Beverly Mullins Scholarship Created To Help Single Parents

The Beverly Mullin Scholarship which is named after Beverly Jo Mullins is targeted to help those single parents who are trying to get a degree from the Department of Sociology by fighting against the odds. This scholarship will be provided to those students who will be pursuing a full time course at UC Berkeley.

The founder of this scholarship program, Beverly Mullins, is the representative of a single parent without any financial stability. She had to fight against the odds not only to obtain a university degree but also to provide her son a good example and a better life style.

During the period of her study in Berkeley, her candid and simple demeanor attracted the minds of many transferring re-entry students. Beverly Mullins was like a fresh breeze of summer amidst the wintry milieu. She was ever conscious in that time to help those re-entry students by encouraging them. As she was the only source of income of her family, she had to do a part time along her study to maintain the financial condition of her family. Her unyielding attitude used to fascinate every one who was studying there.

Beverly Mullins actively participated in the Re-entry Program as a work-study member of staff during the time. This made her very popular and later she was chosen as the Vice-President of the Re-entry Alumni Association. This was not the end of her glorious journey. Later she was selected a staff member at the Haas School of Business.

Beverly Mullins attained the coveted Bachelors degree in Sociology in May 1998, after a heavy struggle. Though she passed away two year after attaining the degree, it was not the end of all. Her son Jacob continued the struggle and surprisingly he was getting admission offers from various reputed universities. Ultimately Jacob attained his Bachelors degree in International Relation from Yale University.

This was incident that prompted him to announce a scholarship in the name of Beverly Mullins up to $5,000 to a student in each academic year. If any one wants to apply for this scholarship, he or she is needs to contact Diana Mullins or he/she can get the application form from either The Alumni Scholarship Office, 2600 Bancroft or the 2nd Floor The Scholarship Connection, 345 Campbell Hall.

If any one wants to donate something, in the memory of Beverly Mullins he or she can make a contribution in their annual auction event or can participate in one of the fundraising activities through out the year. Lafpdl