Linda A. Vaughan Scholarship Fund

Dr. Linda A. Vaughan was a nutrition faculty member at ASU for nearly four decades. She played a pivotal role in the transformation of nutrition education at ASU from a small program in Home Economics with just 60 majors to its current prominent stature in the School of Nutrition and Health Promotion. When Dr. Vaughan retired as director of the School of Nutrition and Health Promotion within the College of Health Solutions in 2016, the Nutrition Program boasted over 500 majors and was one of the largest and most successful dietetics programs in the U.S. Dr. Vaughan is a respected educator and leader around the ASU community and her devotion to her students and the dietetic community is legendary.

When asked about her dedication to teaching nutrition, Dr. Vaughan said, “I lived for those aha moments — the moment when a student’s face registered, ‘I get it now.’ That’s the big reward, and that’s what carries you through the years.”

In addition to carrying the Nutrition Program through many transitions, Dr. Vaughan demonstrated outstanding commitment to her community as a volunteer and board member for organizations serving low-income and under-served populations around the Valley.

This scholarship supports students in the Nutrition programs:
BS Dietetics
BS Food and Nutrition Entrepreneurship
BS Nutritional Science
MS Medical Nutrition
MS Nutrition (Dietetics)
MS Nutritional Science
PhD Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

Amount: 
Varies
Criteria
Minimum GPA: 
Not applicable
FAFSA Required: 
Yes
Must Demonstrate Need: 
Yes
Residency: 
Arizona resident
Non-Arizona resident
Enrollment status: 
Full-time
Academic level: 
First-year student
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Post Baccalaureate
Graduate
Location: 
Downtown Phoenix
Online
College: 
Health Solutions, College of
Field of study: 
Foods, Nutrition, And Related Services
Additional criteria: 

-Students will also be selected based on academic merit
-PhD students are eligible for this scholarship if they are enrolled in a nutrition track, their mentor/dissertation chair is a nutrition program faculty and their dissertation reflects the scope of the nutrition program as described above.

Contact info
College of Health Solutions
[email protected]
Application information
Deadline: 
Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Portal app: 
This scholarship is not accepting applications for the 2023-2024 academic year until Saturday, October 1, 2022 – 12:00am. Consider bookmarking this scholarship using the bookmark button above.