Endowed Scholarships & Fellowships
Irving and Elna Kallman Scholarship Fund
History
This scholarship was sponsored by the Florida Book Store Inc. under the direction of owner and president Clayton H. Kallman. Kallman grew up in Gainesville during the 1940s and 1950s, graduating from high school in 1959. At Johns Hopkins University, Kallman earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees before beginning a career in academics as an applied research statistician in the cardiology department at the university’s medical school.
Kallman returned to Gainesville in 1984 to pursue an interest in business as president of the Florida Book Store. The Florida Book Store was started by his father and mother, Irving and Elna Kallman, in 1933.
Criteria
National Merit Scholars.
Application Information
The Kallman Scholarship endowment provides funding for the National Merit Scholarship Program at UF. Specific application form is not required. For information on the outstanding financial award package available to National Merit Scholars at UF contact:
Office of Admissions
P.O. Box 114000
Gainesville, FL 32611-4000
Phone: (352) 392-1365
Click here for information on the National Merit Scholarship Program.
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