Karen H. Jones Award

At a Glance

Eligibility: Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students with demonstrated financial need as determined by the Office of Student Financial Aid.
Major: Family and consumer sciences education
Department: Workforce Education and Instructional Technology
How to apply: No direct student application is required. Recipients are identified and selected by the Workforce Education program based on the scholarship eligibility criteria.
Contact us: weit@uga.edu

Fund Purpose

This fund provides an annual award(s) for a Family and Consumer Sciences Education student(s) working on a teacher certification within the Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology in the Mary Frances Early College of Education. Eligible recipients will have demonstrated commitment to teach.

About the Donor

This fund was created by Dr. Karen H. Jones in 2023 to support students pursuing Family and Consumer Sciences Education at the University of Georgia. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Dr. Jones knew from an early age that teaching was her calling. After teaching at the secondary and university levels and earning a doctorate, she joined the faculty of the Mary Frances Early College of Education at UGA.

Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to strengthening FACS education and preparing future teachers. Through this fund, she hopes to encourage the next generation of FACS educators and positively impact the students they will serve.