““Educational achievement is one of the best predictors of economic advancement. Multiply that importance several times over for the single parent and equally as important for the children of that single parent.
This is why I support the Scholars Fund for Education.” ”
Our MISSION
The Scholars Fund for Education provides financial assistance and personal support to low-income single parents who are currently enrolled in a post-secondary course of study leading to employment with family-supporting wages.
OUR WORK AND IMPACT
Our years of experience working in higher education with women and men has taught us that education is the key to unlocking economic empowerment. When women and men are educated, they have opportunity, choice and power to make healthy decisions for themselves and their families.
HOW WE DO IT
Our programs are delivered locally by local Pope & Yell County community volunteers. They provide the muscle and on-the-ground work that make our programs come alive.
OUR BOARD
Our Board of Directors includes local community members from Pope and Yell County in which we live and operate.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Sabra Bartlett
Master of Science, College Student Personnel
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Daniel A. Childers
Business Analyst Associate, Gainwell Technologies
Nichole Edwards
Director, ATU Student Support Services
Paula Hilliard
Resource Assistant, United States Forest Service
Angela Woker
Director, Kumba LLC
Cheryl Chaney
Assistant Professor of Biology, ATU Biological Sciences
Lisa Cohoon Clark
Director of Online Partnerships and Military Outreach, ATU Office of Academic Affairs
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Linda Holland
Registrar, University of Arkansas Community College
Jim C. Murphy
Former ATU Wonder Boy
Timm Murdoch
Attorney, Murdoch Law Firm
Jimmy Witt
Mayor of Dardanelle, Arkansas
Fred Teague
Mayor of Russellville, Arkansas
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
Our work supports the creation of a more educated and highly skilled workforce
Confident, reliable, and hardworking individuals with a drive to succeed
We help ease demands on local, county, and state government budgets when our graduates secure professional employment and start “paying into the system”
Graduates report livable wages above poverty level
Retention and graduation rates always above 90%
Many of our students continually make the Dean’s List
Our Board of Directors have led the effort in raising single parents out of poverty in our community and have been at the forefront of countless graduation victories
