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The Michael Daniel Smith and Alexander Tyler Smith Scholarship is funded by an endowment
created by Mr. Robert L. Thomas and awarded to the University of South Carolina in honor of the
boys’ memory.
The Michael Daniel Smith and Alexander Tyler Smith Scholarship is awarded annually to one
undergraduate or graduate student who shows outstanding promise as a helping professional for
children and families.
The award totals $3,000 and must be applied directly to the selected student’s tuition.
The recipient of the Michael Daniel Smith and Alexander Tyler Smith Scholarship is chosen by a
Selection Committee comprised of no less than three members from the Institute for Families in
Society. Preference must be given to students with demonstrated financial need.
The recipient will be expected to be involved with a selected service project for a minimum of 50
hours per semester, which equates to approximately 3-4 hours per week. The experience is meant to
be one of growing and learning for the award recipient. The specific involvement of the award
recipient will be developed by the recipient and a mentor from the selected project.
The service site selected for the 2006/2007 academic year is The Nurturing Center, a private
nonprofit agency located in Columbia, SC. The Nurturing Center opened for full-scale operations on
November 14, 1989, supported by a generous endowment made by Evan and Cindy Nord. It has a
close relationship with the USC Institute for Families in Society, whose director sits on The Nurturing
Center’s Board of Directors. The Center’s mission is to nurture trusting, caring relationships between
adults and children to help prevent, treat and break the cycle of child abuse and neglect for children
and families throughout the Midlands area of SC. It’s primary goal is to empower families to prevent,
treat and break the cycle of abuse and neglect while restoring hope in their lives. The Nurturing
Center’s program services include: home-based services; individual family service plans; center-
based services for children and parents; case management and interagency collaboration; follow-up
services; and a teen parenting program.