Scholarship Opportunities

The Board of Directors of the University Center at Harrisburg, Inc., is a nonprofit group that funds five scholarships each year to Dixon University Center students. The late J. Bernard Schmidt served as the president of this board and the scholarship was renamed in his honor.

These scholarships, which are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students, are traditionally given each spring, summer, and fall semester to students advancing in degree programs offered at Dixon University Center.

Any student who is not receiving full tuition reimbursement from another source is eligible for the scholarships, which can amount to a maximum sum of $1000. To be eligible, the student must be matriculated in a degree program at Dixon University Center, and have a grade point average of at least 2.5 for undergraduate or 3.0 for graduate. The Board announces scholarships after the midpoint of each semester, and awards are made when students successfully complete the semester's coursework.

Click here for an application for fall 2008 or call 717-720-4080. The completed application along with an official, sealed copy of your current transcript can be sent to Lorelee Isbell via mail at 2986 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110, via fax at 717-720-7259, or via email.
Deadline for submission is October 10, 2008.

Recent Scholarship Winners

Spring 2008

• Michelle Elliott – Business Administration (BS) at Elizabethtown College
• Sharan K. Albright – Biology (MS) at Shippensburg University

Fall 2007

• Becky Berkebile - Criminal Justice (BPS) at Elizabethtown College
• Nathan M. Desmarais - Human Resource Management (MHRM) at Saint Francis University

Summer 2007

• Roger Michael Seip - Information Systems (MSIS) at Shippensburg University

• Heather Karns – Social Work (BSW) at Shippensburg University
• Jamie Bolton – Clinical Psychology (PsyD) at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Fall 2006

• Patricia Carpintieri - Criminal Justice (BPS) at Elizabethtown College
• Vickie L. Saltzer - Library Science (MS) at Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Summer 2006

• LeeAnn Wisniski - Business Administration (BS) at Elizabethtown College
• Aaron Bert - Library Science (MS) at Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Spring 2006

• Julia Mallory - Business Administration (BS) at Elizabethtown College
• Darlene Farren Piazza - Administration and Leadership Studies (PhD) at Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Fall 2005

• Kimberly Dierwechter - Public Administration (MPA) at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Summer 2005

• Sharon L. Royer - Accounting (BS) at Elizabethtown College
• Mary M. Hollis - Library Science (MS) at Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Spring 2005

• J. Earl Kauffman - Communication (BA) at Elizabethtown College
• Jennifer Neumyer - Library Science (MS) at Clarion University of Pennsylvania