Monday, December 13, 2010

Zimmerman Scholarship application now available!

The Montgomery County Farm, Home & 4-H Foundation has established a scholarship, in honor of Merrill K. and Louise Zimmerman, for their life-long devotion to the 4-H Program. This is the eleventh year that the scholarship will be awarded. In addition, the Montgomery County Farm Bureau has agreed to fund a second scholarship to a deserving student and 4-H alumni.

An application form is available on the Montgomery County 4-H website: http://bit.ly/hRGzKQ. Please notify us if you know of someone else who might qualify so that we can send them the application.
Note that the deadline for submission is March 15, 2011.


If you have any questions, please call me at 610-489-4315 or email: nbs1@psu.edu

Sincerely,
Nancy B. Stevens, County Extension Director

The Montgomery County Farm, Home & 4-H Foundation Scholarship


The Montgomery County Farm, Home & 4-H Foundation Scholarship is awarded annually in memory of Merrill K. and Louise Zimmerman for their life-long dedication and devotion to the Montgomery County 4-H Program.

To be eligible, students must:

  • Have participated in the Montgomery County 4-H Program for a minimum of three years.
  • Not have won the scholarship previously.
  • Be planning to major in (or be currently enrolled in) either agricultural sciences or family consumer sciences/human development fields.
  • Be a high school senior or presently attending a college or university in an undergraduate program.
  • Have achieved a superior academic record or show promise of outstanding academic success.
  • Submit a high school transcript (and college transcript if presently enrolled).
  • Submit two (2) letters of recommendation from a variety of sources - may include teachers, volunteer leaders, community leaders, etc.

Deadline for 2011 submission: March 15, 2011 For information, contact the 4-H Office at 610-489-4315. The scholarship amount awarded in 2010 was $1000.00.

Past recipients:

2001 Ellen Nave

2002 Michael Cressman

2003 Andrea Mountney

2004 Mary Kate Berardi

2005 Amy Shollenberger

2006 Brooke Fuhrman

2007 Samantha Carroll

2008 Samantha Carroll

2009 Robyn White

2010 Nicole McMahon