Reverend John H. Scott Memorial Fund
P.O. Box 74901
4860 Crown Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70874
Scholarships
The Scott Memorial Scholarship was established in 1981 as the major project of the Scott Fund. The first scholarships were awarded in 1982.
The John H. Scott Memorial Scholarships:
Two scholarships, one in the amount of $3000.00 and the other in the amount of $2000.00, are available to students who are candidates for graduation at a public high school in Richland, Tensas, Madison, West or East Carroll Parish, Louisiana. Applications can be obtained from the public schools in the above parishes, from the JHS Fund, and from the JHS Fund's website . The application deadline is April 5. A list of past and current recipients is available on our website. APPLY HERE.Memorial Awards
These awards are intended to honor, encourage, and inspire.
- Each award carries a cash prize of three hundred dollars ($300.00).
- Please see below for descriptors and specifications.How to make the nomination
Anyone who knows the nominee well enough to make the nomination may do so. This may include parents or other relatives, school personnel, church or community leaders, neighbors, classmates or others. A person may not nominate him/herself.
A complete nomination includes name, address, telephone number (and email address if available) of both the person making the nomination and the nominee and a typewritten page (about 400-500 words) on why this person is especially qualified for the award.
Additional information.
There will be one recipient chosen for each award. If there are no qualified nominees, the award will not be made.
Although recipients will be informed in advance, the awards will be publicly announced at the John H. Scott Memorial Fund annual program, Saturday, May 5, 2012 in Tallulah,LA.
To promote authenticity, recipients must be present at the program to receive the award.
Deadline.
Nominations must be post marked by April 5, 2012 to the attention of:
Ms. Johnita Scott,
Awards Committee Chair
Post Office Box 74901
Baton Rouge,LA70874
or sent via email to azena@intergate.com by the April 5 deadline.
The Alease J. Scott Memorial Award
Alease Juanita Scott was the wife of Rev. Scott. In addition to providing assistance to her husband, she was an activist in her own right. She provided leadership and loyal fellowship in many service groups including the Women’s auxiliary of the Baptist Association, Ministers’ Wives Alliance, Sister Workers, Sunday School and BTU Congress and many others. This award honors her life by being offered to a person who promotes community improvement and pride mainly through work in organizations. The total award is $300.The Angela Adjoa Toldson Memorial Award
Angela Adjoa Toldson was a granddaughter of Rev. and Mrs. Scott who was stricken with a rare form of epilepsy at the age of ten years and died at age 23. Her faith and determination to continue her education despite the constant debilitating seizures inspired family, friends and others who came in her contact. Many people learned from her how to handle life’s difficulties and even how to approach the end of life with grace, dignity, hope, faith and love. The student who receives this award must be one who is graduating from high school even though she/he has had to face disability, injury, disease, or other health challenges. The total award is $300.The Elder Tyrone Scott Memorial Award
Tyrone Scott was a son of Rev. and Mrs. Scott. He was blessed with outstanding creative ability. He was good in the performing arts (music, drama, story telling) and the visual arts (drawing, painting, needlework). His magnetic personality drew all kinds of people to him and he shared words of wisdom and faith with them. This award will be given to a talented student who is outstanding in creativity or artistic ability and who uses his/her talent in a positive way. The total award is $300.The Kendall T. Pullen Memorial Award
Kendall Pullen, a grandson of Rev. and Mrs. Scott, died at the age of 21, an innocent victim of gun violence. In life, Kendall's passion was for the outdoors and wildlife. Examples of an eligible nominee for the Kendall Pullen award are: one who works directly with youth to improve their knowledge and appreciation of the outdoors or a youth who will use the fund to pay camp fees; or one who is working to decrease violence in his/her community or one who has lost a love one to violence and is handling the loss in a positive way. The total award is $300.
A Scott family favorite, this art was painted by Reverend Tyrone Scott in 1991.
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P.O. Box 74901
4860 Crown Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70874
