Professor John F. Wilhemlm was a professor in the English department for over thrity years. This scholarship was established to commemorate Professor Wilhelm's dedication to teaching and his deep interest in educating future teachers. The scholarship is designed to recognize and encourage a senior English major who plans to teach English and/or American Studies at the high school or community college level. The scholarship is a $300.00 award given annually in the fall semester to the top candidate and an Honor Citation awarded to a second noteworthy applicant.

Eligibility Requirements:

• complete the appropriate form and include with the application
• an official transcript of all college coursework;
• recommendation letters from at least two (but no more than four) faculty members in the English department
• a brief resume outlining accomplishments at CSUS, relevant activities and services to the English department, classmates, and community and any work in progress.
• also list any coursework in progress.
• double-spaced statement of purpose describing candidate's career objective and reasons for choosing teaching as a profession.

Deadline:

5:00pm--Wednesday, November 7, 2007, in Calaveras 103

Applications are available in Calaveras 103 or downloadble below.

PDF copy of application available here.

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