2015 Anne Jones Scholarship

Application Process is Now Closed!

The Anne Jones Scholarship Fund of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) was established in 2005 to provide an annual educational scholarship of up to $2,500 for a student in an accredited vascular ultrasound school. First presented in June 2006, this annual educational scholarship honors the many contributions made to SVU and the vascular technology profession by Anne Jones, RN, BSN RVT RDMS FSVU; former SVU President (1985-1986); former Chair of SVU's Government Relations Committee for several years; and now Chair of the current SVU Advocacy Committee. The purpose of the annual Anne Jones Scholarship is to provide a qualified student applicant with a monetary scholarship to further her/his 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 2015 SVU dues renewal payment, online or directly to SVU, Attn: Anne Jones Scholarship Fund.
 

Scholarship Details

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The eighth annual Anne Jones Educational Scholarship from SVU will provide up to a $2,500 scholarship a student in an accredited, dedicated vascular ultrasound technology program offering an associate degree or a BS degree.

Additional Details

SVU will be awarding a free 1-year membership (good for 2015) to three runner-ups for the scholarship!

Eligibility

Student applicants for the Anne Jones Scholarship must meet the following eligibility requirements:
  • Applicant must be enrolled full-time in an accredited vascular ultrasound education program. View the complete list of schools. If you feel as though a school has been left off accidentally, please contact ksaba@svunet.org.
  • The vascular program must be a dedicated vascular program, not just a vascular class.
  • Applicant must have a cumulative grade point average of not less than the equivalent of a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
  • Applicant has to be an SVU student member in good standing to apply (paid for 2015).
  • 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.

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 her/him to be eligible for the scholarship.

Career Goals: This criterion will be evaluated by assessment of the applicant's typed essay submitted to the SVU national office. A scholarship applicant must submit a typed essay of up to 500 words that specifies the applicant's career objectives in the vascular ultrasound profession, and explains how the school's academic program curriculum will help prepare the student to achieve those career objectives. The essay must be submitted with the student’s 2013 Anne Jones Scholarship application.

Financial Need: The applicant's financial need will receive due consideration and should be noted on her/his scholarship application and personal essay.

Recommendations: Each applicant must include two typed letters of professional recommendation from people who know of her/his commitment to a vascular ultrasound career. Letters of recommendation can be attached to the application or submitted directly by the authors by email to Katie Saba at ksaba@svunet.org.

Extracurricular Activities: Each scholarship applicant's college and community activities, offices, awards, and work experience will receive due consideration by the judging panel as well.

Failure to comply: Should the scholarship recipient withdraw from her/his educational program, be expelled, fail to matriculate, or in any other way fail to comply with the requirements of the scholarship as stated in this document, it shall be the scholarship recipient's responsibility to ensure that all SVU scholarship funds are returned in full to the SVU national office within 90 days of the date of any such action.

An Ad Hoc Anne Jones Scholarship Judging Panel, consisting of the SVU past president and the previous Anne Jones Scholarship winner, will review all of the submitted Information, and select the 2015 recipient of the education scholarship based on the above criteria

How to apply:


A completed Anne Jones Scholarship Application (including the student's official school transcript, personal essay, two letters of recommendation, and her/his C.V. or resume) must be received at the SVU national office for consideration for the Anne Jones Education Scholarship. Students submitting their applications must make arrangements with their school’s program director to have their official school / college transcripts sent directly to the SVU national office. A student should email or mail their scholarship application to the SVU national office, attention of SVU, Katie Saba. No faxed scholarship applications will be accepted. Transcript must be in a sealed envelope and mailed to the SVU office.

The Scholarship Application and requested materials must be sent to the SVU national office by the deadline of Feb. 11, 2015.

By Email: ksaba@svunet.org

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

It is the responsibility of the student scholarship applicant to have a completed application package sent by email or mail to SVU by the scholarship submission deadline date.

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.


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