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HIGHER EDUCATION | Scholarships
Scholarships offered through Midland Foundation students who have financial need and previous recipients may reapply.
ture course of study and explain career goals and financial need.
Dorothy W. and Elton K. Morris Scholarship Provides scholarships to Midland County residents who will use this scholarship at a Lutheran Missouri Synod college or university (preferred) and additional criteria will include a balance of academics, financial need, school and church activities/work/community service. The institution’s accreditation should be by a recognized accrediting agency. Either graduating high school seniors or current college students may apply. Previous recipients may reapply.
Elena Oreffice Memorial Scholarship Provides an annual, nonrenewable grant to the graduate of a Midland County high school and rewards an understanding of and interest in the American free enterprise system. The essay should describe the impact of free enterprise to the world and to you. The successful applicant must have achieved a B average and must provide evidence of motivation sufficient to complete a college course of study.
Ira George and Virginia Z. Morrison Scholarship Provides an annual scholarship award to a high school senior to assist him/her in pursuing higher education. The purpose of the fund is to finance a scholarship for a resident of Midland County who is a high school senior having demonstrated academic accomplishment and financial need. The scholarship may be renewable; that is, a student may reapply for this award in subsequent years if it was originally awarded to him/her as a senior in high school. John Mullally Family Scholarship Provides an annual scholarship award to assist a Coleman High School graduating senior to attend the college of their choice. Jenna Paige Munger Memorial Scholarship Provides annual scholarships to Level I and/or Level II students enrolled in the Davenport University nursing program. Previous recipients may reapply. Andrew Murchison Scholarship Provides annual scholarship awards to allow individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities to pursue post-secondary education. Northwood University Scholarship Provides annual scholarships to support students attending Northwood University. George E. Olson Memorial Scholarship Provides an annual scholarship award to a Midland or Gladwin County resident. Successful applicants would be college juniors, seniors, or grad students at the time of the award, and would be majoring in an earth science related field. Majors such as meteorology, geology, hydrology, ecology, forestry, etc. would be considered. The main criteria for selection will be academic achievement, with financial need considered to a lesser degree. The essay for this scholarship should describe personal background and achievements, outline fu-
Roy Osmun Engineering Scholarship Provides an annual scholarship award to a Midland County Public High School graduating senior or a Midland County Public High School graduate who is now attending a college or university, who will be or is currently pursuing an engineering-related field of study. Preference will be given to students pursuing a degree in chemical engineering. Previous recipients are eligible to reapply. When all criteria are equal, financial need should be a strong priority. Weyant M. Pangborn Memorial Scholarship Provides an annual scholarship to persons who are either City of Midland classified employees or dependents thereof. Peele Family Memorial Scholarship Provides an annual, nonrenewable scholarship to a student athlete who demonstrates financial need and who graduates from a high school in the city of Midland in the year of the award. Pendell Family Scholarship Provides Midland county residents the opportunity to earn a business degree at Northwood University, Midland, Michigan. Lyle and Delbert Pevitt Memorial Scholarship Provides an annual scholarship to encourage a person who is preparing for a career in a human health field. The recipient may reapply in following years and receive equal consideration with other applicants. The successful applicant must have completed at least 24 semester hours of credit and be studying at an accredited college with the intent to major in a health field. One of the student’s references must be from a professor in the student’s major field. The essay for this scholarship should describe goals, interests and reasons for scholarship need. Reed Phillips Memorial Scholarship Provides an annual scholarship award for post-secondary education to a Bullock Creek High School