Billy W. Mayes Scholarship

Description

  1. The scholarship(s) will be awarded from interest derived from the scholarship fund.
  2. The scholarship(s) will be given for two (2) consecutive semester.
  3. The amount of the scholarship(s) will be maximum of $500.00 per semester or $1000.00 per year.
  4. If more than $1500 is available in interest, that amount will be divided equally and two scholarships will be awarded.
Criteria
  1. The individual must be attending an accredited college or university in Texas.
  2. The individual should be majoring in Technology Education.
  3. Special consideration should be given to individuals who have demonstrated an interest in student club activities or ATTE regional associations.
Administrative Procedures for all Scholarship Awards
  1. A scholarship award application and resume should be sent to the Assistant Awards Coordinator before Jan. 15. The name should be kept confidential, if possible. Every effort should be made to see that the person selected is at the conference to receive the award.
  2. A written news release should be prepared by the person who makes the nomination. The news release is to be sent to the respective media by this person in the event that the nominee is chosen. (A sample news release is attached for guidance.)
  3. A black and white glossy photograph should accompany each news release. The quality of this photograph should be good enough for publication purpose.
Scholarship Selection Committee
  1. ATTE President
  2. ATTE Past-President (Chairperson of the Scholarship Awards Committee)
  3. Assistant Coordinator of Awards
Special Notes
  1. There will be no discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religious preference in the awarding of these scholarships.
  2. Under no circumstances will the principle of theATTE Memorial Scholarship or the Billy W. Mayes Scholarship funds be used.
  3. The institution enrolling the individual will bill the Association for tuition (not to exceed the amount of the scholarship) at the beginning of each semester. Any balance will be paid to the individual.