EDGAR HOOPER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
In order to aid students in pursuit of education supporting an agricultural career, the Ohio County Fair Board has enacted the Edgar Hooper Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship, in the amount of $500, will be awarded annually upon selection by the scholarship committee.
Eligibility:
Application must be complete or it will be rejected. Follow all instructions.
A complete application must include:
Eligibility:
- Scholarship available to youth whose home residence is in Brooke, Ohio, or Marshall County.
- Must be a high school senior or enrolled college/technical school student pursuing certification or degree in an agriculturally related field.
- Must have exhibited at the Ohio County Country Fair (OCCF) for at least two out of the last five years. Exhibits may include 4-H projects, livestock animals in the Livestock Tent, and/or entries in any of the contests (Baked Goods, Scarecrow, Flowers, etc.), excluding group entries. At least one exhibit must be in the previous year of application (scholarship is not limited to 4-H and FFA members).
- Must complete fifteen hours of community service. This will consist only of unpaid service. Preference will be given to applicants with documented service to the Ohio County Country Fair.
- Preference will be given to applicants who have a 3.0 grade point average or higher.
- Must submit a complete application (see below).
Application must be complete or it will be rejected. Follow all instructions.
A complete application must include:
- A five hundred (500) word essay will be written by the applicant on the topic, “Why Is It Important to Help People in Urban Communities Understand How Agriculture Impacts Them?”
- The most recent transcript of your grades from high school or college.
- Two letters of recommendation. Please do not include a letter from friends or family, instead
reach out to teachers, bosses, etc. - Record of OCCF exhibitions. These records will be available at the WVU Ohio County Extension
Office. - Volunteer Activity Sheet showing a minimum of 15 volunteer hours of community service. A
blank Volunteer Activity Sheet will be provided upon request to the WVU Extension office. - The application will be due on October 15th of each year.
Please mail or drop off your completed application to the WVU Ohio County Extension Office, 51 Sixteenth Street, Room 301, Wheeling, WV 26003 no later than 4pm October 15th. Postmark dates or delivery after October 15th will not be accepted – no exceptions.
The scholarship is paid directly to the student. The recipient of the scholarship will be announced at the local high school award ceremony. High school senior award recipients will receive the scholarship prior to their first semester in college or technical school once they have provided proof of enrollment. Students enrolled in an advanced educational institution will receive the award immediately.
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