2017Dr. Mearl R. Guthrie

$1000 Scholarship Application

Graduate Student or Junior/Senior Undergraduate

Business Education Major

Section I: Resume and Attachments

1. A Resume (maximum, two-page) which includes but is not limited to the following:

  1. A description of your skills related to business education.
  2. Educational achievements: list any honors, awards, offices, and memberships held (include dates).
  1. Community activities: list any community service, campus-related clubs, social and church-related organizations in which you participated (include dates).
  1. Work experience/activities: list your employment and positions held (include dates).

2. Two letters of recommendation (include one from a college professor/faculty member and one other source).

3. A current copy of your college transcript indicating a minimum GPA of 3.0.

4.One photograph submitted on CD in JPEG format.

5. A 300-500 word essay computer-generated, double-spaced on the topic “Why I Am Entering the Business Education Field.” This essay is weighted 50%.

6.Section II, III, and IV of the Scholarship Application.

7. All of the above items must be submitted to: Stephen M. Lewis, Sr., OBTA Past President, 7321 Winfield Drive, Lewis Center, OH 43035-8483 by midnight July 15, 2017.

8. The scholarship will be presented to the recipient at the OBTA Fall Conference on Friday, September 29, 2017, at Columbus State Community College,Columbus, Ohio.

Section II: Personal Data

Name: ______Social Security #: ______

Permanent Address: ______

City, State, Zip: ______

Are you a citizen of the United States? ___ Yes___ No

Section III: Academic Data

Declared Major:______

College Attended:______

College Address:______

Section IV: Agreement

NOTE: It is understood that this scholarship will be presented to a full-time graduate student or junior/senior undergraduate majoring in business education. It is further understood that the check for this scholarship will be presented to the Ohio College attended by the recipient after the student has registered for the quarter/semester.

I hereby certify that the information submitted in this application is, to the best of my knowledge, true and correct. If I am selected as the scholarship recipient, I will attend the OBTA conference on the specified date as noted above.

______

(Applicant’s Signature)

TO THE ACADEMIC COUNSELOR (faculty advisor, professor, administrator): I certify that the scholarship applicant is enrolled in business education.

Academic Counselor Name and Title ______

College ______Phone: ______

______

(Academic Counselor’s Signature)

Please mail all materials to:

Stephen M. Lewis, Sr.

OBTA Past President

7321 Winfield Drive

Lewis Center, OH 43035-8483

To be received before midnight July 15, 2017.