Eliza Anna Grier Scholarship Program designed to help increase diversity among Physicians and VeterinariansEdison, N.J. - Ross University, one of the world's largest providers of medical and veterinary education, announced the recent recipients of the Eliza Anna Grier Scholarship, a program designed to help increase diversity among
physicians and veterinarians. The winners for the 2004 entering class of Ross University School of Medicine are Yasir M. Ahamed of Grand Blanc, MI.; Lillian C. Otisi of Little Rock, AK.; Shelly M. Williams of Mounds View, MN.; Chauncy L. Eakins of Dayton, OH; Harold N. Embrack of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Chibuzor C. Nwankwo of Huntingdon Valley, PA. and Kwabena Abrah of Annapolis, MD. The winners for the 2004
entering class of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine are Everette W. Bannister of Midlothian, VA., Rosalee L. Gibson of Chicago, IL., and Miguel Diaz Rodriguez of Chicago Ridge, IL. The scholarships, funded by Ross University and requiring the nomination of a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, are awarded to as many as 15 students every year. They cover full tuition, required books, fees
and required laboratory supplies for students attending Ross University School of Medicine or Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. "The Eliza Anna Grier Scholarship is named in honor of a woman with a tremendous dedication to medicine, who persevered through numerous obstacles to achieve her goals," said Dr. Scott Obenshain, Dean of Ross University School of
Medicine. "These young men and women embody that wonderful sprit. Ross University is pleased to be able to recognize their achievements and support them as they pursue their dreams." The program is designed to help empower qualified underrepresented minority students who are U.S. citizens meet their full professional and personal potential in the field of medicine. It is named after
Eliza Anna Grier, the first African-American physician for Georgia. Starting her quest 17 years after the Civil War, Grier would alternate years of picking cotton with attending college in Pennsylvania. After 14 years, she earned a medical degree and returned to Georgia to serve African-American families. The scholarship is based on the Association of American Medical Colleges definition of
underrepresented minorities. Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to Ross University. | 
