Kansas City Friends of Family and Consumer Sciences

KANSAS CITY FRIENDS OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES SCHOLARSHIP FUND Of the Greater Kansas City Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

January 9, 2012

ATTENTION: FAMILY AND COMSUMER SCIENCE EDUCATORS

A partnership between the Greater Kansas City Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Home and Community Group of GKCAFCS and the Kansas City Business Professionals in Family and Consumer Sciences, Inc. allows us to provide at least two scholarships of a minimum of $1,000.00 for the 2011-2012 school year.

In 2011 three scholarships and a total of $3,000.00 were awarded to students from Kansas State University, Missouri State University and Pittsburgh State University.

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Please post the following information where interested students can easily view it. Please make personal contact with students who are especially deserving of a scholarship. Stress all applicants must send in a complete application, preferably typed. It is permissible to make additional copies of applications. Questions? Please communicate by e-mail.

For consideration all applications must be received by APRIL 15, 2012

Scholarship Chair 26130 West 108th Terrace Olathe, KS 66061 Phone: 913-732-2039 or 913-544-8151 E-mail: [email protected] Note: An acknowledgement from those who receive the scholarships would be appreciated.

Educators : If current e-mail address is incorrect, please send correct email to above email addresses. Thank you KANSAS CITY FRIENDS OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

The Greater Kansas City Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Home and Community Group of GKCAFCS jointly fund a Scholarship Fund known as the Kansas City Friends of Family and Consumer Sciences Fund

Purpose: To provide at least two scholarships of a minimum of $1000.00 to college students in the areas of Family and Consumer Science.

Eligibility requirements:

1. Be a junior or senior full time student pursuing a degree in an accredited college/university with a major in one or more of the knowledge based areas of Family and Consumer Sciences (Specific university departments may be named differently, i.e. Human Ecology) in the fall of 2012 2. Knowledge based areas of Family and Consumer Sciences for which scholarships will be awarded include: Family and Consumer Science Education/Extension, Dietetics, Nutrition, Health and Foods Management, Human Development and Family Relations, Apparel Design, Textiles and Merchandising, Housing and Development, Consumer Economics and Resource Management and International Issues related to the above subject areas. 3. Be a resident of Kansas or Missouri. 4. Have an average or above average scholastic standing.

Applications will not be considered unless all of the following information is provided:

1. Completed application form 2. College transcripts 3. Three (3) letters of recommendation from the following persons who know the Applicant’s qualifications: a. A FACS instructor b. One other instructor c. An employer, minister or other person

Completed forms received by the chairman of the scholarship committee must be postmarked no later than April 15, 2012

The recipient will be selected and notified by the scholarship committee on or before May 30, 2012.

Send applications postmarked no later than April 15, 2012, to: Helen Johnston 26130 W. 108th Terrace Olathe, KS 66061 Phone: 913-631-8577 E-mail: [email protected]

May receive applications after Jan. 19, 2012 via email from Helen Johnston: [email protected] KANSAS CITY FRIENDS OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Scholarship Application for 2012

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DATE______

NAME: MS, MRS OR MR______

BIRTHDATE______PLACE OF BIRTH______

HOME ADDRESS______

COLLEGE NOW ATTENDING______

COLLEGE ATTENDING IN FALL OF 2012______

JUNIOR OR SENIOR IN SCHOOL YEAR OF 2011-2012

PRESENT COLLEGE ADDRESS______

TELEPHONE NUMBER______

E-MAIL ADDRESS______

MAJOR______

NAME AND OCCUPATION OF SPOUSE______

NAME OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN______

OCCUPATION OF FATHER______

OCCUPATION OF MOTHER______

NUMBER OF BROTHERS OR SISTERS: NAMES YEAR IN SCHOOL ______

WHAT SUMMER AND/OR PART TIME EMPLOYMENT HAVE YOU HAD? ARE YOU PRESENTLY HOLDING ANY SCHOLARSHIPS? YES NO

ARE THEY RENEWABLE? YES NO NAME______AMOUNT______

LIST COLLEGE ACTIVITIES:

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

EXPLAIN BRIEFLY TO WHAT EXTENT A SCHOLARSHIP IS ESSENTIAL TO YOUR CONTINUED COLLEGE EDUCATION. (approx. 100 words) WRITE A PARAGRAPH OF AT LEAST FIFTY (50) WORDS TELLING YOUR CAREER GOALS AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE:

EXPLAIN BRIEFLY WHY YOU WERE INFLUENCED TOWARD THE FIELD OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES: 50 words or more

LIST THE NAMES OF THREE (3) PERSONS WRITING RECOMMENDATIONS OF QUALIFICATION:

NAME______OCCUPATION OR TITLE______

SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF ALL COLLEGE WORK TO DATE

APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE DATE

HEAD OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT SIGNATURE DATE

MAIL COMPLETED APPLICATION BY APRIL 15, 2012 POSTMARK TO:

HELEN JOHNSTON, SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRMAN 26130 WEST 108TH TERRACE Olathe, KS 66061