Foundation Scholarships

Worthington, Martha

Two at $400

Annually

Applicants for this scholarship must be majoring in a Foreign Language. There is a first preference for a student majoring in French, but it is not required. Student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. There is also a preference for a financial need but it is not required.

Application forms are available in the Department of Foreign Languages. A brief statement including biographical details, campus activities, and plans for the future is requested.

All members of the French faculty who are on campus will review the applications and select a scholarship recipient. The committee then informs the Department Chair of the recipient selected.

An award letter will be sent to the recipient by the Foreign Language Department Chair. The Chair will also complete and submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid Office.

Dr. Martha Worthington first established this fund in 1997. She joined the UW-Eau Claire English and Foreign Languages faculty in 1966. From 1975-1982, she served as special assistant to the vice chancellor. She returned to teaching in 1982 and retired from UW-Eau Claire in 1983. Dr. Worthington died on March 14, 2009, at the age of 90. Thank you notes should be written to Lee Puig-Antich, Dr. Worthington’s daughter, and forwarded to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation Office, S-214.