Jassinya Alvarado-Padilla of Lancaster Awarded Research Grant at Millersville University

2012 Mar 22

Jassinya Alvarado-Padilla, of Lancaster, Pa., a student at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, recently received the spring 2012 Neimeyer-Hodgson Research Grant. Alvarado-Padilla, a early childhood education major, was awarded $170 for the Evaluating the Color of Teaching Mentoring Program project.

Recipients of these funds must be full-time undergraduate students at Millersville University. The total grant amount awarded for spring 2012 is $5,810 to 13 students. This program was established to recognize individuals in pursuit of scholarly research. The Neimeyer-Hodgson Fund, introduced in 1983, was established with monies bequeathed to the Millersville University Alumni Association by Minnie Menges Niemeyer, Class of 1923, and Laura L. Hodgson, mother of Pearl Hodgson, Class of 1931.

Applications will be available for the fall semester grants program in September. Deadline for the fall is Friday, October 19, 2012. For additional details, contact the Alumni Services Office at 717-872-3352.

Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a top-ranked, public university located in the northeast region of the United States. It is committed to offering students a high quality, comprehensive university experience of exceptional value. Dedicated to providing nationally recognized programs that embrace the liberal arts, Millersville offers academic opportunities that are supported by outstanding faculty who are accomplished scholars and practitioners. Founded in 1855 as the first Normal School in Pennsylvania, Millersville University is one of 14 universities within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.