Educational Grants
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EDUCATIONAL GRANTS
Each year, members of the Trust Liaison Committee determine the number and amount of educational grants
that will be awarded each year. The incoming Grand President appoints a separate Educational Grants
Committee which serves to review grant applications and determine recipients. This Committee may also
suggest modifications to scoring guidelines, criteria and application forms in order to enhance the selection
process.
Applications are processed online through the lks.org web site. The submission deadline for grant applications
is January 15 of each year, and grant recipients are notified by March 15 At the discretion of the committee,
grants may be withheld if there are insufficient qualified applicants; the decision of the committee is final.
Available Grants
For collegiate members enrolled in a licensure eligible pharmacy degree program*:
 Cora E. Craven Educational Grant
 Norma Chipman Wells Loyalty Grant
 Mary Connolly Livingston Educational Grant
 Adele Lobraico Lowe Leadership Grant
 Marilyn & Joe E. Haberle Educational Grant
Eligibility Requirements (see application for more specific eligibility requirements and evaluation criteria):
 Must be in good standing with Lambda Kappa Sigma. The International Office will verify current duespaid status prior to grant release.
 Must rank in the upper half of their class academically.
*In the U.S., the Pharm.D. degree is the only qualifying program within those Schools or Colleges of Pharmacy recognized by the
Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education (ACPE). International programs must have accrediting certification by a unit of
that country comparable to ACPE or U.S. regional standards
Only one application is required to apply for the above grants.
For members pursuing a graduate degree:
 Dr. B. Olive Cole, Graduate Educational Grant
Eligibility Requirements (see application for more specific eligibility requirements and evaluation criteria):
 Must be in good standing with Lambda Kappa Sigma. The International Office will verify current duespaid status prior to grant release.
 The applicant’s initial degree must be in pharmacy.
 Available to members enrolled in a program of graduate study and research which will advance their
career. Qualifying programs include Masters or Doctoral degrees (M.S., M.A., M.B.A., M.P.H, Ph.D., J.D.,
Dr.P.H., etc.) as well as joint degree programs which combine the Pharm.D. degree with Masters or
Doctoral studies. Studies may be at institutions that do not have a Pharm.D. program or an LKS chapter.
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Educational Grants
At the current time, all grants are limited to those in academic programs leading to a degree. There are
no funds available to individuals pursuing a post-degree Residency program. Details of each educational
grant program is provided below. Application and Recommendation Forms are provided to the chapter
by the IO or may be down-loaded directly from the Fraternity website, www.lks.org.
Cora E. Craven Educational Grant, Norma Chipman Wells Loyalty Grant,
Mary Connolly Livingston Educational Grant, Adele Lobraico Lowe Leadership Grant,
Marilyn & Joe E. Haberle Educational Grant
These grants are named in recognition of outstanding Fraternity members who served in a number of
capacities within LKS.
Cora E. Craven was a member of the Alpha chapter at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy who served
as Grand Council Member at Large from 1934-1936 and 1940-1946, Grand President from 1936-1940,
and Honorary Advisor from 1954-1960. She designed the Fraternity Coat of Arms in 1919 and the
Honorary Member pin. She also selected the sign and password for the Fraternity. Cora Craven passed
away in 1960.
Norma Chipman Wells was a founding member of the Zeta chapter at the University of CaliforniaSan Francisco. She served as Grand Treasurer from 1928-1930, Grand President from 1934-1936 and
was also Treasurer of the Zeta Alumnae Chapter. She and her sister, Clara Wells, attended many LKS
Conventions and were known for their sisterhood in the Fraternity as well as in real life. In 1936, as
outgoing Grand President, Norma Wells presented a new Fraternity gavel made of California Redwood
with the LKS crest to new Grand President Cora E. Craven. This gavel is passed on to each incoming
Grand President at the close of the Biennial Convention. In 1986, she was honored by the Fraternity
with the Distinguished Service Citation.
Mary Connolly Livingston was one of the eight founding collegiate members of the Alpha Chapter in
1913 at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. She served as the first Secretary-Treasurer. Her father,
husband, and son were also pharmacists. She remained active in the practice of community pharmacy
in Orleans, Massachusetts on Cape Cod and contributed key funds to establish the LKS Educational
Trust.
