The History Behind This Scholarship
Serving as the Music and Worship Director, Genie oversaw many musical roles. These roles included: Organist, Pianist, Senior and Youth Choir Director, plus Special Program Director. Not to mention, she was a very highly valued member of the OSLC staff.
Genie played and sang, weekly, at both the Traditional Early Service, with the Choir, as well as the Late Contemporary Service, with the Praise Band/Choir. In addition to singing, she was also involved in costume creation, writing, producing, and the execution of seasonal church programs.
Genie’s love for God and music was part of her character. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church established a special music scholarship to be awarded annually, as funds allow, in honor of her great memory for her lifelong, faithful service to God, her church, and her community.
In the memory of and in honor of Genie Fuhrman, a member of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church for 39 years
(March 1982-March 2020)
ELIGIBILITY:
- Applicant must be accepted and with the goal of working toward a degree in a college, university, or technical school, which is
fully accredited, and must be/planning to major or minor in vocal or instrumental music. - Applicant must have established and maintain a satisfactory academic grade of 80 or 3.0 GPA.
- Scholarships are not automatically renewed for succeed school years. Current recipients must submit a new application to be
eligible for consideration for renewal. - Applications for scholarships must be completed, and all required materials must be submitted by March 1 st for the upcoming school year.
DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED:
- Completed application.
- Letter of acceptance from the institution of higher learning of which the applicant will be attending.
- Two letters of recommendation:
A Personal Letter
A Professional Letter
Letters cannot be from family - Copy of most recent grades.
- Typed essay that is consistent with the assigned topic (see page 2 of application).
PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING AND ADMINISTERING SCHOLARSHIPS
- Upon completion, the application packet is to be submitted to the Scholarship Committee by March 1 st.
- All qualifying applications will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee. The committee reserves the right to interview each
qualified applicant before the initial scholarship is awarded and may require future interviews at the committee’s discretion. - The Scholarship Committee may award as many or as few scholarships as is deemed appropriate in a school year, as funds permit.
- The Scholarship Committee will base their decisions on all or some of the following:
Involvement in community organizations and activities.
Potential that the applicant demonstrated in pursuing one’s musical field of study.
Achievement in academic performance. - The Scholarship Committee reserves the right to withhold scholarships if no applicants are deemed worthy to meet the qualifications.
- The name(s) of the scholarship recipients(s) will be announced in a timely manner after the application deadline.
- After the application is approved by the Scholarship Committee, scholarship funds will be sent to the designated institutions then
credited to the recipient’s(s’) student account. Once the recipient(s) is informed of this action, the committee will verify the
institution received the funds. - THE COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE AND AMEND ALL RULES AND GUIDELINES AT ANY TIME WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
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