Yurkowsky, Andrew Educational Trust Fund
Through his estate, Mr. Andrew Yurkowsky ’41 established The Andrew Yurkowsky Educational Trust Fund to thank the many individuals who assisted him throughout his life and to confirm his high belief in higher education and Christian values. A native of Akron, Mr. Yurkowsky was a photographer and WWII veteran who attended two Eastern Orthodox Churches in the Akron Area. The Andrew Yurkowsky Educational Trust Fund will award three scholarships to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at The University of Akron who demonstrate: (1) financial need, (2) residency in Ohio (preferably Summit or Cuyahoga counties), (3) intention to remain in Ohio after graduation, and (4) background in Eastern tradition and rituals of Christianity.
Applicants may be parishioners of Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Akron, Ohio); Saint Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church (Cleveland, Ohio); or other qualified person(s) applying to The University of Akron.
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