THE JACK & MARY ROWE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

PURPOSE
The Jack and Mary Rowe Memorial Scholarship rewards excellence in academic performance to students from public high schools in Duluth, Hermantown and Proctor who are pursuing a career in engineering. This scholarship, created in memory of Jack and Mary Rowe, parents of Lizette Lawien, and grandparents of Christian and Corbin Lawien, is not based on financial need. Mr. Rowe enjoyed a rewarding and successful engineering career with Minnesota Power and this scholarship rewards those students who have the potential to do the same. This scholarship will be funded by the Jack F. and Mary E. Rowe Charitable Lead Trust.

B. Financial Need
The Jack and Mary Rowe Memorial Scholarship is not based on financial need in any measure. It is strictly a meritorious award based on excellence in academics.

C. Academic Criteria
Applicants should have a high school GPA of 3.9 or higher (or a 3.7 GPA, if enrolled in 3 or more Honors courses) and be in the top 5% of their graduating class. Standardized test scores will not be a factor.

D. Number, Value and Duration of Awards
Depending on the availability of earnings, one $4500 scholarship will be awarded each year. Generally, this award is divided into two installments, half for fall, half for spring.

E. Payment
The award is co-payable to the institution and the recipient.

F. Other Awards
Applicants may hold additional scholarships from other sources.

APPLICATION INFORMATION
Applicants should complete the DSACF Common Scholarship Application. This application will include an essay addressing, "Why I Plan to Enter the Engineering Field." The complete application must be received to the DSACF by January 15th. That day our office will be open for hand delivery until 5:00pm. Electronic submissions and postmarks must be stamped before midnight. Late applications will not be considered.

DETERMINATION OF AWARDS
The Jack & Mary Rowe Scholarship Selection Committee will select individual scholarship recipients. This committee will be composed of an engineer, an educator, a member of the DSACF Board of Trustees, a community representative and three members of the Rowe family. They will base their decision on the applicant’s academic record, involvement in community and extra-curricular activities, work history and the quality of their essay on engineering.

AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT
Names of recipients will be announced as early as possible. Each applicant will receive an individual communication with the results of the committee’s decision regarding his/her application.

APPLICANT/RECIPIENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• The majority of communication between applicants/recipients and the scholarship administrators will take place via email. Applicants/ Recipients are required to have and regularly check their email and notify the Community Foundation of any changes to their contact information.
• All recipients of Community Foundation administered scholarships are expected to acknowledge acceptance of the award promptly. In most cases, this acknowledgment will take two forms, completion of an Acceptance Form provided by the Community Foundation and secondly, a thank you letter/card to the founder of the scholarship fund. The Community Foundation will provide names and addresses as needed. If unable to accept the scholarship, the committee should be given that information and a reason in a prompt manor.
• A recipient must complete enough credits to be recognized as a full-time student in each semester an award is made. Likewise, a satisfactory grade point average (3.5) must be maintained.
• If the student receives funds from the college due to non-completion of a term or not attending full time, these funds are to be returned to the community foundation. If the college requirements are not met, but there is no refund, the scholarship grant will be forfeited for the next term.
• Recipients understand that the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation may use scholars’ names, photographs and any portion of application essays for use in scholarship publicity, such as broadcast media, websites, newspaper, radio, etc.
• The DSACF Scholarship Committee hopes that recipients recognize and appreciate the contributions their award has made to their futures. It further anticipates that, in the years to come, recipients find some way to give back to the community that provided them with these opportunities.

RENEWAL
This scholarship is not renewable, however previous recipients are welcome to reapply. For consideration previous applicants must submit a complete application (with new essay), a transcript showing a 3.5 or greater college GPA, and proof of enrollment for the next semester. Deadlines for reapplication are the same as those for application. All scholarship awards will cease when the recipient attains an undergraduate degree.

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