The Wagnalls Memorial Foundation
Scholarships

	The Mabel Wagnalls Jones Scholarship
	The A.B. and Hazel C. Weiser Memorial Scholarship Fund
	The Charles V. Moore Endowed Scholarship Fund
	The Harry A. Ward and Muriel Dunn Ward Scholarship Program
	Phyllis E. Heister Scholarship Program
	Additional Scholarship Information/ Printable Forms

            Mabel Wagnalls Jones

The Mabel Wagnalls Jones Scholarship

Mabel Wagnalls Jones established as one aspect of her bequest to The Wagnalls Memorial Foundation, a fund to provide scholarships for persons residing in Lithopolis and Bloom Township. The scholarships are to be used for attending institutions of learning, music and art. Scholarships were awarded beginning in 1948 and over 3,200 students have been assisted in attending colleges across the United States.

The purpose of the scholarship fund is to encourage and assist students of Bloom Township to obtain a degree in higher education. The primary responsibility for meeting the cost of a college education lies with the student and his family. It is recognized that the benefits the Fund provides are not intended to meet the total financial obligation of a student attending a college or university.

Scholarship Information:
The Mabel Wagnalls Jones Scholarship is supported by her estate and donations from American Legion Post 677 of Lithopolis. For 2010-11 academic year, one $1,000 and one $500 Mabel Wagnalls Jones awards and one $1,000 American Legion Post 677 award will be offered.

Applicants must have a 2.25 grade-point average, be within ten years from high school graduation date, and must have become a resident of "Lithopolis or Bloom Township" before Sept. 1 of the year he/she entering first grade. Applicants can currently be enrolled in College.

Applications for the 2010 scholarships will be available in January 2010. The deadline to return applications is April 15, 2010.

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A.B. Weiser	Hazel C. Weiser

The A.B. and Hazel C. Weiser Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Richard C. Weiser family, in memory and admiration for Mr. Weiser's father and mother, have established The A.B. and Hazel C. Weiser Memorial Scholarship Fund to be administered by The Wagnalls Memorial Foundation. Mr. Weiser's father and mother were an outstanding educating team. They touched the lives of many encouraging them to reach their potential educationally and to build respect for themselves.

Scholarship Information:
Two (2) $500 or one (1) $1,000 scholarship administered by The Wagnalls Memorial will be awarded to a qualified Canal Winchester student from Bloom Township in the first year of an education major.

Applications for the 2010 scholarships will be available in January 2010. The deadline to return applications is April 15, 2010.

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     Dr. Charles V. Moore

The Charles V. Moore Endowed Scholarship Fund

Dr. Moore was born in Bloom Township. He graduated from Canal Winchester High School and entered Otterbein College. He later transferred to The Ohio State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. He went on to earn a Masters and a Doctorate in Agricultural Economics from The Ohio State University.

Dr. Moore, who was a beneficiary of the Wagnalls Memorial Scholarship, has made this gift in recognition of the impact his scholarship had on his academic career and his wish to provide others with the same opportunity.

This scholarship program has been established pursuant to the terms outlined by Dr. Moore and is administered by The Wagnalls Memorial Foundation for residents of Bloom Township.

Scholarship Information:
$500, administered by The Wagnalls Memorial will be awarded to qualified first-year college student living in Bloom Township. 

Applications for the 2010 scholarships will be available in January 2010. The deadline to return applications is April 15, 2010.

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Phyllis E. Heister Scholarship

Mrs. Phyllis E. Heister, a long time resident and business person in our community, has established a scholarship to encourage area students to pursue higher education.

Scholarship Information:
Applicants and their parents/guardians must be residents of Bloom Township since before September 1st of the applicants first grade year. Applicants must have a 2.25 GPA and be a graduating high school senior. Applicants for the 2010 scholarship will be available in January 2010. The deadline to return applications is April 15, 2010. The Phyllis E. Heister award also requires the applicant to be a Bloom Carroll graduate and a business major in college. The award is $500.

Scholarship Information:
$500, administered by The Wagnalls Memorial will be awarded to qualified first-year college student living in Bloom Township. 

Applications for the 2010 scholarships will be available in January 2010. The deadline to return applications is April 15, 2010.

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The Harry A. Ward and Muriel Dunn Ward Scholarship Program

This scholarship program has been established pursuant to the terms of a Trust established by Anton F. Just and is also administered by The Wagnalls Memorial Foundation for residents of Teays Valley School District (Pickaway County, Ohio).

Scholarship Information:
Scholarship recipients are chosen by a Teays Valley selection committee. For more information call Teays Valley High School at 740.983.5000.

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