors.