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Chair's
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Ken Berliner
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"Growing great alumni" — this
is the theme for the Alumni Association Medallion Scholarship. We
have redesigned our scholarship program to provide significant
financial aid and meaningful experiences for outstanding students.
Winners of the University Scholarship are eligible to apply for
the Medallion Scholarship. Teams of alumni evaluate the applications
and select the top applicants based on leadership, participation
in extracurricular activities and community service. The
alumni selection panel interviews the top applicants and selects
twenty-five
students for four-year renewable scholarships of $2,250 annually,
in addition to the University Scholarship of $2,000.
The Association does not just give the recipients a check and
say "See you in four years." Medallion Scholars must
contribute volunteer hours to the Alumni Association and maintain
high grades. The most exciting part of the program is the alumni/student
mentorship component. An alumnus is paired with each student
to meet periodically and provide encouragement, commiseration
and maybe a free meal.
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The success of the Medallion Scholarship program depends on active alumni participation.
You can help by:
Serving on one of the application evaluation teams.
It takes about four hours and is only once a year.
Acting as an alumni mentor. Mentoring requires a little time, a little
compassion and a desire to help a neophyte Sun Devil. (Is that a Sun Imp?)
Getting Sparky plates for
every car you own. Scholarship monies mainly come from the $17 we receive
for every Sparky plate.
The student you help may just be that next great
alumnus or alumna.
Thank you,
Ken Behringer
'74, '78 J.D., '88 M.B.A. P.S. I have enjoyed hearing from you, so if you
have any comments on the ASU Alumni Association, please let me
know at Kenneth.Behringer@asu.edu. |
