Charles Baird Memorial Scholarship
Charles W. Baird was born in Pinesville, Kentucky in 1925 and moved to Cincinnati, OH a few years later. Upon graduating Woodward High School in 1943, he joined the Navy during World War II, serving as a signalman on a PT boat in the South Pacific. At the end of the war, he returned to complete his bachelor's degree at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Baird earned his Masters Degree in English literature in 1953 from Duke University, later completing his Ph.D studies at the University of Iowa. He joined the English department at Youngstown State University in 1969. He developed a strong interest in the author John Bunyan, after visiting England, in which he later contributed the Bunyan section in the Reader's Encyclopedia of English Literature. His book, John Bunyan: A Study in Narrative Technique, was published posthumously after his sudden death in 1974.
This scholarship was established by his wife and children, in his memory, to support a student who demonstrates excellence in English and/or English literature. This scholarship is a student majoring in English, open to incoming freshmen and upperclassmen undergraduate students only. Student must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and a completed FAFSA.
College: Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
YSU Foundation Scholarship: Yes
FAFSA required: Yes
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Awards Available: Varies
Deadline Date: February 1
Renewable: Through the application and selection process.
Contact Information: Department of English, 330-941-3414
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