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Scholarships & Awards

Scholarships & Departmental Awards

Each year, Valpo’s Psychological Sciences and Counseling department honors students for excellence, service, and leadership. Awards include the Jody Esper Essay Award for work on sexual assault prevention, the J. Melvin and Lucille G. Nelson Scholarship for psychology and religion, and the Waldschmidt Award for outstanding senior achievement.

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Scholarships and Awards

The Jody Esper Essay Award on Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention

This award, established in memory of a colleague who devoted her career to the prevention of sexual assault, is given each spring for the writer of an outstanding essay on a related topic.

The J. Melvin and Lucille G. Nelson Scholarship in Psychology and Religion

This $1,000 scholarship, established in honor of the parents of Professor Jim Nelson, includes a research assistantship in Professor Nelson’s lab.

Rudolph C. Waldschmidt Award for an Outstanding Student in Psychology

This award is given each year to an outstanding senior psychology student for academic excellence and service.

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