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Mary Jo DeVleeschower Scholarship
UNIVERSAL APPLICATION
Mary Jo DeVleeschower Scholarship

Mary Jo DeVleeschower was a native of South Bend, Indiana, born January 14th, 1941. She graduated in 1968 from Andrew Jackson High School in South Bend, and graduated from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana in 1972 with a degree in “special education.” Mary Jo taught at the Alexander Graham Bell School beginning in 1972 working with students who were hearing impaired. She attended the University of Southern California (John Tracy Clinic) and received her Master’s degree in 1978 from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a teacher at the Alexander Graham Bell School, Mary Jo worked through a grant with Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. for the Wole Language Program for the hearing impaired, publishing a related article in a national magazine. Mary Jo DeVleeschower loved the children with whom she worked, and poured her whole heart into her work. She had a special relationship with her students, demonstrated on the day of her memorial when some shared a tribute to her in American Sign Language. She further demonstrated her love and support for her students through the creation of the scholarship through her will.

Eligibility Criteria:
  • Candidates must be graduating from the Columbus Hearing Impaired Program that wish to pursue degrees in higher education
  • Candidates must attend or plan to attend an educational institution in the U.S.
Deadline:

March 22, 2024, 5:00 p.m. EST

Award Amount:

Minimum $500

Contact person for more information:

Scholarships Team
The Columbus Foundation
scholarshipmanager@columbusfoundation.org