TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU FOUNDATION
Centennial Student of Integrity Scholarships
www.evansville.bbb.org/scholarship
ENTRY FORM
Student’s Name: ___________________________________________________
Home Address: ___________________________________________________
City, State, Zip: ____________________________________________________
Home Telephone Number: (_____) _______-_________
School's name (or specify home school):
_________________________________________________________________
School's telephone number (if applicable): (_____) _______-_______________
Parent's/guardian's name: __________________________________________
Parent's/guardian's daytime telephone number: (_____) _______-__________
CHECKLIST
I have included my 750-1000 word essay addressing the given topic.
I have included a letter of recommendation from a faculty or staff member,
counselor, employer or community leader.
I have included a letter of recommendation cover sheet, signed and dated by the
above faculty or staff member, counselor, employer or community leader.
I have included a list of my activities, affiliations, memberships, etc.
I am submitting an original essay to the Better Business Bureau Students of Integrity
Scholarship Essay Contest. I certify that this essay is my own work and that I have abided
by all guidelines and requirements of the Students of Integrity Essay Contest. I understand
that I must be a senior at a high school in one of the 18 counties* the Tri-State BBB serves
for the entirety of the contest. I understand that my essay will not be returned to me and will
become the property of the Better Business Bureau to use at its discretion in activities
related to the promotion of ethics, trust and integrity and for publicizing the contest. I
further understand that the judges' decisions are final.
Student’s Signature: _______________________________
Date: _________
*IL: Edwards, Gallatin, Lawrence, Wabash, White; IN: Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Martin, Perry, Pike, Posey,
Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick; KY: Henderson, Union
For Bureau Use Only #______
TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
CENTENNIAL STUDENT OF INTEGRITY SCHOLARSHIP
3101 N. GREEN RIVER RD., SUITE 410 EVANSVILLE, IN 47715
DESCRIPTION
One $5,000 scholarship and two $2,500 scholarships will be awarded by the Tri-State
Better Business Bureau Foundation to high school seniors in our 18-county service area.
Applicants are invited to submit essays that demonstrate an understanding of ethics.
Students are also asked to submit transcripts and letters of recommendation to display
excellence through academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and/or community
involvement.
The scholarship is payable to the college of the recipient’s choice and is not restricted in any
manner other than it must be used for school-affiliated expenses during the first academic
year. This can be fees, tuition, books, room and/or board, or other related items. A recipient
must apply this scholarship to the college of his/her choice within two years of the date
awarded.
Applications will be accepting beginning September 1, 2012. The scholarship recipients will
be notified in October and honored at our awards banquet on November 15th.
Guidelines
ELIGIBILITY
The applicants must be high school seniors during the 2012/13 academic year. Applicants
must attend a school within our 18-county service area1 and must plan to attend a college or
university after graduating high school.
THEME
Your essay should recount and discuss an occasion in your life when you faced an ethical
dilemma and what you learned from it. An ethical dilemma typically involves a "right or
wrong" situation or decision in which someone benefits in some way and someone else is
harmed (or in which someone's rights are denied). This need not be an occasion when you
behaved well, though it could be. But it must be an occasion when you faced an ethicsoriented choice, made a decision, and acted (or failed to act) - and then learned something;
e.g., a valuable lesson about right and wrong. The example can be drawn from any time in
your life and from any part of your life (e.g., school, work, sports, church, a romance, time
spent with friends or on Facebook/Twitter). In the discussion, be sure to make it clear why
this was an important event in your life and what you learned from it.
Acknowledgement: This essay topic was originally developed by the Gilliam Center for Ethical Business
Leadership at James Madison University (http://www.jmu.edu/cob/ethics/index.shtml).
PROCEDURE
Please provide four copies of everything requested below:
*IL: Edwards, Gallatin, Lawrence, Wabash, White; IN: Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Martin, Perry, Pike, Posey,
Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick; KY: Henderson, Union
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1. Application Form completed and signed. (Please note: all fields in the form must be
completed. Applicants submitting incomplete forms will be disqualified.)
2. Letter of Recommendation and Cover Sheet from a counselor, teacher, employer, or
representative from a charity that can verify and speak to your activities, honors,
character, etc. The letter must be accompanied by a cover sheet (see attached) that is
signed and dated by the counselor or teacher.
3. List of Activities including school clubs, memberships, involvement in community
organizations or charities, sports teams, etc.
4. Essay: Include your 750-1000 word essay written using MLA format. All essays
become property of BBB. Winners’ names may be released to the public and news
media for promotional purposes.
You will be scored on presentation, spelling and grammar. Your essay will be a
critical part of your overall score.
An independent panel of judges will evaluate essays using the following criteria:
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understanding of given topic in relation to ethics;
literary style, grammar, and spelling;
originality in presenting a thoughtful interpretation of the topic;
and effectiveness in presenting a point of view.
The panel of judges will also review letters of recommendations and other information
provided by the student that details extra curricular activities, etc. Your essay, however, will
be a critical part of your overall score. Judges will be looking for an applicant that serves as a
positive example to his or her peers.
Applications Accepted Beginning September 1, 2012
Deadline to Apply: Monday, October 15th
Mail or deliver to:
Tri-State Better Business Bureau
Attn: Student of Integrity Scholarship
3101 N. Green River Rd., Suite 410
Evansville, IN 47715
Contact Amanda Shockley at 812-473-0202 x. 112 or ashockley@evansville.bbb.org.
Sponsored, in part by:
2012 BBB Centennial Student of Integrity Scholarship
Letter of Recommendation Cover Sheet
BB scholarship applicant has asked you to submit a letter of recommendation as part of their
ission. Per our scholarship guidelines, eligible students must be high school seniors during the
13 academic year and must attend a school within our 18-county service area and must plan to attend
ege or university after graduating high school.
dition to their essay, applicants have been asked submit a letter of recommendation from a counselor,
er, employer, or representative from a charity that can verify and speak to his/her activities, honors,
acter, etc.
e write a one-page letter detailing why you believe the student is a “Student of Integrity”. This letter must
companied by this signed and dated cover sheet.
ME_______________________________________________________________
ONE ______________________________ EMAIL _________________________
ILIATION (SCHOOL, BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION)
________________________________________________________________
DENT’S NAME ____________________________________________________
DENT’S SCHOOL__________________________________________________
ATIONSHIP TO STUDENT___________________________________________
NED _________________________________ DATE______________________
Please return to student along with your letter of recommendation.
The application deadline is Monday, October 15th, 2012.