Monty C. Lish & Stanley O. McNaughton Scholarship for Safety & Health Careers
The Scholarship Program
The Evergreen Safety Council (ESC) Board of Directors established the Monty C. Lish & Stanley O. McNaughton Scholarship for Safety and Health Careers to honor Mr. Lish & Mr. McNaughton for their vast contributions to community service, education and particularly their dedication to ESC. The scholarship program was developed to encourage more college students to consider Safety and Health professions as viable and worthwhile careers.
The Board of Directors has agreed to set aside 5% of ESC membership fees to create funding for the scholarship awards. It is the desire of both the Board and the staff to see the number of scholarships awarded and size of the program grow to benefit both organizations and individuals interested in making health and safety their field of interest.
Candidate Eligibility
Applicants for the Monty C. Lish & Stanley O. McNaughton Scholarship for Safety and Health Careers must be employees of a member company of ESC, children or stepchildren of employees, or children or stepchildren of member company owners who:
- have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale, and
- are high school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll, or students who are already enrolled in an undergraduate course of study at an accredited two or four-year college or university.
Preference will be given to applicants majoring in a safety related field of study, as well as students from other areas of study who are planning to go into a safety and health career such as industrial hygiene, public health, insurance, risk management, or health education.
Amount of the Awards: Up to two awards of $1,000 each will be granted.
Administration of the Program
The scholarship program is administered by Scholarship Management Services, a division of Scholarship America. Scholarship Management Services is a national nonprofit educational support and student aid service organization that seeks to involve and assist the private sector in expanding educational opportunities and encouraging educational achievement. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, disability or national origin.
Applicant’s Responsibilities
Interested students must complete the scholarship application, as well as the goals and aspirations essay, and mail them along with a current, complete transcript of grades (including grading scale) to Scholarship Management Services postmarked no later than February 15th. Online transcripts must display student name, school name, grade and credit hours earned for each course, and term in which each course was taken. Grade reports are not acceptable. Applicants will receive acknowledgment of receipt of their application. If an acknowledgment card is not received within three weeks, applicants may call Scholarship Management Services to verify that the application has been received.
Applicants are responsible for gathering and submitting all necessary information. Applications are evaluated on the information supplied; therefore, please answer all questions as completely as possible. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated. All information received is considered confidential and is reviewed only by Scholarship Management Services, except for the goals and aspirations essay which will be provided to Evergreen Safety Council.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic record, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, unusual personal or family circumstances, and an outside appraisal. Special attention will be given to the goals and aspirations essay. Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship Management Services. Other than to verify membership affiliation, in no instance does any officer or employee of Evergreen Safety Council play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program if they meet eligibility requirements. Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Announcement and Distribution of Awards
Award recipients and non-recipients will be notified on or around March 25th of each year. Scholarship Management Services processes scholarship payments on behalf of Evergreen Safety Council. Scholarship payments are made on August 15th. A check will be mailed to each recipient’s home address and made payable to the school for the student.
Obligations
Recipients have no obligation to Evergreen Safety Council. They are, however, required to supply Scholarship Management Services with complete transcripts when requested and to notify Scholarship Management Services of any changes of address, school enrollment, or other relevant information. The applicant is solely responsible for gathering and submitting all necessary information for the application process. Scholarship Management Services reserves the right not to process applications found to be incomplete as of the application deadline.
Revisions
Evergreen Safety Council reserves the right to review the conditions and procedures of this scholarship program and to make changes at any time, including terminating of the program.
Additional Information
Questions regarding ESC membership or any aspect of the scholarship program may be addressed to:
Lish & McNaughton Scholarship for Safety & Health Careers
Scholarship Management Services
One Scholarship Way
Saint Peter, MN 56082
Telephone: (507) 931-1682
