To honor the memory of Dr. Edward J. Joseph, this scholarship is to be awarded annually during the Spring Semester to a student who is a resident of West Virginia and enrolled in the first year of the professional Dental Hygiene program. The recipient of this award is to be determined by his or her first-year classmates because of being identified as being the most helpful, encouraging and inspiring member of the class.
The recipient shall receive a scholarship in the amount of $2,000 to be applied to tuition, fee and/or books. The award shall be split equally between the fall and spring academic year following the announcement of the award. If the student who is selected has other scholarships or grants that cover the institutionally-related costs listed above, no portion of the scholarship award shall be distributed directly to the student recipient. Rather, it shall remain within the Dr. E. J. Joseph Scholarship Fund for future use.