Dr. Yvonne Condell
Dr. Yvonne Condell completed her PH.D. and Master of Arts Degree at the University of Connecticut and her Bachelor of Science degree at Florida A&M University. She inspired thousands of students for 40 years, 30 of which were at Minnesota State University Moorhead where she taught life sciences and biology and retired in 1995. She is active in many organizations, boards and commissions. She was the Executive Vice President of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) 1999-2001 and is currently a field volunteer director for the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Midwest Field Office. She is the Chair of the Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, trustee for the Candidate Advisory Council for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, a member of the Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Minnesota Humanities Commission.
Condell was also a member of the board of directors for the Science Museum of Minnesota and the upper Midwest Women's History Center, and she is a member of the board of trustees for Minnesota Public Radio. Dr. Condell has been a valuable member of the MSUM President's Regional Advisory Board. She also assists the University as co-chair of the President's Task Force on Diversity. Condell was honored in 2000 with MSUM Alumni Foundation's Distinguished Community Service Award. And in 1993, the Alumni Foundation, in honor of Condell and her late husband James, a university psychology professor, created a $150,000 scholarship endowment fund.
At Minnesota State University Moorhead, the James & Yvonne Condell Endowed Scholarship is available to African American students who are either entering freshmen or transfer students who score high in academic standing and academic accomplishments. The scholarship is for $2,000 per year, renewable based on maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.0 at the end of each spring semester. Applications are reviewed as funds become available.
