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Ruth Slagle Crawford Alumni Scholarship in honor of Ruth Slagle Crawford’s parents

The Ruth Slagle Crawford Scholarship is awarded annually to one Madeira High School Graduate who is in need of financial assistance to pursue their higher education.

This scholarship is named in honor of Ruth Slagle Crawfords parents Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Crawford, who were long time teachers and placed great value in education.  This prestigious scholarship is awarded in their memory each year in September or October to a recent Madeira High School Graduate.

Ruth Slagle Crawford Alumni Scholarship in honor of Ruth Slagle Crawford’s parents

The Ruth Slagle Crawford Scholarship is awarded annually to one Madeira High School Graduate who is in need of financial assistance to pursue their higher education.

This scholarship is named in honor of Ruth Slagle Crawfords parents Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Crawford, who were long time teachers and placed great value in education.  This prestigious scholarship is awarded in their memory each year in September or October to a recent Madeira High School Graduate.

Congratulations to the 2022 Ruth Slagle Crawford Alumni Scholar: Trey Kanet, ’19

I am endlessly grateful to receive the Ruth Slagle Crawford Scholarship and would like to convey my appreciation to everyone who is involved with the award. The money from this award will greatly ease my stress as I look to complete my time at Miami University and move towards my future career in sales and trading. I am honored and feel beholden to the outstanding community from which I was raised; thank you all and I look forward to making Madeira proud.

I would like to express my undying admiration and respect for two educators who truly changed my life: Jennifer Jordan and Bob Kitchen. These two were always the first to believe in me at a time when many saw me in a different light. Mrs. Jordan has served as a role model and mentor to me throughout my life and was always the first to have my back. She is someone who I look up to holistically and she serves as an agent of empowerment for the student body. Bob Kitchen emboldened me to be great and instilled a love for vocabulary that I still hold dearly. He commands respect through his honesty and is someone who anyone could look to as an exemplary leader. I learned so much from Mr. Kitchen; both through our conversations and my observation of his actions.

Thank you all,

Trey

Ruth Slagle Crawford Scholarship Fund Application

 

The Madeira Schools Foundation is proud to offer this $5,000 scholarship to any Graduate of Madeira High School who is currently enrolled and pursuing a college degree.

Per direction from the Ruth S. Crawford Revocable Trust dated June 30, 1994…”the Ruth Slagle Crawford Scholarship Fund in memory of Grantor’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Slagle, to be used for the purpose of giving financial assistance to students in attaining a college education who would be unable to continue their education without such financial assistance.  The selection of such students, the amount of the assistance and the regulations covering the administration of this gift shall be at the sole discretion of the Madeira Schools Foundation.”  The MSF Scholarship Committee will review the applications and choose the recipient.  

Applications must be submitted to the Madeira Schools Foundation BY Tuesday, November 1, 2022.

LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The following information and supporting documentation must accompany the application in order for the application to be considered complete.  Less than full documentation will disqualify the applicant and the application will be eliminated.

  1. College transcript of courses completed*.  Must be currently enrolled for the 2021-2022 school year and demonstrate completion of the equivalent of a year’s worth of college credits.
  2. An essay 500 to 1000 words in length that demonstrates how the student is succeeding in college via his/her personal drive and strong work ethic; and how he/she is financially supporting his/her education via employment.
  3. Two (2) letters of recommendation* attached below.  One letter must be from a college professor or advisor and one from an employer/supervisor.
  4. Financial Information Sheets Parts 1 and 2 included within this application.

ALL INFORMATION WILL BE HELD IN STRICTEST CONFIDENCE BY THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE.  AFTER JUDGING, ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE DELETED.  

 

Scholarship payment will be sent directly to the college, university, or vocational school of the recipient’s choice.

Applications must be received no later than November 1, 2022.

All questions should be directed to Mindi Hilgeman at  MHilgeman.MSF@gmail.com or (513) 924-3725.

* If Transcripts or Letters of Recommendation need to be mailed directly to the scholarship committee please mail to otherwise upload documents in below application:

Ruth Slagle Crawford Scholarship
C/O Mindi Hilgeman
Madeira City Schools
7465 Loannes Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45243