April 2006 | Vol. 24, No. 4

April 14 is Deadline for Anne Jones Scholarship Applications/Required Materials

The Board of Directors of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) recently approved the establishment of an educational fund that will provide an annual educational scholarship of up to $2,500 to honor the many contributions made to SVU and the vascular technology profession by Anne Jones, former SVU President and former Chair of SVU’s Government Relations Committee.

The purpose of the Anne Jones Scholarship is to provide a qualified student applicant with a monetary amount to further his/her education in vascular ultrasound and pursue a career in the vascular ultrasound profession. SVU members are urged to help support this annual scholarship by making an optional voluntary contribution to the Anne Jones Scholarship Fund with their 2006 dues renewal payments.

Anne's Background

Anne Jones, born in Winston-Salem, NC, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a BS degree in Nursing in 1974. From 1974 to 1981, she worked as a nurse in major hospitals in North Carolina. It was during her job as a clinical nurse specialist in the Neurosonology Laboratory at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine that she obtained her first ARDMS credential in 1979 as a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS). This was the beginning of a long and strong relationship with the field of vascular technology. Anne obtained her RVT credential from ARDMS in 1983. From 1984-1986 she was Director of New York Medical Imaging and then from 1989-1992 she was Co-Director of the vascular laboratory at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. Anne was SVT President in 1985 and was Chair of SVU’s Government Relations Committee for several years. She has professional appointments that are too numerous to mention in this article. Her commitment, tenacity and many contributions to the vascular ultrasound profession over the years are matched by few in the profession.

2006 Scholarship

The first Anne Jones Educational Scholarship will be instituted in 2006, and SVU will present a scholarship of up to $2,500 for the fall 2006 school quarter or semester for a student’s second year in an accredited vascular ultrasound technology program

Eligibility

Student applicants for the Anne Jones Scholarship must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Applicant must be enrolled in the first year of full-time enrollment in an accredited vascular ultrasound education program.
• Applicant must have a college grade point average of not less than the equivalent of a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
• Applicant shall be enrolled in an accredited ultrasound school, college or university.
• Applicant does not have to be an SVU student member in good standing to apply, but he/she will receive an one-year student membership upon receiving the Scholarship.
• Applicant shall not have, or subsequently receive, any other scholarship which, when combined with the Anne Jones Scholarship from SVU, would provide a stipend greater than the applicant's tuition plus educational expenses (such as housing, books, lab fees, etc.) estimated by the educational institution the applicant is attending.
• Applicant must be either a United States citizen or a permanent resident of the United States.

Selection Criteria

The recipient of the Anne Jones Scholarship will be selected on the basis of the following criteria, which are listed in order of importance.

1. Scholarship: This criterion will be evaluated on the basis of the applicant's grade point average or its equivalent. A grade point average of not less than a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale will be required to be eligible for the scholarship. An official transcript from the applicant’s school must be submitted to the SVU national office for him/her to be eligible.
2. Career Goals: This criterion will be evaluated by assessment of the applicant's typed essay. An applicant must submit a written essay of up to 500 words or less that should specify the applicant's career objectives in the vascular ultrasound profession, and explain how the school’s academic program curriculum will prepare the student to achieve those career objectives. The essay must be attached to the application.
3. Recommendations: Each applicant must include no more and no less than two typed letters of professional recommendation. Letters of recommendation can be attached to the application or submitted directly by the authors by email to the SVU national office (AJonesScholarship@svunet.org).
4. Extracurricular Activities: Each applicant's college and community activities, offices, awards, and work experience will receive due consideration.
5. Financial Need:The applicant's financial need also will receive due consideration.

The SVU Board of Directors has appointed an Ad Hoc Anne Jones Scholarship Committee that will be responsible for selecting the 2006 recipient of the Scholarship based on the above criteria.

The completed Anne Jones Scholarship Application (including the student’s school transcript, essay, letters of recommendation and C.V. or resume) must be received at the SVU national office by April 14, 2006 for consideration for the fall 2006 quarter or semester. Students submitting their applications must make arrangements to have their official college transcripts sent directly to the SVU national office (AJonesScholarship@svunet.org). Students may either mail or email their scholarship applications to the SVU national office. No faxed scholarship applications will be accepted.

Scholarship Application and requested materials should be sent to the SVU National office by the April 14, 2006 deadline.

By Mail:
Society for Vascular Ultrasound
c/o Anne Jones Scholarship
4601 Presidents Drive, Suite 260
Lanham, MD 20706-4831

By Email:
AJonesScholarship@svunet.org

It is the responsibility of the applicant to have a completed application package sent to the above address by the April 14, 2006 deadline date, or sent by email to AJonesScholarship@svunet.org by that date.

Selection of 2006 Scholarship Recipient:

The selection of the first recipient of the SVU Anne Jones Scholarship will be done in May 2006 and announced at SVU’s 29th Annual Conference, June 1-3, 2006 in Philadelphia, PA. All applicants will be advised of the Committee’s decision by late May 2006. Good luck!