“I see the past, Mamie and my father Pedro, touching the present, these students, who will impact the future. When you see the kinds of career paths these young scholars are taking, you know there’s a huge impact. We all have the ability to change the world and with the scholarship, hopefully we’ve given the students the tools they need to really make a difference.”
The Mamie Bernard Aguirre and Pedro Joab Aguirre Scholarship is one of our longest-running, continuous scholarships, established in 1987 by Rowene Aguirre-Medina and others in her family. Recipients are upper-division students majoring in Spanish who have demonstrated an interest in the advancement of women in education, with preference given to students who are returning to school. Born in 1844, Mary "Mamie" Bernard Aguirre was an early Arizona pioneer who became the first Spanish teacher at the University of Arizona. Her grandson Pedro, Rowene's father, was born in Tucson in 1908 and became a successful businessman in the Mexicali Valley, living on both sides of the border. Rowene received her BA in Education and Speech in 1963, and she has an enduring commitment and deep love for her University of Arizona roots.
The humanities have never been more important, for the students of today and tomorrow, and for the world at large. We are educating the future leaders of the global economy. Students who choose the Humanities will graduate with a broad and versatile set of skills, ready to change the world. The College of Humanities’ vision is to elevate lives, careers, and communities through innovative and fearless inquiries into the diversity of human belief, language, literature, and culture. Help us make that vision a reality at the University of Arizona.
Ways to Give:
You can support our efforts through these giving opportunities:
College of Humanities Scholarships
Each year the College of Humanities is pleased to offer several scholarships to deserving students enrolled in disciplines across the College. These scholarships are made possible by the generosity of alumni and donors who have demonstrated a long-standing interest in education and the Humanities. Monies awarded cover a portion of university tuition and fees.
Department Funds
If you wish to direct your gift to student scholarships within a specific Humanities department or discipline, these funds are available and provide monies to cover a portion of university tuition and fees:
Africana Studies Scholarships
Gifts to this fund support Africana Studies students in their endeavors to enhance their academic and professional goals.
East Asian Studies Scholarships
Gifts to this fund support East Asian Studies students in their endeavors to enhance their academic and professional goals.
Myrl and Charles Hucker Scholarship Endowment
This scholarship is presented to students with a declared major or minor in Chinese selected based on merit.
French Scholarships
Gifts to this fund will support students of French in their endeavors to enhance their academic and professional goals.
Italian Scholarships
Gifts to this fund support students of Italian in their endeavors to enhance their academic and professional goals.
German Studies Scholarships
Gifts to this fund support German Studies students in their endeavors to enhance their academic and professional goals.
Interdisciplinary Studies Scholarships
Support Interdisciplinary Studies majors in their endeavors to enhance their academic and professional goals. Launch this fund with your gift!
P&A Humanities Scholarships
Gifts to this fund support Applied Humanities students in their endeavors to enhance their academic and professional goals.
M. André Goodfriend Scholarship for Applied Humanities
Applicants must be full-time undergraduate students majoring in Applied Humanities with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
Religious Studies Scholarships
Gifts to this fund support Religious Studies students in their endeavors to enhance their academic and professional goals.
The Fred and Barbara Borga Endowed Fund for Religious Studies
Gifts to this fund will support the Fred and Barbara Borga Health & Religion Lecture Series and the Fred and Barbara Borga Award for the Department of Religious Studies.
Jim Doidge Classics Scholarship
This Scholarship is presented to undergraduate or graduate students majoring in Classics with an emphasis in Greek or Latin.
Richard Jensen Latin Scholarship
Recipients shall be undergraduate students in advanced Latin studies selected based on GPA and outstanding academic achievement.
Sandra Rhead Jones Scholarship Endowment
Recipients shall be graduate students in Classics who have completed, or are about to complete, their first year of study.
Florence Borozan Memorial Award for Russian and Slavic Studies
This Scholarship is presented to full-time undergraduate or graduate students with a minimum 3.0 GPA, making satisfactory progress toward their degree, and enrolled in coursework in Russian & Slavic Studies.
Robert W. Buchheim Scholarship in Russian and Slavic Studies and the School of Government & Public Policy
This Scholarship is presented to full-time undergraduate or graduate students in good standing with declared majors in both Russian & Slavic Studies and the School of Government & Public Policy.
Teresa Polowy Memorial Scholarship Award for Russian & Slavic Studies
This Scholarship is presented to full-time undergraduate or graduate students making satisfactory academic progress toward their degree in Russian & Slavic Studies.
The Valentin and Evgenia Dunkel Award
The award was established to encourage an Independent Study, for one semester, of an artifact or artifacts of 19th & 20th century Russian painting, architecture, decorative arts, photography, industrial design, or a musical composition.
Spanish & Portuguese Scholarships
Gifts to this fund support Spanish and Portuguese students in their endeavors to enhance their academic and professional goals.
The Amy R. Williamsen Endowed Scholarship for Spanish and Portuguese
The Scholarship supports full-time graduate students majoring in Spanish or Portuguese. The fund was created in memory of University of Arizona professor Amy Williamsen.
Dante S. Lauretta and M. Katherine Crombie Award Endowment for Science and Humanities Study
This Award is presented to students who declare a major or minor in both the College of Humanities and the College of Science.
Samuel C. and Louise L. McMillan Scholarship
This Scholarship is presented to undergraduate students enrolled in any degree field offered by the College of Humanities. Candidates will demonstrate innovative leadership, academic achievement, and significant involvement in volunteer and community-based activities.
Alene Kelsey Metcalf Family Scholarship
This Scholarship is presented to undergraduate students pursuing a College of Humanities major, with special consideration for students seeking to become the first in their family to earn a college degree.
Thank you scholarship donors! Our students are so grateful for your support. Watch these videos to discover the impact your gifts have made on their education. Click here to view additional stories of students who have benefitted from scholarships and of the donors who have supported them.
Recipient of the Van de Verde Memorial Scholarship in Humanities
Recipient of the Van de Verde Memorial Scholarship in Humanities