ASCA Annual Conference Scholarships
The Goldstone Foundation annually funds up to four registrations for the Annual Conference. Recipients must be ASCA members and first-time attendees of the conference. The scholarship application typically opens in October annually. The link to the scholarship application will be updated on this website when it opens.
Gehring Academy Scholarships
The Goldstone Foundation annually funds up to four registrations for the Donald D. Gehring Academy. Recipients must be ASCA members and first-time attendees of the event. The scholarship application typically opens in March annually.
The application for the 2025 Gehring Academy is open through March 24, 2025 at 11:59 Pacific time. Please access the application via this link.
Richard W. Justice Endowed Scholarship
The Goldstone Foundation annually awards a $750 scholarship to support an ASCA member attending the Donald D. Gehring Academy. Recipients must be an ASCA member at the time of the Academy. The scholarship may be used to offset the Academy registration fee or other costs (e.g. travel, hotel) associated with attending the conference. The scholarship application typically opens in March annually.
The application for the 2025 Justice Endowed Scholarship is open through March 24, 2025 at 11:59 Pacific time. Please access the application via this link.
About Richard W. Justice
Richard W. Justice, Ph.D., had a long and distinguished career at the University of Illinois, where he served for nearly two and a half decades. Starting as a residence hall director in 1983, he eventually assumed responsibility for the Division of University Housing’s discipline system. In 1988 he became the Associate Dean of Students and the Executive Director of the Senate Committee on Student Discipline until his retirement in 2008.
Dick was highly regarded throughout the campus and community. He was known for having a kind heart and treating everyone he encountered with respect. Instead of using a punitive approach to discipline, he was a proponent of turning students’ mistakes into teachable moments. Many of the students he worked with would go on to thank him for helping them learn, mature, and in some cases graduate.
In addition to providing fair and educational conduct processes, Dick helped make it possible for students to get assistance in managing their interpersonal conflicts. He developed and oversaw a mediation program which resolved many student conflicts and played a key role in establishing the Office for Student Conflict Resolution.
Dick’s contribution to the field reached far beyond campus. He was a founding member of ASJA and over the years mentored many student conduct professionals. In 2008 he was presented with ASJA’s Donald D. Gehring Award for his exemplary and outstanding service to the profession. The endowed scholarship is made possible by the generous donations of Dr. Patricia Justice and the friends and colleges of Dick. Donations to the Justice Endowed Scholarship Fund may be made online here.