Stewart Family Foundation Scholarship

Scholarships within the college are awarded to provide financial support based on need, academic achievement, or other specific scholarship criteria as outlined below.
The Stewart Family Foundation was created with proceeds from the estates of Bill and Lila Stewart; This scholarship endowment provides awards for students enrolled in CMDI.

Students are encouraged to express gratitude and can write thank you letters to the following individuals, associated with the Stewart Family Foundation and were instrumental in getting this scholarship established:
Ms. Jan Angel, Stewart Family Foundation board member
Mr. Jim Newcomb, Stewart Family Foundation board member
Ms. Linda Snyder Crockett, Stewart Family Foundation board member
Mr. George Baskos (Jour’63, MPubAd’69, MEduc’79), Stewart family friend

Selection Criteria
Applications are reviewed holistically, and selection criteria may include, but is not limited to, academic record, leadership experience, extracurricular involvement, community service, employment, essays, and in some cases, financial need as determined by the FAFSA/CASFA.
Essays: Quality of writing and content are weighed heavily.
Financial Need: The FAFSA and the Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (CASFA) are the mechanisms approved for calculating financial need for need-based scholarship awarding.