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Edward T. and Sarah Laurent Kassinger Scholarship Award
Mar 6, 2011 - 9:30:35 PM
Kassinger Scholarship Award
This scholarship is administered and maintained by the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness.
The award is named for Edward Kassinger, Director of the Public Safety Division from 1969-1983, and his late wife, Sarah. The award was established in 1984 by former employees and friends of the Kassingers who believe that students who work to help pay educational expenses should be recognized. This is a cash award and students are eligible for the award even if receiving funds from the HOPE Scholarship or Tuition Assistance Program. The recipient(s) must meet the application requirements listed below. Annually, the Edward T. and Sarah Laurent Kassinger Scholarship Award is given to a graduate and/or undergraduate student employed by the UGA Police Department, the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, or a working student in the Criminal Justice Studies Program. These students must be working on a full-time basis while pursuing academic degrees to be eligible for the award.
Kassinger Scholarship Board Members
Asa T. Boynton - Board Chairman, Edward T. Kassinger, Jr., Karen Kassinger, Helen M. Cashon, Mitch F. Jones, June M. Oliver, Steven D. Harris
Scholarship Recipients 1987 - current
Names, and year of the award, of Scholarship recipients are engraved on a plaque that is displayed in the UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness. Click on the link below to see the list of recipients.
Application Process:
Annually, the Edward T. and Sarah Laurent Kassinger Scholarship Award is given to a graduate and an undergraduate student employed by the UGA Police Department, the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, or a working student in the Criminal Justice Studies Program.
The award is given after a candidate has graduated. The scholarship award will be based on the selection by a committee to be chaired by the Director of the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, the UGA Chief of Police, the Director for the Criminal Justice Program, and the Director for Auxiliary Services. The above committee will review the applications and provide at least one but no more than three candidates to the Kassinger Board for selection. Students interested in applying, should complete the necessary paperwork and forward it to: The University Office of Security & Emergency Preparedness, Hodgson Oil Building - Suite 200 South, 286 Oconee Street, Athens, Georgia 30602-1977
The next time period for applying for this scholarship will be March-June 2012 (see schedule below).
1. Applicants must be employed by either by the UGA Police Department or the UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness or be a current student in the UGA Criminal Justice Program. Recipients of the award must have been employed continuously full-time for a minimum of one year at the time of applying for the Award. Specific application requirements are noted in the Perpetual Fund Agreement (available by request).
2. A criminal background check is required as part of the Fund application process for students in the Criminal Justice Program, at no cost to the applicant. (Applicants with the UGA Police Department and the UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness are exempt from background checks related to the Award application process, as these applicants have previously undergone a background check as part of the pre-employment requirement)
3. Undergraduate and graduate students must possess a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better. The minimum 3.0 GPA is required regardless of discipline.
4. A letter must be submitted to the Fund custodian from the employee's supervisor indicating “above-average” performance.
5. The employee must be a candidate for graduation (or graduated) at the time the application is made. Course work must be completed in time for graduation. Under certain circumstances an extension may be granted with Board approval.
6. The worth of the applicant's employment, while participating in an academic program at the University of Georgia, must be expressed in the application.
7. Applicants must submit a certified copy of their transcript, verifying their status as a graduating student (or graduated) at an accredited college or university.
8. Applicants must submit a wallet-size (2” x 4”) photo with their application.
9. A letter of recommendation from a faculty member in the applicant's major subjects must be submitted.
10. The Fund will be administered through the UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness.
11. Applications will be open in March - June of each year, with any awards given in the summer of that year, contingent upon available Award funds. Guidelines for the application/award dates are illustrated in Exhibit A. using UGA graduation schedules (note: eligibility for online graduation dates or other institution's graduation dates will adhere closest to UGA's graduation schedules). Future award years will follow this date pattern.
Exhibit A.
|
Date Eligible to Apply |
For Graduation Date of: |
Award Date |
|
Mar. 1 - June 2012 |
Aug. 2011, Dec. 2011 |
Summer 2012 |
|
Mar. 1 - June 2013 |
Aug. 2012, Dec. 2012 |
Summer 2013 |
|
Mar. 1 - June 2014 |
Aug. 2013, Dec. 2013 |
Summer 2014 |
12.APPLICATIONS FOR THE AWARD should be submitted using the time table above. Send application and supporting documents to:
The Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness
Hodgson Oil Building, Suite 200
South 286 Oconee Street
Athens, GA 30602
Any questions, contact Savannah Hembree at (706) 542-5845 or shembree@uga.edu
Contribution Instructions
Contributions to this scholarship fund enable the fund to recognize and reward those who are willing to be gainfully employed while achieving academic goals. The Edward T. and Sarah Laurent Kassinger Scholarship is a tax-exempt fund. Please reference the fund number 30790020 when submitting a contribution.
Your support of this fund in most appreciated.
(1) By Check: Make check payable to:
The UGA Foundation
Mail check to: Gift Accounting
394 South Milledge Ave. - Suite 100
Athens, Georgia 30602
(2) By Credit Card: Call the UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness at (706) 542-5845 for instructions
(3) By UGA Payroll Deduction: Click here (or call the UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness at (706) 542-5845 for instructions)
IN MEMORY OF UGA OFFICER TYLER HARRIS:
Donations may be made to the Kassinger Scholarship Fund in memory of Office Harris by:
1. Credit Card - use this direct link:
https://www.externalaffairs.uga.edu/os/simple?account=30790020
2. Check - Make check payable to the University of Georgia Foundation and reference "In Memory of Officer Tyler Harris" and mail check to:
The UGA Foundation
Gift Accounting
394 South Milledge Ave. - Suite 100
Athens, Georgia 30602
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- Click to download the attached file(s):
- Kassinger Awards from past years.pdf
- Application Form - Kassinger Award.pdf
