Sidney J. Shipman was born in 1896 in Armada, Michigan. His father was a practicing physician in Ann Arbor. Dr. Shipman was a 1917 graduate of the University of Michigan and a 1919 graduate of the Medical School at the University of Michigan. He served an internship at the Trudeau Foundation Sanitarium in New York. In 1921 he began a two year residency at the Colfax School of Tuberculosis in California. He practiced medicine in the San Francisco area, beginning in 1923. He was a specialist in thoracic medicine and surgery and served as professor of medicine at the University of California. Dr. Shipman was a noted expert in tuberculosis and other diseases of the chest and served as President of the National Tuberculosis Association. He also served as President of the California Medical Association. He retired in 1967 and lived in a 23 story apartment building in downtown San Francisco with his second wife Irene. His first wife, Geneva, died in an automobile crash in 1954. He was known for helping the poor in the downtown area. Dr. Shipman died in 1981. Irene Shipman died in 1994. Upon her death funds were given to the University of Michigan to be used to establish the Shipman Scholarship. The first awards from this scholarship were made in 1996.
The Sydney J. and Irene Shipman Scholarship
Established in 1995 through a bequest from the estate of
Dr. Sidney J. Shipman, 1917 AB, 1919 MD and Irene Shipman
Purpose: To provide incentive merit scholarships for talented prospective undergraduate students admitted to the University of Michigan.
Eligibility: Prospective students of high academic achievement who have been admitted as first year undergraduates will be nominated for consideration through the Admissions process. Academic achievement will be determined on the basis of a set standard of high school grade point average and SAT/ACT test scores. Exceptional talent in the arts and sciences will also be considered in the nomination process.
Award Value: Approximately $80,000. The monetary value of the Shipman Scholarship is $12,000 per year for four years of undergraduate study plus room and board (about $8,000 per year) for recipients who choose to live in U-M residence halls.
Additional Benefits:
-Special housing in the Shipman House in South Quad.
-Membership in the Shipman Society student organization.
-Fall welcome reception with senior faculty and administrators.
-Opportunities to serve on University committees.
-Semi-finalists who are not selected as finalists receive a $6,000 per year stipend as members of the Shipman Society as well as the above mentioned additional benefits.
Number: Fifteen Shipman Scholarships will be awarded annually.
Tenure: Four years maximum.
Deadlines: Prospective nominees must be admitted to the University of Michigan no later than January 15. Recipients will be notified by March 30.
Procedure: Fifty (50) semi-finalists will be selected for consideration through the Admissions process. No separate application is required. All semi-finalists will be invited to Ann Arbor for a personal interview.
Selection: A committee of University of Michigan faculty and administrators will select the Shipman Scholarship finalists from interviews and discussions taking place during the weekend.
For a complete list of the current selection committee, click here (PDF file).