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Show Masonic Foundation Contributes to Westminster Scholarship Fund Top Westminster in National Forum by Bill Kilpack by Bill Kilpack Forum production assistant Forum production assistant The scholarship fund at Westminster increased when the Grand Lodge Masonic Foundation made a $7,000 donation Nov. 30, 1990. The check was presented to President Charles H. Dick by A.T. Hereim, grand master of the Grand Lodge of Utah, and Bob Braman, Grand Lodge secretary. I wanted to deliver the checkin person so people at Westminster could know that there are people behind it, not just some business organization, said Hereim. The money will be dispersed in individual student scholarships in the next year. The Masonic foundation has been giving similar gifts for the past eight to ten years, said Ruth Henneman, director of financial aid. Theyve always been very, very supportive in that. I usually write a request to them every year, said Sonja Chesley, director of annual giving. They usually give this time of year, sometimes in the summer. The Grand Lodge Masonic Foundation also funds some direct scholarships for Masonic youth or those with a Masonic family relation, but they can also be awarded The 1991 edition of Who's Who Among Students In American Universities and Colleges will include 19 students from Westminster College of Salt Lake City. to students without them, said Hereim. Weve been doing this for a number of years because we feel the students receiving it are authentic recipients, worthy of receiving all the help we can give, he said. The Masonic foundation has some ties with Westminster College, ranging from the great number of alumni who are . Students named this year from Westminster are: Corey S. Ames, Hi C ; T3 5 UJ 5 4 4 n o Z JZ CL A.T. Hereim, grand master of the Grand Lodge Masonic Foundation of Utah, presented a $7,000 scholarship fund donation to Westminster College President Charles H. Dick and Financial Aid Director Ruth Henneman on Nov. 30. members of the Masonic fraternity, to Howard Dorst, who is a member of the Board of Trustees. Dorst is a past grand master of Grand Lodge of Utah. He is, at present, our strongest tie, Hereim said. As a donor, the Masons will be listed in the Westminster Review. We call it the honor roll, said Chesley. Todays serious college students really appreciate a personalized education and their contribution helps achieve that goal, immediately and in the long run, she said. About 23 percent of the annual operating budget is from private gifts, solicited through annual giving. The Masonic foundation makes donations to other scholastic institutions across the state. Also on Nov. 30, a donation was made to the Wasatch Academy in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, Hereim said. Nine New Scholarships Offered to Students by Bill Kilpack 6) Demetrios N. Kyremes Memorial: three $1,000 awards for business students.' 7) Daughters of Minos: one $250 award Need money to continue to attend for Utah residents who are active in the Westminster College? There are nine Greek Orthodox Church, preferring those additional scholarships being offered for with Cretan descent. 8) St. Marks Auxiliary: one $1,250 the 1991-9- 2 school year. Applications are due Feb. 1, 1991, in the financial aid office, award for nursing students. 9) FHP Foundation: ten $1,000 awards Bamberger 208. Scholarship information will be for nursing students. These and the others will be delineated available this week, according to Ruth A. Henneman, director offinancial aid. There in the student mailings, Henneman said. It is getting tougher to get scholarships are roughly 265 scholarships offered this year, totaling $250,000, she said, including at Westminster every year, according to Henneman. Every year, there are more the nine additional ones. The new scholarships include: scholarships, but its still difficult for an 1) Castle Foundation: six awards of individual student. Even if you dont get a $1,000 paid by the organization scholarship, it helps to go through the for which it is named. application process, she said. ' 2) Native American: one award of $625 Students can apply for up to eight funded by the Martin Foundation, through scholarships from the packets. This is done the Western Independent College to keep from overloading the financial aid office and the award selection committees, Foundation (WICF). Henneman said. 3) Five $1,000 awards given This does not include renewable anonymously for MBA students. Coulter Memorial: one 4) Judy Haegen scholarships, she said. Dont waste an $250 award. Coul ter worked in the financial application on a Trustee Scholarship, for aid office prior to her death, Henneman example. said. The scholarships offered are divided Wilfert Memorial Soccer Steven into three groups, marked in the packets 5) Scholarship: one $200 award given by his with a letter at the'end of the individual parents for a soccer player. Wilfert is a entree. (R) denotes arestricted scholarship, where a donor provides all the money for former Westminster soccer player. Forum production assistant non-prof- it '5 the scholarship. (E) indicates an award maintained by an endowment fund. (I) means that the scholarship is funded out of Westminsters annual funding. Most of them are coming from endowment funds, Henneman said. We just use the interest to give to our students. Once applications are turned in, they are put through a fairly involved screening process, she said. The financial aid office verifies the students reported GPA and class standing, then those which are not restricted by major or another selection group, are forwarded to the Student Aid and Scholarship Committee (SASC), an ad hoc faculty committee. SASC is made up of members of the faculty and the director of financial aid, Henneman said. Students will be notified of scholarship awards or if they will not receive any additional funding through and them by mail starting in running until April. Just like any application, better writing helps, she said. A lot of the faculty really, really read them. Some faculty members put together grading scales according to how vigorous courses are and the amount of student involvement on campus. Theres a good chance that someone who just throws together an application at See Page 3 Column 3 mid-Marc- h Annemarie Barlow, Shelley R. Bate, Shawn W. Boulette, Marsha A. Davis, Harold E. Eubanks, Eileen M. Hollywood, Vasiliki Katsikathas, Patricia L. Kruger, Bruce M. Lambert, Phillip A. Lindhart, Elizabeth S. McKean, Penny L. Prodaniuk, Nancy K. Roberts, Kimberly K. Rognon, Laura Sagers, Harold R. Solbrig, Debra L. Wills and Karen Wright. These students were selected based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success, said Gary Fitzer, dean of students. The recipients were nominated by Their faculty and staff members. to a forwarded were then applications of also made up faculty review committee and staff. Members of the committee vary from year to year, Fitzer said, so we dont have anybody monopolizing it. The nominations are then forwarded to the Whos Who headquarters in Alabama. Some of the students were unaware that they were nominated for the honor, according to Fitzer, because some of the faculty members filled out the nomination forms themselves. To be eligible for nomination, students must be juniors, seniors or graduate Some people are nominated students. more than once, but it doesnt happen very often, Fitzer said. The recipients join a group of students selected from over 1,400 colleges and ' universities in all 50 states, the District of Columbiaand several foreign nations. Each college had a maximum number of nominations allotted to them, according to the individual institutions size, but Fitzer said he prefers to keep the number Westminster is allowed secret. Fall Semester Seniors Step Out Into the Real World 1990 by Verna Casper Forum staff writer At the end of this semester, 97 students will have officially completed their degree course requirements. Fall graduates receive a letter of completion from the Registrars Office with a complimentary copy of their transcript attached if there are no holds on the students account. They will participate in the June 1, 1991, commencement exercises with the rest of the 1991 graduating class. As ofDec. 1, 1990,atotal of 270 people have applied for June 1 commencement. According to the Registrars Office, this is arecord number of applicants considering the early date. The deadline to apply for June graduation is Feb. 15, 1991. |