Margaret has been invited to appear on KENS 5 morning talk show, "Great Day SA" on Monday 12/21. If you are in the San Antonio area and would like to come out and support Margaret, please let me know. They have a studio audience and ask for the names of the people attending. The show will appear live from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM. Margaret will be doing a short cooking segment and given the opportunity to talk about CASI and her 2 TICC wins. -Mr. Margaret (again)
From Barbara Herrin:
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM RECIPIENTS
It is time to remind Scholarship Program recipients of their part in receiving scholarship funds. As taken from the CASI National Scholarship Program Policy Recipients: Recipients must obtain at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale and carry a minimum of 12 hours or be considered by the registrar to be a full-time student.
Note: If recipient’s cumulative GPA falls below 2.5 or if the recipient fails to register as a full-time student for the semester, the recipient will be placed on probation for one semester. If probationary issues are not corrected within the following semester, the remaining scholarship funds allotted to the recipient will be forfeited.
Recipients will receive $500 for the fall semester and upon proving grade and enrollment requirements will receive the remaining scholarship monies at the rate of $500 per semester. Recipients will prove grade and enrollment requirements by submitting a copy of their semester grades to the Program Administrator no later than the second week of the month following completion of the semester (January for the fall semester and June for the spring semester).
Barbara Herrin, Program Administrator
7291 FM 380
Paint Rock, Texas 76866
herrinbarbara@aol.com
325-732-4292
I realize that this is the first semester that we are trying to place the responsibility in the laps of the recipient, but I do feel that this is not a hardship on the student. With the help of CASI members, the recipients should be able to do this in the allotted time. After all, most scholarships ask for this same information in order to continue funding the student.
Thanks in advance for everyone’s help in this matter.
Barbara Herrin
Program Administrator
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM APPLICATIONS
The time is drawing near for scholarship applications to be due. I would like to take time to remind the Great Pepper/Pod Representative of what needs to be done. The information for the policy and the application can be found in the Resource Center on the CASI webpage. Beginning this year, CASI is awarding scholarships for both trade/technical and academic institutions. We need to get the word out to those students who would benefit from both of these kinds of scholarships. It really is up to us members to get the word out and encourage students to apply. I have suggested that those students applying for the scholarships make contact with the Great Pepper/Pod Representative by Jan. 15th so that the Great Pepper/Pod Representative can make sure all information that is required is present with the application. There is a checklist on the bottom of the application that the Great Pepper/Pod Representative can use to make sure all items are present. The application will then need to be postmarked to the Program Administrator (address on application) by Feb. 1, 2010. Hopefully, again this year we will have a large number of applications to choose from. Thank you for all your help in making the Scholarship Program a success.
Barbara Herrin
Program Administrator
