Southeast Missouri State University will again team up with KMOX Radio this year in presenting the fifth annual KMOX Jack Buck Scholar-Leadership Award at Southeast Missouri State University.
The award, which was launched in 2003 and was the first scholarship to be established in memory of Buck, recognizes a student in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area who has demonstrated the potential for academic achievement, leadership and a commitment to their community.
The award covers incidental fees (tuition) and general fees for the equivalent of up to 32 credit hours per academic year at Southeast Missouri State University and residence hall fees for fall and spring semesters in a standard, double-occupancy room. The award also provides a 15-meal per week board plan.
The scholarship will be awarded this spring to a student planning to enter Southeast Missouri State for the fall 2007 semester.
To be eligible for the award, students must reside in the St. Louis Metro Area, including St. Louis County and City, St. Charles County, Franklin County, Jefferson County or the Metro East area in Illinois.
The award is renewable each year up to four consecutive years if the recipient maintains a 3.5 cumulative grade point average in courses taken at Southeast; completes a minimum of 30 credit hours per academic year, which may include the summer session, at Southeast; and demonstrates active participation in one or more student organizations.
KMOX Radio will conduct a “call for entries” for qualified candidates to submit their nomination for consideration. Applications will be available at each high school guidance office. In turn, high school counselors at each high school in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area will be invited to submit one application, with two letters of recommendation, for consideration for the award to the University. The deadline for applications is Dec. 15.
Six finalists will be selected from nominations made throughout the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. The recipient will be selected through an interview process to be held in St. Louis in January. The selection committee will be comprised of a University representative, a former scholarship recipient and a member of the Jack Buck family.
All nominees meeting the minimum award criteria will receive a Regent’s Scholarship to attend Southeast. This merit scholarship provide full incidental fees, up to 32 credit hours per academic year, and is renewable for four consecutive years. The five finalists will receive an additional $500 Jack Buck Scholar-Leadership Award.
Students interested in applying for the KMOX Jack Buck Scholar-Leadership Award should contact their high school guidance counselor or call the Office of Admissions at Southeast Missouri State University at (573) 651-2590.