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Welcome to the first issue of Mortar Board Collegiate News - a monthly publication distributed to all Mortar Board members
Being chosen as a part of the Mortar Board national honor society is not only an honor, but a lifetime commitment to uphold the ideals of the society: scholarship, leadership and service. We hope your experience in Mortar Board will be truly enjoyable this year.
Membership certainly has benefits
Beyond the satisfaction of service to the academic and surrounding community, there are some valuable, tangible benefits to being a member of Mortar Board, ranging from academic recognition to discounts and services from Mortar Board’s partners.
 Networking
Members are given several unique opportunities to network with collegiate and alumni members in your geographic location, career area or graduate field of study across the globe as a part of Mortar Board’s Career and Graduate School Network. Questions about Mortar Board or want to know what other members are doing in their chapters? Don't forget to visit the discussion boards, Facebook or MySpace to get the inside scoop.
Scholarships and graduate fellowships available
Mortar Board members furthering their education beyond undergraduate study are eligible to apply for thousands of dollars in esteemed national Mortar Board fellowships, available only to alumni of Mortar Board.
All members are given access to the Mortar Board scholarship finder, a search engine with quick access to more than a million scholarships with more than $3 billion in awards.
 Discounts and services from our partners
Mortar Board works with a variety of partners to bring exclusive special offers and discounts to our members. More importantly, these partnerships provide for scholarships and additional support of the honor society's mission and programs.
Partnerships include:
Career assistance
In addition to Mortar Board’s Career and Graduate School Network, Mortar Board will be launching a national job search engine exclusively for our members this year. All members applying for jobs with the federal government receive employment entrance at the GS-7 ranking, which can mean an instant pay increase for certain jobs.
Leadership opportunities
Get involved with Mortar Board at the national level as a:
September is National Literacy Month
 Mortar Board fully supports literacy efforts through an ongoing national initiative - Reading is Leading. Chapters across the nation have developed their own local programs to promote this effort. As September is National Literacy Month, Mortar Board challenges each and every member to make an additional effort to help promote literacy this month. Read to a child, donate a book to charity or maybe throw the biggest read-in party on your block - all in the name of literacy this month!
Congratulations to our national fellowship winners for the 2007-2008 year
James Blakemore
Fellowship: Washington State University classes of 1945-1950 Fellowship ($2,000)
Undergraduate university: Wichita State University (Initiated 2004)
Post-graduate university: Yale University, Department of Chemistry
Brittany Cvetanovich
Fellowship: Ruth Weimer Mount Fellowship ($2,500)
Undergraduate university: Michigan State University (Initiated 2005)
Post-graduate university: Harvard Law School
Erin Frazee
Fellowship: Zelma Patchin Fellowship ($2,000)
Undergraduate university: Drake University (Initiated 2006)
Post-graduate university: Drake University, Pharmacy
Rachel Frederick
Fellowship: Mary Elizabeth Ramier Fellowship ($2,000)
Undergraduate university: Texas Tech University (Initiated 2006)
Post-graduate university: Texas Tech University HSC School of Medicine
Jenna Gross
Fellowship: Katherine Wills Coleman Fellowship ($2,000)
Undergraduate university: Butler University (Initiated 2006)
Post-graduate university: Indiana University School of Medicine
James Lamberg
Fellowship: Ruth Pierle Trosset Fellowship ($2,000)
Undergraduate university: University of Minnesota (Initiated 2005)
Post-graduate university: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Rein Lambrecht
Fellowship: Mortar Board Fellowship ($3,000)
Undergraduate university: Case Western Reserve University (Initiated 2006)
Post-graduate university: Ohio State University School of Medicine
Leslie Lang
Fellowship: Ellen North Dunlap Fellowship ($3,000)
Undergraduate university: University of California at Berkeley (Initiated 2005)
Post-graduate university: Harvard Law School
Lynn Rombi
Fellowship: Barbara Cook Fellowship ($2,000)
Undergraduate university: University of San Diego (Initiated 2006)
Post-graduate university: University of San Francisco
Emily Sala
Fellowship: Mortar Board Fellowship ($3,000)
Undergraduate university: University of Mary Washington (Initiated 2006)
Post-graduate university: American University Washington College of Law
Lori Scardino
Fellowship: GEICO Fellowship ($5,000)
Undergraduate university: University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire (Initiated 2006)
Post-graduate university: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Samantha Spilka
Fellowship: Mortar Board Diane Selby Fellowship ($5,000)
Undergraduate university: San Diego State University (Initiated 2006)
Post-graduate university: Columbia University, Teachers College
Anne-Kathrin Witt
Fellowship: Student Trust Fellowship ($5,000)
Undergraduate university: Wesleyan College (Initiated 2006)
Post-graduate university: International Max Planck Research Institute for Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences (Ludwick Maximilians University)
The above represents $38,500 in fellowships - the largest total ever distributed to Mortar Board members. Recipients are chosen based on academic excellence, recommendation, promise, financial need and Mortar Board involvement. Since the establishment of the Mortar Board fellowship program in 1941, more than $500,000 has been awarded to assist members in pursuing further study in graduate or professional school. Don't forget to fill out your application by January 31, 2008. |
