Trevor Leeker Scholarship

Trevor Leeker Scholarship

Deadline is June 30th  

We will give two awards of $500.00 each (if donations are there), guaranteed one a year.

 

Requirements of scholarship:

-Graduate student in the medical field (doctor, nurse, PT, OT, etc.)

-GPA of 3.5 or higher

-Already accepted into the Graduate program

-Plan to work with special needs children

-Answer the essay questions

 

The Trevor Leeker Scholarship is for a graduate student in the medical field that will be working with special needs children.  A minimum 3.5 GPA is required.  The essays will decide who is awarded the scholarship and will be judged by a various group of Krabbe Famillies and Trevor’s parents.  This award is a one time scholarship. 

You can read about Trevor’s story at www.krabbes.com/trevors_trouble/ and find the application form.  Contact Michelle Leeker at leeker@embarqmail.com for more information or questions.

 

Winner's of the Trevor Leeker Scholarship

2007 Winner

Jessica Gillilan

Pediatric Nursing

Pediatric Care Nurse Practitioner

The University of Alabama

 

Due to lack of donations we were unable to award a second scholarship

 

2006 Winners

Sarah Collins
Occupational Therapy
Commonwealth University/ Medical College of Virginia


Mandy Ciancio
Human Movement in Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 

2005 Winner

Amitha Sampath

Neuro-developmental Peds/Pediatric Neurology

John Hopkins University of Medicine

Due to lack of donations we were unable to award a second scholarship

2004 Winners

Requested not to be published

2003 Winners

Madeliene Atzeva

Physical Therapy

Slippery Rock University

 

Hannah W. Klein

Neuroscience (Medicine)

Harvard Medical School

2002 Winners

Lela Vogel Tutorino

Physical Therapy

Rockhurst University

 

Neila-Susan Lawson

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

University of Kentucky College of Nursing

 

Special Scholarship

Tiffany Madl (Trevor's Aunt)

Physical Therapy

University of Kansas Medical School

 

 

 

Scholarship Application Form

General Information

Name:

Address:

Phone Number:

E-mail Address:

GPA:

College or University:

Major:

Graduate School:

Area of Study:

Essay Questions:

1. What do you know about Krabbe Disease and where did you find the information?

2. How have you and how will you work with special needs children in your profession?

3. How will the scholarship benefit you?