This endowment fund was an estate gift from Dr. Henry F. Beechhold, Professor Emeritus of the College of New Jersey, in honor of Jake L. Whitecrow. Like Whitecrow, Dr. Beechhold was a strong supporter of Native Americans and their academic pursuits. Part of Dr. Beechhold’s legacy to future Native American generations was offering financial assistance to Native American students pursing a college education. Preference of this scholarship will be awarded to a full-time Native American student, must be a health science major, and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.