Donald Endowed Scholarship

Scholarship Requirements:

Priority of consideration shall be given to juniors and seniors majoring in information technology disciplines, which includes management information systems (MIS) and computer science (CS), who possess a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and who have demonstrated commitment to their information technology courses. Recipients shall demonstrate financial need, although not necessarily need as defined by federal guidelines, and possess an unmet need equal to or greater than the award amount.

The scholarship may be renewable for each of the subsequent years of a recipient’s undergraduate education provided the scholarship committee deems the recipient’s performance and academic progress satisfactory and provided the recipient remains enrolled in an information technology program. Additionally, students must maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average on a 4.0 scale and fully participate in the program’s events and activities.

Disbursement Amount:

The approximate cost of in-state tuition shall be used as a guideline for the award amount. As the corpus of the fund increases, more students may be funded, and the scholarship amount may increase in accordance with education costs. The donors desire that the distribution of awards is proportionate to the relative number of graduates in each major. Mid-year awards may be granted.

Bio:

Keith Donald graduated from of The University of Alabama Management Information Systems (MIS) program in 2000, and in 2004, he co-founded SpringSource, a software organization that is recognized as a leading innovator in the field of enterprise application development. While in school, Mr. Donald was nominated as Outstanding Student in MIS and served as president of the Alabama Information Management Society (AIMS).

Keri Kolumbus Donald is a 1998 graduate of the University’s Computer Science (CS) program and an accomplished user experience professional. While in school, Mrs. Donald was nominated as Outstanding Student in CS and served as president of both the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE).