Mary C. Dickens Scholarship Fund
Purpose
Income from this fund will support an annual scholarship for undergraduate business students, with a preference for supporting female students who have financial needs. (GF000194)Description
Recipients will be selected by the Office of Financial Aid. Recipients must be full-time students in the business school and must be in and remain in good academic standing; scholarships shall be awarded on the basis of need and merit. Preference will be given to awarding this scholarship to female students.
History
Ms. Dickens graduated from Athens state college in 1993 with the highest scholastic achievement, with a degree of BS in business administration. After that, she pursued an MS in management from Florida tech which she achieved in 1998. Early on in her career, she served as the director of the Maintenance and Special Projects Directorate at the Acquisition Center, AMCOM in the Redstone arsenal. She then served as the Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting and Executive Director of ACC-Redstone. Later on in her career, Ms. Dickens was the Deputy to the Commanding General, of the US Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. She retired from civil service after 37 illustrious years and joined COLSA in 2015. She was awarded multiple honors for her service including, 3 Civilian Meritorious Service Awards, the AUSA Civilian of the Year Award, the Secretary of the Army Specialized Contracting Award, the Frank S. Besson Award, the Knight of the Honorable Order of St. Michael. She serves as the board chair for Athens state university and a member of the AUSA Civilian Advisory Committee.
Dickens said the reasoning behind her decision to set up the scholarship, came from her desire to offer young women an opportunity to obtain an education that will allow them to contribute to their chosen field and the country at large. “I would not have enjoyed the successes in my career if not for my outstanding education from Florida Tech”, she said.
