Katherine and Mark Young Scholarship Fund in Education

The Mark and Katherine Young Scholarship Fund in Education was established in 2023 to support transfer students to CU Boulder’s School of Education. Mark and Katherine Young have enjoyed careers and volunteer activities associated with education. Katherine is a former high school English teacher and elementary school librarian. Mark is employed in the biotech industry, worked as an undergraduate engineering tutor, and taught graduate students while working on his own doctorate. They appreciated having full-ride scholarships as undergraduates and are happy to pay it forward with their undergraduate scholarship. They believe excellent teaching can lead to a more inclusive, equitable, and just world.

This scholarship is meant to support two Colorado residents who have been admitted to the CU Boulder School of Education’s teacher licensure programs as transfer students. First preference will be given to students who have completed an Associate’s degree at a local community college, though any community college transfer student will be considered for this award. Scholarship applicants should aspire to work with students and families from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. This scholarship is renewable for two years.