Michael Hoelscher Memorial Scholarship

The Michael Hoelscher Memorial Scholarship is awarded to one rising junior or rising senior member of the Presidents Leadership Class demonstrating the character and leadership of the late Michael Hoelscher (PLC 1987). After his passing on Mt. Kilimanjaro, his parents, Lee and Joan Hoelscher, siblings and friends, dedicated an annual financial award to one student of the Presidents Leadership Class who, through school and extra-curricular work, demonstrates a quest for learning, a true concern for others, a diversity of experience on and off campus, and does all of this with goal-oriented determination.

  • Two winners will receive $2,000 for the following academic year.

To qualify for this scholarship you must:

  • Have a minimum sophomore or junior cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
  • Be an active, undergraduate member of the Presidents Leadership Class

Award
$2,000.00
Anticipated Total

Anticipated total amount over the full term of this award.

$2,000.00

Schools, Colleges, Departments
Presidents Leadership Class
Deadline
03/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. In 500 words or less, please state how does your college experience demonstrates that you are committed to academic excellence and exhibit a constant quest for learning. Provide concrete examples to back-up anecdotal evidence and/or opinions.
  2. In 500 words or less, how does your engagement in extracurricular activities demonstrate a deep concern for other people as well as your desire to have a diversity of experience at the university.
  3. In 250 words or less, what about your daily life at the university best illustrates your orientation towards accomplishing goals?