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The “Polly Hunter Memorial Scholarship” Award
This annual award is given in memory of Polly Hunter, a 1958 charter member of the Springfield Area Legal Support Professionals. “Miss Polly,” as she was known fondly to members, was a leader whose guidance in parliamentary procedures was of inestimable value to the foundation and structure of the chapter. With her many years of wisdom, kindness, and devoted service to the tri-level Associations and to the Springfield-Greene County, Missouri legal community, Miss Polly’s contributions assisted in establishing a chapter that stands proud and successful today.
Rules and Requirements
A. Each school, college, or university is entitled to sponsor one (1) candidate for the POLLY HUNTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP award. The completed application for the candidate with all attachments must be submitted IN QUADRUPLICATE, to Scholarship Chairman.
B. The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of scholastic achievement, leadership ability, and need. The Scholarship award may be granted to any qualified applicant; however, preference will be given to applicants with a special emphasis in legal studies.
C. The candidate must:
1. Be a high school senior or college student enrolled in a school of advanced
education(including current school year);
2. Have a 3.5 or above grade point average; or be in the top 25% of his or
her class; and
3. Demonstrate a need of financial assistance.
D. Previous recipients of the Polly Hunter Memorial Scholarship nominated in prior years are eligible for nomination.
E. The application and all attachments must be mailed IN QUADRUPLICATE to the SALSP Scholarship Chairman and must be postmarked no later than January 1. Any application postmarked after that date will be DISQUALIFIED.
F. The application must be signed by a qualified administrative representative of the school. Any application not signed by a qualified administrative representative of the school will be DISQUALIFIED.
G . The Scholarship Chairman shall submit to the membership at the January meeting, the applications of those qualified candidates by detaching from each application the name and address of the applicant and the signatures of the school administrative sponsor and designate each application with a number. The Scholarship Chairman shall retain, in sealed envelopes bearing corresponding numbers, the identity of the candidates until the final decision has been made.
H. The recipient shall be announced at the January meeting.
I. The Scholarship Chairman shall notify the Scholarship recipient and sponsoring school immediately upon selection of the winner.
J. In the event the winner does not or cannot accept the Scholarship award, the Scholarship shall be awarded to the next highest candidate in order. The award, or any balance thereof, shall be returned to Springfield Area Legal Support Professionals if the winner or successor accepts the Scholarship and thereafter does not attend school, or does not maintain reasonable attendance and grade point average.
K. The Scholarship monetary award shall be paid on behalf of the winner directly to the winner’s school of choice for enrollment in the ensuing term of school.
L. The SALSP Scholarship recipient will be submitted as a candidate for the NALS of Missouri Memorial Scholarship. The NALS of Missouri Scholarship will be awarded at the NALS of Missouri Annual Membership in May each year.
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