$20,000 scholarship announced by Bagshaw Enterprises, Inc.

In collaboration with the Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation and the National Colonel’s Scholars program, Bagshaw Enterprises, a local KFC franchisee, is sponsoring a $20,000 ($5,000 per year for four years) scholarship for a 2010 graduating high school senior.  The scholarship is guaranteed to be awarded to a senior residing in one the following counties: Brown, Butler, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Highland, Jackson, Montgomery, Ottawa, Pickaway, Ross, Sandusky, Scioto, Shelby, Union, Warren, and Wood, located in Ohio, and Boone and Kenton, located in Kentucky.  Selection will be based primarily on the financial need, perseverance, and entrepreneurial spirit of the candidate.  

In addition to the locally sponsored scholarship, the Colonel’s Scholars National Program will select seventy-five graduating seniors from throughout the United States.  Each of the seventy-five national scholarships will be in the amount of $20,000. 

Any interested high school senior planning to pursue a bachelor’s degree at a public, in-state college or university can access the application website online where the program criteria is outlined.  The website address is www.kfcscholars.org.   The application process is now open and closes February 10th, 2010. 

Questions can be directed to Charlotte Cooper at 937-393-9959 ext. 27 or via email at ccooper@bagshaw.us.