Carol Specht Memorial Monetary Award

Carol Specht Memorial Monetary Award

The Carol Specht Memorial Award is given to an undergraduate female student

who is the single parent of at least one child living in her home. The guidelines of

the award stipulate that the recipient must be majoring in a "helping discipline."

The applicant's financial need, academic record, and participation in community

service activities are also considered. Please contact the Office of Civil Rights

and Diversity for more information at 217-581-5020.

This fund was established by Constance Specht and Margo Christian in memory

of their mother, who worked with the Coles County Women Against Rape and the

Coles County Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She was also active in the
Coles County League of Women Voters. Carol Specht was murdered by an
intruder in Mattoon some years ago.

2011 applications are due by 4:30 p.m., October 18, 2011.

Carol Specht Memorial Monetary Award Application

Please complete and return to the Civil Rights Office, Eastern Illinois University, 1011 Old Main, Charleston, Illinois, 61920.

Part I -- APPLICANT INFORMATION: (This material may be used for news releases and public announcements as well as by the Award Committee.)

Your Name: ______________________________________ E-Number___________________________

(Local) CharlestonAddress: _____________________________________________________________

Email Address: ______________________________________________________________________

Telephone: (______) ______________________

High School(s) Attended: ______________________________________________________________

Hometown:____________________________________ Marital Status: _________________

Names and ages of children living in your home:

_____________________________________________________________________________

Your parent(s) name and address(es) (to be used for news releases):

_____________________________________________________________________________

IUndergraduate program in which you are currently enrolled:

_____________________________________________________________________________

Please state your academic major(s): ______________________________________________

Semester hours of credit completed by the end of the preceding semester:

_____________________________________________________________________________

Your grade point average at the end of the preceding semester: _____________________________

Enclose your academic transcript which can be found and printed through PAWS.

List positions of responsibility (such as offices in campus organizations) you have held while being a student at EIU. (Use additional sheets if needed)

_________________________________ _________________________________

List any organizations or activities in which you have participated as a college student, including fraternities or sororities, honorary fraternities, clubs, societies, intercollegiate athletics, etc.:

_________________________________ _________________________________

List your work experiences while a student at Eastern (if summer, so designate):

_________________________________________________________

PART II -- References: (List the names of two faculty members and their departments)

1. ______________________________ _________________________________

2. ______________________________ _________________________________

PART III -- FINANCIAL NEED: Please describe your financial need for this award in an attached statement.

In addition to this statement, we will be reviewing individual need through information obtained from EIU Financial Aid Office.

PART IV-- WRITTEN STATEMENTS: In 150 to 200 words, explain your career goals after

leaving Eastern. Relate your narrative to the criteria of this award. Relate how your goals relate to

"helping" members of the community. (Use additional sheet if needed.)