Haney-Singleton/Deas Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship was created by an anonymous donor in honor of Dr. Deborah Deas and Dr. Myra Haney-Singleton have worked tirelessly to assist students through medical school hurdles, whether emotional, health, or academic difficulties. Both believe in “lifting as we climb” and they walk this walk daily. In furtherance of the University’s commitment to improve health outcomes for minorities through training and establishing a diverse healthcare workforce, the Deborah Deas, MD and Myra Haney-Singleton EdD College of Medicine Endowed scholarship is to be awarded to applicants who represent a group that is underrepresented in medicine. The selected student will demonstrate financial need. It is awarded to an incoming student with continuation, pending satisfactory academic and professionalism progress.