The Chance Dian Thompson Memorial Endowed Scholarship at Eastern was started when her friend, Nina Ruckes, made a five-figure gift to initiate the scholarship in 2022 following Chance’s untimely death on July 9, 2022. Chance was an honors graduate of The Sound School and currently enrolled as a sophomore at Eastern where she was majoring in history and minoring in anthropology. Chance had many passions in life from reading, volunteering at the Orange Historical Society (OHS) where she met Nina, and watching anime. The recipient(s) must be an in-state resident who is a History major in good academic standing.

Students are encouraged to file the FAFSA by March 1