SSCC Foundation scholarships open to students in fine arts

Students taking fine arts courses at Southern State Community College have the opportunity to gain from the many scholarship opportunities offered through the SSCC Foundation, a tax-exempt organization founded in 1996.

SSCC Foundation donors provide many scholarship opportunities to Southern State students. These scholarships are coordinated to encourage students to pursue their academic careers at the college. Scholarships are available to both transfer students and those intending to pursue a degree leading to immediate employment. To date, more than 600 students have been awarded scholarships funded by the SSCC Foundation.

For complete applications, eligibility guidelines, and deadline dates please contact Southern State’s Office of Financial Aid at 1-800-628-7722 ext. 2610 or visitwww.sscc.edu/admissions/scholarships_foundation.htm. The priority deadline is March 15, 2011.

BARTHEL SCHOLARSHIP

• Family and friends of the late Julia Barthel endowed a scholarship in her memory for a Brown County art student. She attended Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky., and finished her degree in art at Wilmington College. She continued to take art classes at Southern State Community College and belonged to the Leesburg Brush and Palette Art Guild and the Appalachian Artisan Guild. Art was her passion in life. She focused on watercolors and pastels of flowers and painted landscapes and still life.

Eligibility: Must be focusing on Art classes at SSCC.  No specific GPA is required, but it is preferred that that artist specialize in watercolors, pastels of flowers, painted landscapes, and still life.

EDWARD K. DANIELS SCHOLARSHIP

• A memorial fund in honor of one of the Southern State’s long-time educators, Edward K. Daniels, was established in memory of his lifelong devotion to broadening students’ horizons and his commitment to positively impacting students’ lives. Upon his passing, numerous people echoed, “We want to do something special in Ed’s memory,” and the Edward K. Daniels Memorial Scholarship Fund has served as an avenue for those individuals to keep his legacy alive. 

• Eligibility: Must be a continuing drama student at Southern State. Recipients must have a 2.5 GPA or higher.  

WERLINE ART FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

• The $500 Werline Art Foundation Scholarship, established by the Werline family, is open to applicants who are enrolled in at least one art course per quarter.

• Eligibility: Must be a registered full-time student at SSCC focusing on art. Recipient must have a 2.6 GPA or higher, and must complete an art portfolio and written essay.

LAKE WAYNOKA CIVIC CLUB AND OHIO PLEIN AIR SOCIETY ART SCHOLARSHIP

• Eligibility: Must be a full-time student of SSCC focusing on art (enrolling in at least one art course per quarter). Limited to residents of Adams, Brown or Highland counties in Ohio, and Bracken or Mason counties in Kentucky. Recipient must have a 2.6 GPA or higher, and must include a one-page artist statement. Must have three to five original works of art available to bring to an interview upon request.

• Note: This scholarship has an early deadline of Feb. 15. To download an application for this scholarship, please visitwww.sscc.edu/admissions/Scholarships/Art_Student_Scholarship.htm.