The Meiping Cheng Scholarship, which honors the daughter of Dr Kang-chi and Nien Cheng, who was killed at the hands of Maoist revolutionaries, is open to sophomore IIs, juniors and senior I students in any SRU major.
Applications require a short essay and two letters of recommendation.
Marjorie Stephenson, a professor and librarian at Slippery Rock University from 1971 to 1978, made provision in her will for the undergraduate scholarships, which were first awarded in 1987. The award was designed to support African-American students and library science majors. It is also available to those studying in the arts, humanities, social sciences or education. This news release was available for downloading at 2 p. m. on the date and Internet address listed at the top of this release.