“Keep Your Eye on the Prize, Even if the Prize Changes”

“Keep Your Eye on the Prize, Even if the Prize Changes”

At the 19th Annual Urquhart Memorial Foundation Scholarship Awards (Virtual) Ceremony, Linda Vanessa Wade implores and inspires twenty – two (22) scholars to persevere, because of and in spite of disruptions, distractions, discouragements. Linda Vanessa Wade of...
UMF Awards Twenty – Two Scholarships in Its 19th Year!

UMF Awards Twenty – Two Scholarships in Its 19th Year!

The Urquhart Memorial Foundation continued its commitment to “encouraging education” by presenting scholarships totaling $47,500 to 22 African – American students attending 4 – year Pennsylvania colleges and universities undergraduate programs....
Maurice D. Hinson, MD – Does The Truth Matter?

Maurice D. Hinson, MD – Does The Truth Matter?

Dr. Maurice D. Hinson, Resident Physician in Internal Medicine at New York – Presbyterian Hospital was the Keynote Speaker at the UMF 14th Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony. He was passionate about his journey and equally passionate about possibilities for the...
Success Story

Success Story

The UMF is committed to encourage education primarily through “start-up scholarship”. And in addition to helping scholars start we are inspired and encourage them to finish. Success stories about the finish are stories worth telling. Maurice D. Hinson,...