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29-April-1997 
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                    National Presbyterian College Scholarship 
                              Recipients Announced 
 
                              by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--The Office of Financial Aid for Studies has announced that 
124 incoming frosh from 58 participating Presbyterian Church-related 
colleges and unversities have been granted National Presbyterian College 
Scholarships (NPCS) for the 1997-98 academic year. 
 
    The scholarships, based on academic achievement and need, range from 
$200 to $1,400 per academic year and are renewable for each undergraduate 
year.  Including renewed grants to students who received them in prior 
years, a total of 646 students at PC(USA)-related colleges and unversities 
will receive NPCS grants next year. 
 
    Tim McCallister, associate for financial aid for studies, told the 
Presbyterian News Service that the partnership between his office and the 
colleges and universities "is what makes the program work so well."  During 
the current academic year, the Office for Financial Aid for Studies has 
committed $238,000 to the program and the participating schools have 
contributed $536,000. 
 
    "I can't say how much we value the cooperation between the General 
Assembly and the colleges and universities," McCallister said.  "This 
program would be a shell without the financial commitment from the 
schools." 
 
    Grant recipients are selected by an eight-member committee of 
representatives from participating schools, who serve on a rotating basis. 
Selection committee members for the 1997-98 grants came from Barber-Scotia 
College, Davidson College, Hanover College, Hastings College, Pikeville 
College, Rhodes College, Rocky Mountain College and Tusculum College. 
 
    Selection criteria include ACT or SAT scores, high school transcripts, 
extracurricular activities, community and church involvement, pastor and 
high school counselors' endorsements and verified financial need. 
Applicants must be members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and U.S. 
citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. 
 
    Deadline for applications is December 1 of each year.  Information 
about the NPCS program is included in the July Info-Pak each year and in 
the Presbyterian Planning Calendar.  Interested persons may also call 
McCallister at (502) 569-5776 or program administrator Mary Folsom at (502) 
569-5745. 
 
    Participating Presbyterian colleges and universities and the number of 
their students receiving NPCS scholarships for 1997-98 are: 
 
    Agnes Scott College, 10; Albertson College, 4; Alma College, 39; Austin 
College, 29; Beaver College, 4; Belhaven College, 3; Blackburn College, 4; 
Buena Vista College, 12; Carroll College, 6; Centre College, 10; Coe 
College, 10; Davidson College, 19; Davis & Elkins College, 4; University of 
Dubuque, 5; Eckerd College, 15; Grove City College, 5; Hampden-Sydney 
College, 6; Hanover College, 20; Hastings College, 5; Illinois College, 11; 
Jamestown College, 5. 
 
    Also Johnson C. Smith University, 3; King College, 12; Knoxville 
College, 2; Lafayette College, 5; Lake Forest College, 4; Lees-McRae 
College, 2; Lindenwood College, 2; Lyon College, 12; Macalester College, 8; 
Mary Baldwin College, 3; Maryville College, 8; Milliken University, 9; 
Monmouth College, 7; Montreat College, 6; Muskingum College, 14; University 
of the Ozarks, 2; Peace College, 3; Presbyterian College, 65; Queens 
College, 7; Rhodes College, 12; Rocky Mountain College, 2; St. Andrews 
Presbyterian College, 4; Pikeville College, 1. 
 
    And Schreiner College, 6; Sterling College, 15; Sheldon Jackson 
College, 1; Trinity University, 31; University of Tulsa, 10; Tusculum 
College, 5; Warren Wilson College, 5; Waynesburg College, 3; Westminster 
College (Mo.), 5; Westminster College (Pa.), 28; Westminster College 
(Utah), 1; Whitworth College, 32; Wilson College, 2: The College of 
Wooster, 83. 

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