Georgia EMC Walter Harrison 2015 Scholarship
North Georgia EMC
Please return completed applications to:
North Georgia EMCAttention Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 1407
Dalton GA 30722-1407
Or deliver to any local NGEMC office.
To be considered, all applications
and accompanying attachments must be
completed, post marked or returned
to NGEMC on or before
January 16, 2015
For more information, please contact Laura Sparks at
706.259.3394, ext. 1245 or lsparks@ngemc.com.
WALTER HARRISON SCHOLARSHIP FUND CRITERIA
1. The recipient’s primary residence must be the household of an EMC member or EMC employee.
EMC members and employees are also eligible.
2. The recipient must be enrolled in an accredited program, either full-time or part-time.
3. The recipient must be an undergraduate student only.
4. The scholarship fund will be in the form of a grant program with funds being paid to the college,
university or vocational school.
5. A person may submit an application each year, but previous winners are not eligible for a second
scholarship.
6. The scholarship fund will provide $1,000 for each scholarship winner’s educational expenses. The
number of scholarships will depend on the fund earnings.
7. Scholarship use must commence within one year of date of issuance and be totally utilized within two
years of the date of issuance. The school shall return any unused funds to the scholarship fund.
8. The scholarship may be used at any two-year or four-year accredited college or university in Georgia
including vo-tech schools.
9. A combination of need and academic ability will be used in determining scholarship fund winners.
10. Each EMC may submit one application for each one-time $1,000 that they have contributed to the
fund to the executive committee for consideration in choosing the scholarship fund winners.
11. An executive committee will oversee the scholarship fund. This committee will consist of the
Chairman of the Board of GEMC, the Vice-Chairman of the Board of GEMC, the Chairman of the
Services Committee, the Manager of Planters EMC, the Manager of Excelsior EMC, and the Chief
Executive Officer of GEMC (ex officio member).
12. Georgia Southern University will administer the scholarship fund.
13. Scholarship winners must notify their EMC Walter Harrison Scholarship Coordinator of their
acceptance of the award and the name of the school they plan to attend by June 1st or they will forfeit
the scholarship.
Revised September 16, 2014
