This scholarship provides funding to undergraduate and graduate students studying in the area of exceptional student education or diversified disabilities. The Pendells continue to build this fund which was begun in 1993. Scholars are encouraged to make donations to this fund once they have graduated. Funding provides Genesis scholarship funds to students dedicated to the Genesis Teacher Education Project which prepares professional educators with a comprehensive elementary-secondary perspective in education. This scholarship was created by the family of Traica Thomas in honor of her 88 th birthday.
Funding provides scholarship funds to students dedicated to community education.
Applicants may be full or part time students in education. This Genesis Scholarship was established in 1995 by James Woodruff, Jr. in memory of his wife, Hazel Gates Woodruff for students enrolled in the Genesis Teacher Education Project. The sons of the Woodruffs continue to support this fund so that it may provide funding for more scholarships in the future. Applicants must have 1 to 3 letters of recommendation, academic potential, financial need and involvement in civic, athletic, professional, or educational organizations.