The Bruce Clement Post Secondary Education Scholarship
New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Grower's Association
The New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Grower's Association is seeking applicants for the Bruce Clement Post Secondary Education Scholarship. Scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded. Scholarship applicants must be New Hampshire residents and may have not received this scholarship in the past. Applicants should be, or have been, affiliated with the sheep industry or be majoring in a field that will benefit the sheep industry. Applicants must have completed one year at a post secondary education institution. Applications must be postmarked by June 1, 2007.
Scholarships will be awarded based upon past involvement and/or future plans for involvement in the sheep industry; volunteer service to the sheep industry or other agricultural efforts including youth programs; potential for completing one's academic plan; a reference check; and financial need. A transcript from the applicants most recently completed academic year must accompany the application.
Applications may be requested by contacting Sally Barney, Scholarship Chairperson, 52 Cartland Rd., Lee, NH 03824; 603-659-5857; Sally.Barney@comcast.net.
Each state has the opportunity to nominate for the National Salute to Excellence award please click here to learn more about it.
Please have nomination ideas ready for state 4-H teleconference March15th.
Each county office should have received information on the Prudential Sprirt of Community Awards (if you have not received information, see their web address below). Each county may send one application per every 1,000 youth (or portion thereof) in grades 5-12 as well as one application per every 1,000 youth in grades 9-12.
Applications do not need to come through the State 4-H Office, but must be postmarked by November 7, 2006. Send the completed application plus one copy to:
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
State-Level Judging Committee
One Scholarship Way
PO Box 297
St. Peter, MN 56082
If you have questions please contact Prudential directly at (888)-450-9961 or visit their website at: http://www.prudential.com/spirit
The 2006 Salute to Excellence application and guidelines are now
available at http://www.fourhcouncil.edu/SaluteToExcellenceProgram.aspx
Staff must submit complete nomination packets to the state office electronically by March 24th for consideration. New Hampshire will then submit one volunteer in each category.
No late entries will be allowed. Letters of support must come electronically so that the State 4-H Office can submit to National electronically.
National 4-H Council has redesigned the nomination and application process. Based on input from the system they are implementing a new regional nomination process where two volunteers will be awarded from each region; and from the eight, two national awardees will be chosen. Regional awardees will be recognized at their Regional Volunteer Leader Forums in fall 2006 and the national awardees recognized in spring 2007 at National 4-H Conference. It is our hope that this new process will attract greater participation and gain visibility for our valuable 4-H volunteers.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Audrey Adams at
aadams@fourhcouncil.edu.
2006 PINE TREE STATE 4-H FOUNDATION
Wayne Rich Scholarship
APPLICATION FORM is now available online at: http://extension.unh.edu/4H/4HProgs.htm
Application Deadlines: County 4-H Staff must send approved applications to the New Hampshire State 4-H Office to be received by April 15, 2006.
Eligibility: The qualified candidate must be: 1) a current member of 4-H who is currently active in 4-H activities or recent alumnus; and 2) a graduating high school senior, a college freshman, or an individual who has graduated from high school, but has delayed going to college for no more than one year.
Call Michele King at 603-862-2199 or email at michele.king@unh.edu with any questions.
The Charles W. Buck Memorial Scholarship Fund annually presents one memorial award in the amount of $400.00. To qualify a student must be a resident of New Hampshire. They do not have to be currently attending school in New Hampshire. This award will be given to a graduating high school senior or an undergraduate student majoring in agricultural studies, including pre-veterinary.
The eligibility requirements and application are available on the website at: http://www.extension.unh.edu/4H/4HForms.htm under 4-H Member Resources
First Pioneer has asked that we help promote this opportunity through county offices/newsletters. Please see details below.
First Pioneer has an annual scholarship program to assist with defraying the cost of post-secondary education. A $1,000 award is made for each of First Pioneer's 15 branch office regions.
The application and eligibility requirements are available on their website, http://www.firstpioneer.com/about/L3/investing.htm
The deadline for applications to all be in our Enfield, CT office is April 21, 2006.
State and National 4-H Achievement Award judging took place on January 14. The day was a great success with positive feedback from all who participated. This year we had 28 resumes from 6 counties with most youth applying for multiple awards. Four youth applied to attend National Dairy Conference; 14 applied for National 4-H Conference; 18 applied for National 4-H Congress; and two applied for a State Achivement Award only.
The award recipeients are as follows:
National Dairy Conference Jessica Chickering, Cheshire; Rowen Goss, Grafton; Emily Malnati, Cheshire; Abby Patch, Grafton.
National 4-H Conference - Tomas Bowling, Rockingham; Rebecca Vogel, Cheshire; and Katelyn Wuebbolt, Hillsborough. Alternates (in order); Jacob Burgess, Grafton; Jay Rice, Rockingham; Amanda Shultz, Rockingham.
National 4-H Congress - Lindsay Bigelow, Grafton; Tomas Bowling, Rockingham; Rachel Henderson, Hillsborough; Holly Weeks, Rockingham; and Katelyn Wuebbolt, Hillsborough. Alternates (in order); Cori Magnusson, Rockingham; Amanda Shultz, Rockingham; Rebecca Hines, Hillsborough; Jennie Fogg, Belknap; Martha Robie, Grafton.
State Achievement Awards - All National Award Winners and alternates will receive a State Achivement Award as well as; Lester Barthelemy, Rockingham; Valerie Caswell, Rockingham; Emily Chase, Belknap; Christopher Humber, Hillsborough; Emilea Raymond, Hillsborough; Linda Verville, Hillsborough.
The judges decided that Andrew Davis and Alison Fortin needed to built their resumes a bit more before receiving State Achievement Awards.
Thank you to all the counties for your support of the awards process!