Kendra Leigh Morris Scholarship
If you meet the criteria below, you qualify for the Kendra Leigh Morris Scholarship. (Amount and number of scholarships to be determined before Spring, 2008.)
Criteria
- Within the past year, you were involved in a philanthropic/humanitarian activity.
- You attended SCC last semester and are a continuing SCC student this semester.
- You have completed at least 9 credits in one or more of the disciplines found within SCC?s Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences, with at least 6 credits taken at SCC.
- You intend to transfer to a 4-year school and major in one of the disciplines found within SCC?s Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences.
- You have a cumulative GPA at SCC of at least 2.5.
The student who most clearly meets these criteria will be awarded the Kendra Leigh Morris Scholarship.
Applying for the Scholarship
Please submit an application to one of the Division secretaries in SB-130: Charisse Wright (Day) or Stefani Parks (Evening). Your application needs to include the following:
- A letter in which you (a) state why you think you should receive this scholarship and (b) provide a concise description of the philanthropic/humanitarian activity in which you have been (were) engaged.
- Clear evidence that you have met each of the other four criteria. Please include unofficial transcripts from all colleges/universities you have attended., please address each criterion fully; and include your transcripts (unofficial) from any college/university you?ve attended.
The deadline for submission of the application packet is Friday, March 28, 2007, at noon in SB-130.
Notification of the scholarship recipient will be made by the financial aid office.
Who was Kendra Leigh Morris?
Kendra Leigh Morris passed away at age 42. During her short time on earth she contributed so much to the common good. Her guiding philosophy was, ?If you want peace, work for justice.? Kendra was a humanitarian and demonstrated that in so many ways. She was a student at SCC in the 80?s and transferred to ASU with a major in Political Science. Kendra earned average grades at SCC and eventually was accepted at Antioch College of Law in Washington, D.C. She completed her Masters in Banking Law at Boston University. In Boston and Washington, D.C. she influenced managers of large city buildings to create gardens and plant trees amidst the concrete. She also personally planted trees when the city could not. She was an activist for clean air, clean water and the environment. As a political activist she coordinated Terry Goddard?s first successful mayoral campaign. Kendra was kind to people, animals and plants. She was a beautiful poet and great legal writer who won almost all of her legal cases. She possessed a unique sense of humor and wit, which people responded to with utter amazement and joy.
It is fitting that this scholarship be created to reflect Kendra?s values as a humanitarian and to assist students as much as she was helped when she was a student. This scholarship is established with the hope that Kendra?s values will live on through the lives of its recipients and that it will inspire people and give them hope and opportunity to reach their dreams.
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