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Third Annual Award Nominations Sought
For Batipps Memorial Scholarship And Prize November 15, 2000 -- Nominations are being sought for the Gregory Raven Batipps (GRB) Memorial Scholarship and Literary Prize, both of which recognize outstanding University of Virginia African American students who are active in one or more U.Va. student publications. The GRB Scholarship winner will receive $5,000 in tuition and fees, the Literary Prize recipient will be awarded $750. Gregory Raven Batipps, who entered U.Va. in 1990, was known for his exceptional dedication and motivation. Batipps tutored local high school students and wrote for the Cavalier Daily and the Black Student Alliance's Pride magazine. He died in April 1992 as the result of an automobile accident. U.Va. faculty or staff may nominate students by sending supporting information to Judy J. Pointer at Alumni Hall by Dec. 1. Preference will be given to second- and third-year students. Winners will be notified in writing by Jan. 5. The Gregory Raven Batipps Memorial Scholarship and Literary Prize are a part of the Walter N. Ridley Scholarship Fund, established in 1987 to further develop the tradition of leadership, service and giving at the University of Virginia. For more information call the Walter N. Ridley Fund at (804) 984-9245. Contact: Katherine Jackson, (804) 924-3629 |
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