Scholarship Committee
FUNCTIONS
- To provide information about awards and eligibility rules to members
- To review criteria for selection of scholarship winners and present recommended changes for approval of the Executive Board
- To advertise scholarship opportunities and benefits to prospective applicants
- To solicit information about the availability of occasional specific scholarships
- To review credentials of candidates, to interview selected candidates, and to select and notify recipients
- To determine scholarships to be awarded pending funds available from the Finance & Investment Committee
- To certify the names of the winners to the President, the Treasurer, and the Chair of the Finance & Investment Committee
- To arrange for appropriate recognition and announcements
- To provide support and mentorship to scholarship recipients
- To cultivate scholarship winners for membership and leadership in the Association, particularly in coordination with related committees and sections
COMPOSITION
10 members, including the chair, a representative from the Finance & Investment Committee, and liaisons to those committees or sections of the Association with formal participation in the selection and/or mentorship of scholarship awardees.