Scholarships

The late Joyce (Geddes) Bryant and her husband, the late Gerald D. Bryant, established the Geddes-Bryant Family Scholarship to honor long-time involvement of the Geddes and Bryant families in Grand Island Public Schools. Joyce (Geddes) Bryant taught home economics at Grand Island Senior High School and Barr Junior High School. Her father (Glenn H. Geddes), several of his brothers, and her great-grandfather (Gavin H. Geddes) served on the Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education. Gerald D. Bryant spent 35 of his 39 years as an educator in the Grand Island Public Schools, where he worked as a fifth-grade teacher (4 years), elementary principal (4 years), then elementary curriculum coordinator and later assistant superintendent (27 years). The late Joyce (Geddes) Bryant and her husband, Gerald D. Bryant, have three children (Lee, Jay, and Carol Bryant) who completed graduate-level educations and excelled in their careers. Three generations of the family are Grand Island Senior High School graduates: Maude (Leiser) Geddes (Joyce (Geddes) Bryant’s mother), Joyce (Geddes) Bryant, and Lee, Jay, and Carol Bryant (Gerald and Joyce Bryant’s children). The scholarship is intended for students who graduate Summa Cum Laude or Magna Cum Laude in their class at Grand Island Senior High School.

Amount and Terms

• $500/varies x 1 year

Number of Scholarships

• 1

Eligibility

• Must be a graduate of Grand Island Senior High School
• Must be ranked Summa Cum Laude or Magna Cum Laude of the graduating class

To Apply

• Complete the online application form at www.gipsfoundation.org/what-we-do/scholarships 

Deadline

• See scholarship application deadlines at www.gipsfoundation.org/what-we-do/scholarships

Selection Procedure

• Applications will be reviewed by a scholarship selection committee appointed by the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation.

Terms of Payment

• The scholarship will be paid through the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation to appropriate educational institution per scholarship eligibility defined above. Scholarships larger than $500 will be split into equal semester payments.

Claim Scholarship

• The student must provide proof of enrollment (class schedule) and student ID number to the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation for scholarship distribution. Proof of enrollment is needed for each semester covered by scholarship terms. Send proof of enrollment to Kari Price via email to kprice@gips.org, in person at GIPS Administration Building (123 South Webb Road) or via mail to PO Box 4904, Grand Island, NE 68802.