The Doņa Ana County Historical Society, at its regular meeting on November 15, 2007, announced the availability of two scholarships and a research grant. The awards will be available annually beginning in January 2008. A $1,200 scholarship available to a history student in the Department of History at NMSU will be funded from general revenue until such time as interest from a newly-established DACHS Endowment Fund will provide sufficient funds. This scholarship is named "The Mary and J. Paul Taylor Scholarship" in recognition of contributions made by the Taylor family to the historical records and cultural enhancement of Doņa Ana County.
Members of the Society and others in the community are encouraged to make tax-deductible contributions to the DACHS Endowment Fund through cash donations, memorials, or provisions for an estate distribution. Checks should be made payable to "DACHS Endowment Fund," and sent to DACHS, P.O.Box 16045, Las Cruces, NM 88004.
The second scholarship in the amount of $250 is available to a graduating high school senior who participates in the New Mexico State National History Day competition and who continues his or her education at one of New Mexico's colleges or universities.
The $500 Research Grant is available to professional, amateur, independent, or student researchers who are involved in research about the history, archeology, anthropology, or ethnohistory of Doņa Ana County.
Decisions on awardees will be made by the DACHS Scholarship Committee. The various criteria for eligibility and application forms will be available soon on the Society's website: www.DonaAnaCountyHistSoc.com. At this time, for copies of eligibility criteria and other requirements and application forms, or for further information, please call Leslie Bergloff at 635-0837, George Helfrich at 522-3477 or the Scholarship and Endowment Fund page .
