Emmitt C.
Taylor Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Criteria for the Emmitt
C. Taylor Jr. Memorial
Scholarship
The Emmitt C. Taylor Jr.
Memorial Scholarship Fund
is established in memory
of Emmitt C. Taylor Jr.
of McComb and sponsored
by Magnolia Electric Power
Association of McComb,
MS. The scholarship will
be based on financial need,
personal motivation, educational
and career goals, and extracurricular
activities, as well as
the overall quality of
the application. Funds
for the scholarship will
be provided by Magnolia
Electric Power Association
to the recipient who is
enrolled in the fall semester
at any college. A $500
scholarship will be awarded
each year and divided over
the two semesters. Any
major or course of study
will be considered. Deadline
for applications will be
May 1.
The recipient of this
scholarship must be:
- the child of a Magnolia
Electric Power Association
employee or a member
of the Magnolia Electric
Power Association; the
grandchild of a Magnolia
Electric Power Association
employee or retiree.
- taking 12-hours, therefore
classified as a full-time
student
- have a 2.5 cumulative
grade-point-average
Other criteria used for
the awarding of this scholarship
will include:
- Completed Magnolia
Electric Scholarship Fund
Application Form
- Transcripts (photocopy
of official transcripts
is acceptable)
- Two letters of recommendation
are required
The scholarship will be
awarded
in the fall semester to
a full-time student and
will continue for the spring
semester, provided that
the student maintains an
overall 2.50 grade point
average on a 4.0 scale. The selection of the recipient
will be administered by
the Magnolia Electric Power
Association Scholarship
Committee, which will include
an impartial committee
of judges from outside
of the company. A student
may apply for the scholarship
all four years of undergraduate
studies, but must reapply
each year.
The Scholarship Committee
will review the applicants
and will recommend the
person to receive the scholarship.
The recipient
will be advised of his
or her selection by July
1. A check will
be mailed to the college
selected by the recipient
to apply toward tuition,
fees, books, supplies and/or
equipment required for
the courses at the educational
institution. A copy of
a letter of acceptance
from the college the applicant
will attend, or statement
explaining acceptance is
required before the scholarship
payment will be released.
Magnolia Electric reserves
the right to use the name
and/or photograph of scholarship
award recipients in promotional
materials designed to increase
awareness of the Scholarship
Fund. |