Adele Lobraico Lowe was a founding member of the Phi Collegiate chapter and Phi Alumnae chapter.
She served as the first President of Phi Alumnae. She also served as Grand Council Second VicePresident from 1948-1950, Fourth Vice-President from 1950-1954, Southern Regional Supervisor from
1958-1960, Midwestern Regional Supervisor from 1962-1970, and Grand President from 1970-1974.
She, along with other past Grand Presidents, was the impetus to create the LKS Educational Trust; she
served as the first Trust President. She was honored by the Fraternity in 1982 with the Distinguished
Service Citation.
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Marilyn and Joe Haberle graduated from pharmacy school at Purdue University in 1954. Joe got his
PhD in 1960 and became a professor of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics at the University of Tennessee.
Joe was appointed faculty advisor to Alpha Epsilon Chapter. Marilyn, a hospital pharmacist, joined LKS
as our first alumni initiate and became an active sister. Soon she joined Joe as Fraternity Advisor to the
chapter and so began a long a dedicated involvement with LKS. When they moved to St Louis, where
Joe was on faculty at the St Louis College of Pharmacy for over 40 years, they became involved with the
Alpha Zeta chapter as advisors. Marilyn also served the Fraternity as Region Supervisor, Grand
Julia Pishalski (1978)
Gloria Doughty (1994)
President, Grand Council Advisor and in ongoing service on many committees including the
Frances Curran (1980)
Portia Devore (1996)
Educational Trust Liaison Committee from its inception. Joe was named Patron of LKS in 1975 and
Adele Lowe (1982)
Patricia Kienle (1998)
attended many conventions until he passed away in 2004. Marilyn continues to be an active and beloved
Patricia Tanac (1984)
Marilyn Harris (2000)
member of LKS.
Norma Wells (1986)
Mary Grear (2002)
Margaret Harrison (1988)
Geraldine Manzione (2004)
Dr. B. Olive Cole Graduate Educational Grant
Marilyn Haberle (1990)
Nancy Horst (2006)
Judith Riffee (1992)
Ruth Brown (2008)
B. Olive Cole, Ph.D. was a distinguished educator and administrator at the University of Maryland
from 1920 to 1953. She is widely regarded to have been the first woman to hold a deanship title with
U.S. Schools and Colleges of Pharmacy. Dr. Cole was a founding member of the Epsilon chapter at the
University of Maryland in 1928. She was very accomplished as well as deeply involved in her profession
on many levels. In 1960, Dr. Cole was honored with the first Fraternity Award of Merit.
This grant was established in 1972 and is available to members enrolled in a program of graduate study
and
research
which
will advance their career and be Barbara
compatible
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the purposes of the Fraternity.
Mary
Jo Reilly
(1989)
Hayes
Mary R. Grear (1990)
Baetina Black (2001)
E.
Michelle
Valentine
(1991)
Barbara
Hauck(2002)
Go to www.lks.org for more information on Educational
Grants.
Sara White (1992)
Carol Bugdalski-Stutrud (2003)
Christine Gosselin (1993)
Cynthia Boyle(2004)
Patricia Kienle (1994)
Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner (2005)
Paula Castor (1995)
Donna Cestone (2006)
Janet Engle (1996)
Kathleen McTernan (2007)
Angel D’Angelo (1997)
Stefanie Vitale (2008)
Betty Jean Harris (1998)
Robin Bogner (2009)
Ruth Demar (1999)
Christine Perry (1996)
Jennifer Stuckman (1997)
Dixie Leikach (1998)
Linda Clark (1999)
Kathleen McAvoy (2000)
Eloise Thibeault (2001)
Stefanie Ferreri (2002)
Ginger Lemay (2003)
Kara Lee Shirley (2004)
Lauren Aleksunes (2005)
Creaque Charles (2006)
Cherokee Layson-Wolf (2007)
Jennifer Brandt (2008)
Carrie Molesa (2009)
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