American Society of Safety Engineers News |
Michael Nowak |
for immediate release |
DES PLAINES, IL (September 6, 2005) — Providing college funds to students entering the occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) profession, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation today announced that nearly $90,000 is available for undergraduate and graduate scholarships.
The ASSE Foundation's 2005-2006 scholarships are for students pursuing a degree in occupational safety and health, safety engineering, safety management, occupational health nursing, occupational medicine, risk management, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, fire safety, environmental safety, environmental health or other safety-related fields. Scholarships range from general criteria to regional-based, diversity and specific areas of study within safety. Applicants must be a student member of ASSE, unless otherwise specified. Undergraduates must have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 out of 4.0, are currently enrolled in 12 or more semester hours, and have completed at least 60 semester hours. Graduates must have a GPA of at least 3.5 out of 4.0, are currently enrolled in nine or more semester hours, and have an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0. Students submit one application to be considered for the various scholarships.
The new undergraduate and graduate $1,000 scholarships to be offered this year are the Harry Taback 9/11 Memorial Scholarship named in honor of an ASSE member lost in the World Trade Center attacks, and the Medina Scholarship for Hispanics in Safety for bilingual Spanish-English SH&E students.
The three undergraduate scholarships for students with an emphasis in construction safety include the $5,000 Bechtel Foundation Scholarship for Safety and Health, the $3,500 Washington Group International Safety Scholarship, and the new $1,000 ASSE Construction Safety Scholarship, which is funded through the revenue of ASSE's comprehensive text Construction Safety Management and Engineering. Also, the Liberty Mutual Scholarship Fund will award a $3,000 scholarship, the Marsh Risk Consulting Scholarship Program will award a $5,000 undergraduate scholarship and the United Parcel Service (UPS) Foundation Scholarship Program will award various undergraduate and diversity scholarships, ranging from $4,000 to $6,000.
Honoring the ASSE members lost in the September 2001 attacks, the Foundation will award a $1,000 America Responds Memorial Scholarship to a U.S. citizen pursuing an SH&E undergraduate degree. The Thompson Scholarship for Women in Safety is a $1,000 graduate SH&E scholarship available for female ASSE members and non-members. Honoring a dedicated safety educator and ASSE member who passed away in 1999, the James P. Kohn Memorial Scholarship program will award one $2,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a graduate degree in occupational safety and health. The ASSE Foundation will award several other undergraduate scholarships including two Gulf Coast Past President's Scholarship at $1,000 for part-time or full-time safety undergraduates, and the $2,000 Carter J. Kerk Distinguished Service Award Scholarship for undergraduates.
There are also ASSE chapter and regional scholarships available for both graduates and undergraduates, which includes the $2,500 Northeastern Illinois Chapter Scholarship for students in northeastern Illinois, which borders Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa. Special consideration will be given to student members of the ASSE Middle Tennessee Chapter, students attending Middle Tennessee State University or Murray State University, and students residing in Region VII of ASSE (Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia) as part of the $2,000 Harold F. Polston Scholarship. There are three $1,000 scholarships exclusive to ASSE Region II, which covers Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The Arizona Chapter Scholarship focuses on students residing in Arizona or Region II, the Scott Dominguez - Craters of the Moon Chapter Scholarship fund for part-time or full-time students residing in Idaho or Region II, and the Gold Country Section & Region II Scholarship for students residing in Region II.
In addition, geographical-based undergraduate scholarships include the Georgia Chapter of ASSE Annual Scholarship for undergraduates in Georgia; the Greater Baton Rouge Chapter - Don Jones Excellence in Safety Scholarship for part-time and full-time students at Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU), Hammond, LA; the Warren K. Brown Scholarship for SH&E undergraduates attending Murray State University or Indiana State University - Terre Haute; and the Region IV - Edwin P. Granberry Jr. Scholarship for undergraduates residing in ASSE Region IV; Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Greater Boston Chapter Leadership Award Scholarship applies to SH&E ASSE students in the New England area, or students must be an immediate family member of an ASSE New England area member. The New England area includes the following ASSE chapters: Greater Boston, Connecticut Valley, Granite State, Maine, Nutmeg and Worcester County. All of these scholarships offer a $1,000 award.
Scholarship applications and guidelines can be found at the ASSE Foundation website www.asse.org/foundat.htm under scholarship program or by calling 847-699-2929. The Foundation is accepting scholarship applications from now until December 1, 2005. The winners will be posted on the Foundation's website on or around April 1, 2006.
Chartered in 1990, the ASSE Foundation is committed to ensuring the future of the occupational safety and health profession by providing financial resources to individuals and organizations. Funding for the Foundation comes from corporations and voluntary donations from ASSE members - individual and through chapters countrywide for applied safety research, scholarships, fellowships, internships and professional development.
Formed in 1911, the Des Plaines, IL-based ASSE is the largest and oldest professional safety organization and has more than 30,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members who manage, supervise, research and consult on safety, health, transportation and environmental issues in all industries, government, labor and education. For more information check ASSE's website at www.asse.org.