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2008 Ceremony

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The Scholarship

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Past Ceremonies:
2007 Ceremony
2006 Ceremony

2005 Ceremony

How You Can Help

Donate to the scholarship. We welcome donations to the Scholarship, which supports graduate students enrolling in the School of Public Health or other graduate schools at the University of Minnesota, who have indicated a commitment to working directly to improve the lives of older people. Donations are tax deductible.

Contributions can be sent to:

University of Minnesota Foundation
CM 3854
PO Box 70870
Saint Paul, MN 55170-3854

Please make checks out to the Shelley Joseph-Kordell Memorial Scholarship Fund

Click here to make a donation by credit card.

The University has established the President’s Scholarship Match program, which will match dollar for dollar the payout of the scholarship. For more information about the Match program, please click here

Up to 50 percent of your adjusted gross income for gifts of cash in the year can be claimed on taxes. Excess deductions may be carried over for up to five years.

Ceremony sponsorship. We are currently seeking sponsors for the annual Shelley Joseph-Kordell Award and Scholarship ceremony. For more information, please contact info@sjktribute.org

Download information on sponsoring the event.

Volunteer. The Award and Scholarship Ceremony Committee is an energetic and dedicated team of volunteers composed of Shelley’s colleagues, family, and friends, as well as Hennepin County employees, business and community leaders, and those with an interest in aging-related issues. Volunteers should be passionate about issues of aging, available for meetings 1-2 times per month, and able to make a one-year commitment. To volunteer as a member of the planning team for the Award and Scholarship Ceremony, please contact info@sjktribute.org .

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