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Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs
to the people who prepare for it today.—Malcom X
THE SPIRIT OF ISABEL KELLUM
The Scholarship Fund was established to honor and perpetuate the work of Isabel Kellum who devoted her
life to the education of young people. Isabel was the mother of six children. Born in Louisiana, she spent her
adult life as a resident of Berkeley. She inspired young people in many years of dedicated teaching at the
St. Columba Parish School, and service as Junior Daughter Counselor with the Ladies of Saint Peter Claver.
In 1979, the year Isabel retired from teaching, the scholarship fund was created. Saint Columba Parish continued
the work after her death on January 2, 1988.
Her granddaughter, Celeste Stanley, is a parishioner with two children of her own. Celeste remembers the fun,
warm, loving home her grandparents kept, inviting the parish priests in on Sunday afternoons. Her grandmother
was a teacher at home, quizzing Celeste on her grammar. Isabel enabled generations of Saint Columba students
to achieve what they did not dream was possible.
The Committee deeply appreciates the efforts of our community to support the scholarship fund and the work to which Isabel Kellum devoted her life.
APPLICATION FORM & SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES
Each applicant must be a member of St. Columba Church.
Initial applicants must be involved in at least one church activity or ministry, for example: The Youth Group, Knights and Ladies of Saint Peter Claver, Choir, Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Usher or Family Faith Formation Program. Returning applicants please provide proof of community service completed during the school year.
Priority will be given to graduating high school seniors accepted for undergraduate study at a four-year college / university or two-year community college.
Second priority will be given to returning applicants continuing undergraduate studies at a four-year college / university or two-year community college. A GPA of 2.0 is required for returning students. Awards are currently limited to undergraduate students and not to graduate students.
Applicants will be funded for a maximum of four years at a four-year college / university and a maximum of two years at a community college.
Proof of fall registration is required before awards are distributed.
The Scholarship Application Form & Guidelines can be downloaded here:
PAST SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Congratualtions to all our recipients!
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The Committee funds up to two years of community college, and four years of college or university study. The awards to initial or returning applicants each year are funded through the generous support of the Saint Columba community.
For more information, please speak with a member of the Committee:
Tom Shaver, Marolyn Jackson, Mona Rodrigues, Gloria Wheeler
DONATEAll Scholarship Donations are Greatly Needed & Appreciated
Thank You!
St. Columba Church Isabel Kellum Scholarship Committee
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