Phi Kappa Phi seeks applicants, contributions for new endowed scholarship
Contact: Christina Chapple
10/4/06
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is seeking applicants for its new scholarship, established last year during the chapter’s 50th anniversary.
The first recipient of the new Phi Kappa Phi Endowed Scholarship will be announced at the chapter’s annual banquet, scheduled for May 2, 2007, said President Donnie Booth, dean of Southeastern’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
The $250 per semester scholarship, endowed at the “Dean’s Level” through a $10,000 donation by the chapter to the Southeastern Development Foundation, will be awarded to an active Phi Kappa Phi member who is a full-time student with a minimum 3.5 grade point average and is “of moral character that exemplifies the spirit and intent of Phi Kappa Phi.”
Recipients, who will be chosen by a scholarship selection committee, can retain the scholarship for two semesters if they continue to meet the selection criteria. Scholarship committee members are Southeastern faculty retirees Lou Ballard, Carole Corkern, Earl Corkern, Howard Nichols, and Paul Riggs, and Southeastern chapter officers Joan Faust, secretary; Katherine Pedersen, treasurer; and Christina Chapple, public relations.
An application form is available on the Southeastern Phi Kappa Phi web site, www.selu.edu/phikappaphi. The application deadline is April 10, 2007.
To build upon the scholarship’s initial endowment, the chapter is inviting members to make additional contributions. Contribution forms, including a payroll deduction form for Southeastern employees, are also available on the Phi Kappa Phi web site.
“Contributing to the scholarship fund is an excellent opportunity for our members to show their interest in the continued success of our students and in the continued excellence of the Southeastern chapter of Phi Kappa Phi,” said Booth. “Giving to the Phi Kappa Phi Endowed Scholarship Fund is also an excellent way to remember and to honor friends, family and colleagues. A memorial gift to Phi Kappa Phi serves to commemorate and celebrate special occasions and special people.”
One way in which donors can contribute to the scholarship fund is by purchasing for $10 a copy of the Southeastern chapter’s history, “Our History … Our Legacy,” available on CD along with a replica of the chapter’s original charter. The history was originally written in 1996 by Ballard, long time Phi Kappa Phi secretary and emeritus professor of English. Chapter historian Sarah Spence and secretary Joan Faust, both members of the English faculty, updated the document. Proceeds go to the scholarship fund and a purchase form is available on the web site.
For additional information about the Phi Kappa Phi Endowed Scholarship, contact Faust at (985) 549-5477 or e-mail phikappaphi@selu.edu.
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