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A limited number of scholarships are available for Recovery University applicants. These scholarships are available through funds that have been graciously donated by…
– The families and friends of RU and AU graduates Doug Corr and Diane LeMay who passed away in 2010
– The AU Board of Directors in honor of AU grad and board member Harriet Werner who passed away in 2011
– The family of mental health advocate and AU supporter Edward J. Wind who passed away in late 2011
– The Voice Studio of Adèle Paxton and its students (Creative Voices for Recovery Scholarship)
– A general scholarship fund established by AU and its Board of Directors.
It is our hope that these scholarship funds will be sustained from private and public donations to AU (see Support AU).
Doug Corr Scholarship | Diane LeMay Scholarship | Harriett Werner Scholarship
Edward J. Wind Scholarship | Creative Voices for Recovery Scholarship | AU General Scholarship Fund
Doug successfully completed the Advocacy Education Course, graduating on May 11, 2007. He was an excellent and dedicated advocate who sincerely enjoyed and applied what he learned, helping many of his peers as an AU Advocate. He had been employed at DMHAS in the Research Division. Doug had applied for and was accepted into Recovery University, and will be awarded an Honorary Certification as a Recovery Support Specialist. His Graduation Certificate will be presented to his parents, Richard and Barbara Corr, at an upcoming RU Graduation. Doug was noted for his ability to keep on struggling despite health, societal, and other setbacks…
This is what the Lord asks of you: only this, to act justly, to love tenderly, and to walk humbly with your God.
~ Micah 6:8
Doug is deeply missed by family, friends, peers, and fellow Advocates.
The Doug Corr Memorial Scholarship was established by Doug's parents in honor of their son and to assist others in recovery who want to take the Recovery University Certification Course and who could not otherwise afford the fees.
Dear friend and AU Advocate Diane LeMay passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, December 24, 2010. Diane was born in New Britain, the daughter of Donald and Kathleen (Grady) LeMay. She had two daughters, Nicole Boisvert of Bristol CT and Michelle Boisvert of Portland, Maine. She attended local schools and graduated from New Britain Senior High School. Diane graduated from the Advocacy Education Course November 13, 2008. She was also a recent graduate of Recovery University. Diane spent many years working in social work and as a care giver. She was dedicated to mental health advocacy and peer support.
The Diane LeMay Memorial Scholarship has been established by Diane's family as a tribute to Diane and to assist others in recovery who want to take the Recovery University Certification Course and who could not otherwise afford the fees.
Well known AU Advocate and Board Member Harriet Lee Werner passed away on January 26th at Water's Edge Health Care in Middletown.
Harriett graduated from AU's Advocacy Education Course November 15, 2000 and had been a member of AU's Board of Directors for the past several years. She had also been employed at Advocacy Unlimited, working on a number of projects and providing advocacy help to callers. Harriett was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church of East Hampton, a member of the Gilead Social Club of Middletown, and a member of the Rebekkah Lodge of Portland.
Harriett was a dedicated, sincere, and skilled advocate with a passion for helping others with psychiatric disabilities or co-occurring disorders. She was the first person with a co-occuring disorder accepted into Connecticut's Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor (CADAC) program and the first person ever with a co-occuring disorder to complete the program.
The Harriett Werner Memorial Scholarship has been established by Advocacy Unlimited as a tribute to Harriett and to continue Harriet's tradition of assisting others in recovery.
Mental health advocate and AU supporter Edward J. Wind passed away on November 20, 2011 in South Carolina.
Ed was born and raised in New Britain, CT and later became a mental health advocate in South Carolina. Part of Ed's advocacy included disclosing his personal story in a major South Carolina newspaper for the purpose of increasing funding for mental health services. He was quoted in the article expressing why the funding is necessary. "You kind of put a brave face on every day and you try to perform," Wind said. "It's like basically being locked up in chains. It's a thief. It robs you of happiness, success. It will take everything away from you if you'll let it." Disclosing is incredibly difficult but it helps so many people. We thank Ed for everything he did to further our cause. He will be deeply missed.
The Edward J. Wind Memorial Scholarship has been established by Edward's family as a tribute to his courage, enthusiasm, and dedication in advocating for mental health services, and to assist others in obtaining certification as Recovery Support Specialists, as Edward would have been eager to do.
This scholarship was established through a benefit fundraiser sponsored and performed by the Voice Studio of Adèle Paxton. All proceeds from the "Music for Our Time" Fundraiser, performed by students of the Voice Studio of Adèle Paxton, were generously donated to AU for the purpose of starting the "Creative Voices for Recovery" scholarship.
Adèle is an established voice teacher with extensive experience since 1994 in London, Edinburgh, Austria, and Connecticut. She is currently a member of Voice Faculty at Central CT State University, and owner of the Voice Studio of Adèle Paxton, a private studio in Connecticut since 1997. From 2001-2004, Adèle observed and assisted with diagnosis and treatment of patients with vocal injuries and pathologies with Dr. Anat Keidar in New York. She is currently enrolled in a Master's Program in Professional Counseling (specialty: Mental Health) at Central CT State University.
Advocacy Unlimited is honored to have the Creative Voices for Recovery Scholarship as part of our Recovery University scholarship program.
Advocacy Unlimited, Inc., and its Board of Directors is extremely pleased to have established the AU General Scholarship Fund. This fund will help more students enroll in the Recovery University course who would otherwise not be able to attend.
AU and its Board of Directors recognizes the importance and significance of employment of persons in recovery in the behavioral health field and the overwhelmingly positive effect that has on their personal lives, on maintaining their recovery, and on the lives of others in recovery they will be helping. Certification as a Recovery Support Specialist through RU has proven to be a major step for persons with lived experience throughout Connecticut in gaining employment in the mental health field.
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