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Meece Scholarship nominations are open
Nominations
for the annual Volney Meece Scholarship are now open. The committee
that determines the winner will be taking nominations through December 1. The nominations with supporting information should be sent
via e-mail to the Tulsa World's Dave Sittler, the committee's chairman.
Dave's e-mail is davesitt@aol.com.
The Volney Meece Scholarship is awarded annually by the Football Writers
Association of America and named for the late Volney Meece. Meece served
22 years as the FWAA's executive director and was the organization's president
in 1971. The scholarship is a $1,000 annual grant for four years. It is
given to a deserving son or daughter of an FWAA member.
The committee looks at a student's academic standing as well as service,
outside activities and citizenship to determine the winner. The son or daughter
of an FWAA member must be planning to further his education after high school.
Dave can also take inquiries about the award at the same e-mail.
Previous Meece Scholarship winners are: Brett Goering, Topeka, Kan.;
Kelly Brooks, Denver, Colo.; James Butz, Schaumberg, Ill.; Sara
Barnhart, Atlanta, Ga.; Patrick Davis, Coventry, Conn.; Jacqueline
O'Toole, Gaithersburg, Md.; Garrett Holtz, Denver, Colo.:, Katie Hersom,
Oklahoma City, Okla.; Katie Wieberg, Lawson, Mo.; Kaylynn Monroe, Winter
Park, Fla.; Nate Kerkhoff, Overland Park, Kan.; Jack Caywood, Lawrence,
Kan.; Haley Dodd, Overland Park, Kan.
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