Announcing
The Annual Competititon
for the
Herman R. Frazier Political Science Scholarship
Description:
The Department of Political Sciences awarded the first Herman R. Frazier Scholarship in fall 2002. The scholarship is given to a deserving political science student each year. Students are invited to apply by completing the application and writing a brief essay on the relationship between government and/or politics and sports. The scholarship is funded through generous donations from the colleagues and friends of Herman R. Frazier, a 1977 graduate of ASU with a B.S. in political science.
Herman Frazier’s most recent honor - a first for an ASU graduate - was his selection as a recipient of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, presented to him on Sunday, January 13, 2002, at the NCAA Honors Dinner in Indianapolis. The NCAA Silver Anniversary Awards are presented each year to six former student-athletes who have made significant professional and civic contributions since completing their intercollegiate eligibility 25 years ago.
Herman Frazier is a talented and accomplished administrator as well as a world-class collegiate and Olympic athlete. Throughout his career Mr. Frazier has made a significant difference on the national sports scene. He is currently the director of athletics at the University of Hawaii. He represented the United States Olympic Committee as chef de mission of the Athens games in summer 2004. As a track and field student-athlete, Mr. Frazier led ASU to the 1977 NCAA title. He won a gold medal in the 4x400 meter relay and a bronze medal in the 400 meters at the 1976 Olympics. During a 21-year career at ASU (1979-2000), Mr. Frazier held a number of positions in the Intercollegiate Athletics Department, and was a senior associate athletics director at ASU. To celebrate and honor Mr. Frazier’s lifetime achievements, his friends and colleagues initiated the Herman R. Frazier Scholarship in ASU’s Department of Political Science.
Minimum Criteria:
- The Herman R. Frazier Scholarship is an annual scholarship, with an initial award of $500.
- Applicant must be an undergraduate student with a major in political science on the ASU Main Campus.
- Applicant should have at least a sophomore class standing.
- Applicant must have a minimum of 2.5 cumulative grade point average.
- Consideration will be shown to applicants with financial need, but financial need is not a requirement.
- There is no residency requirement.
- Applicant receiving the scholarship one year may reapply in a subsequent year.
Selection Process:
- - Selection will be based upon the scholarship application, quality of the essay, and one letter of recommendation.
- - Application and essay must be typed. Essays should be no longer than two pages.
- - The essay question is: “Please explain the relationship between governments and/or politics and a collegiate or Olympic sports event or issue.”
- - Completed application and submit to: Department of Political Science, Lattie F. Coor Hall, Room 6742, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-3902
The application form is available on the Department Web Site and at the Department of Political Science Department, Lattie F. Coor Hall, Room 6742. The deadline for the submission of applications is February 25, 2009.