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A. Barry Rand Endows $1 Million Scholarship
in the School of Education

In 1999, Addison Barry Rand, a former Fortune 500 executive and the current chairman of Howard University's Board of Trustees, endowed a $1 million  scholarship fund in his mother's name for the School of Education. According to Rand, the Helen Matthews Rand Endowed Scholarship was established in recognition of his late mother's distinguished career and dedication to urban education and community service. Mrs. Rand, a graduate of the esteemed Miner Teachers College, was  a teacher and a principal in DC Pubic Schools for more than two decades.

The Helen Matthews Rand Endowed Scholarship Fund is having an important impact on the availability of highly qualified teachers serving in urban schools. To date, the scholarship fund  has prepared twenty-four (24) teachers. These "best and brightest" are teaching in the nation's public schools.  Five (5) of the teachers are males.

The scholarship provides full tuition, a partial room and board stipend, and a laptop for a maximum of two years to exceptional students pursuing a degree in teacher education. Recipients must make a 2-year commitment to teaching in an inner-city or urban environment directly upon completing their HUSOE degree. Applicants must pursue a course of study leading to a career in teaching grades PK-12. Rand Teacher Scholars are announced each April. The deadline for applications is February 15th, 2008, for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Helen Matthews Rand Endowed Scholarship Application (2007-08)
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Helen Matthews Rand Endowed Scholarship Application (2007-08)
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Helen Matthews Rand Endowed Scholarship Recommendation Form (2007-08)
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Helen Matthews Rand Endowed Scholarship Recommendation Form (2007-08)
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