JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Please type all information requested below. Submit by electronic means only the required essay and other materials
listed on the reverse side of this application. The deadline for applications is March 5, 2010. Incomplete or late
applications will not be considered.
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Last Name
Student Identification Number
First Name
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Full-time Student? (Y/N)
Middle Initial
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Major(s)
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Local Address
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JMU E-mail Address
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Anticipated Graduation Date
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Local Telephone Number
This application covers the scholarships listed below. Please check the box next to the scholarship(s) for which
you are applying. Eligibility criteria for each of these scholarships can be accessed from the accompanying
document. Please verify that you meet the eligibility criteria for the scholarship(s) that you select.
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Alexander B. Berry, Jr./Linwood G. Parrish Memorial Scholarship
Boehm Family Scholarship
Charles Skeens Scholarship
Craig C. Bram & Kimberly Gooch Bram Scholarship
Elizabeth & Melvin Eldridge Scholarship
Ferguson Family Scholarship
Gregory W. and Linda Weiss Cross Scholarship
Heath-Mullin Family Scholarship
Jacqueline V. McGhee Memorial Scholarship
Jay B. Keyser Scholarship
John “Jack” McNelis Scholarship
Norm Kuhl Memorial Scholarship
Philip Wade Hall Memorial Scholarship
Zane B. Showker Business Scholarship
James Madison University
College of Business
Scholarship Application
ESSAY QUESTION: The following message was posted to the website for the JMU student newspaper, “The
Breeze” on October 22, 2009:
“After admitting to tampering with the Homecoming banner contest, SGA speaker of the senate Andrew Elgert
was publicly reprimanded and almost faced impeachment during the Tuesday’s senate meeting.
“Elgert made a computer program October 14 that allowed him to vote continuously by deleting cookies or
electronic evidence in a browser that he had already voted. The program helped raised the number of votes
for the SGA banner to 65,000, three times more than JMU’s student body of 18,000 students.
“After the meeting that resulted in his public reprimand and censure, Elgert is quoted as saying ‘really,
honestly, it was a lapse of judgment. I did it because I could.’ Elgert wrote letters of apology to Misty
Newman, assistant director for scholarships and Homecoming spirit advisor, and to the senators who he feels
he ‘most offended and hurt’. “
Question: Do you think that issuing a public reprimand to the SGA speaker was sufficient punishment
for what he did, or would stronger action – such as impeachment – have been more appropriate?
Limit your response to one-page, single spaced, in font size 12 and with 1” margins on all four sides.
To be considered for one of the College of Business scholarships listed on the front of this form, an applicant
must satisfy the specified conditions for the scholarship as well as the following general criteria:
1.
Each applicant must submit a one-page writing assignment. Please refer to the box above. The
purpose of this writing assignment is to assess the competency of each applicant’s written
communication skills.
2.
Each applicant selected by the scholarship committee for the final phase of the application
process will be interviewed. Verbal communication skills are a critical aspect of accomplishment
in the business environment.
The deadline for this scholarship application is Friday, March 5, 2010. The awarded scholarships will be for
the following academic year (2010 – 2011).
Instructions for submission of applications:
1. Type all information requested on the reverse side of this application.
2. Submit as email attachments or pdf files: this application form, your current resume and your
writing assignment. Include your full name and student identification number on the top left corner
of your writing assignment. Your submission should be sent to Professor Joyce Guthrie at
guthrijw@jmu.edu and must be received by 5 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2010. Incomplete or late
applications will not be considered. Only applications submitted electronically will be considered.
3. All applicants will be notified of the selection committee’s decisions regarding scholarship awards
by April 23, 2010.
College of Business
Scholarship Selection Committee
Revised 1/10