Bay College Faculty Association Announces Fall Scholarship Recipients

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Molly Campbell (left), Bay College Faculty Association President and Scholarship Committee Chair, stands alongside Gabriela Boyle (middle) and Josie Schafer (right).  Gabriela and Josie were awarded the Bay College Faculty Association Scholarship for the Fall 2022 semester.

Full-time faculty members of the Michigan Education Association (MEA) at Bay College are proud to announce their annual Faculty Association Scholarship award winners for fall semester 2022.  The Faculty Scholarship was established with the Bay College Foundation to recognize both the academic achievement and the unmet financial need of current Bay College students. In doing so, it also serves to increase student retention at Bay College.  The fund provides two scholarships of $500 each that are awarded to current students who return to Bay College in the Fall semester.

Gabriela (Gabi) Boyle and Josie Schafer were selected by the Faculty Association as the two award recipients this year.

A native of Poland, Gabi Boyle is a current Bay College student pursuing a degree in social work and criminal justice.  She has maintained a 4.0 GPA and plans to graduate with double majors in May 2023.  Gabi will transfer to Northern Michigan University in the fall to continue her studies in social work.

Escanaba High School graduate Josie Schafer will be graduating this December from Bay College with a Liberal Arts Degree and has maintained a 3.96 GPA.  Josie will transfer to Northern Michigan University to obtain a degree in Elementary Education with a Social Studies major.  After completing her degree, Josie plans to teach social studies to elementary or middle school students.

To be eligible for the award, students must have completed 24 or more Bay College credits with a 3.0 GPA or higher, and have applied for Bay College scholarships.  The Faculty Scholarship is unique in that the selection occurs after the regular scholarship award process has been completed.  Faculty select their recipients from a pool of students who still have some unmet financial need not yet covered by other scholarships and/or financial aid.

Faculty Association Scholarship Committee Chair, Molly Campbell, explained the purpose of this process.  “The Faculty Association wanted to design a distinctive scholarship that would reward our wonderful current students who are still working hard to complete their degrees at Bay College.  We are so proud of these students and all they have accomplished while at Bay, and we really want to ensure that they have the opportunity to stay and finish their Bay College degrees.

Bay College students can apply for over 300 scholarships online at baycollege.edu/scholarships.  Founded in 1972, the Bay College Foundation connects businesses, organizations and individuals to the rewards of changing lives and advancing communities with investments in higher education.  For more information on the Bay College Foundation, visit baycollege.edu/foundation, email foundation_FROM_BAY_COLLEGE or call 906-217-1700.