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FEI Scholarships
Each year the Atlanta Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI)
seeks to recognize the contributions to the profession made by our educators and
their students. This recognition includes the selection of outstanding students
to receive scholarships from our chapter.
The FEI Scholarships are presented at our March Dinner Meeting. This year's
meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 25th, at the Buckhead Club.
The Buckhead Club is located at 3343 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 1850, Atlanta,
Georgia. Registration will begin at 5:30 pm followed by dinner at 6:20 p.m.
Typically, the scholarship presentations immediately precede the dinner
meeting.
The FEI Scholar program recognizes the accomplishments of students with cash
awards and certificates, with students selected to receive the FEI awards
through the following process:
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Faculty members at selected qualified institutions are
invited to nominate one student to be considered for one of five awards of
$1,000 each. In addition to the cash award, the scholarship recipients will
receive certificates recognizing their designation as FEI Scholars. The
selected institutions are Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State
University, Kennesaw State University, Oglethorpe University, Clayton State
University, and the University of Georgia.
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Qualified institutions consist of accredited colleges
and universities that offer a minimum of four years of study that have a
member in the Atlanta Chapter of FEI. These institutions grant a bachelor's
or master's degree with a major or concentration in accounting, economics,
or finance.
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We have expanded this year's program to allow immediate
family members of Atlanta FEI professionals to compete for scholarships if
the family members do not attend a selected institution. We ask that FEI
family members have a professor at the school they attend submit the same
required items.
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Students nominated must be juniors or first-year
graduate students at the time of the award. Award winners will be designated
as FEI Scholars for the academic year following the award.
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The award winners will be selected on a competitive
basis by the Academic Relations Committee of the Atlanta Chapter of FEI. The
award selection will be based primarily on the student's academic
achievements, but will also include consideration of involvement in campus
or community service, demonstration of interest in a financial career, and
professional attributes identified by the nominating faculty member.
This last criterion is especially important to the selection committee since
we would like to identify student scholars who will eventually become
members of the community of financial executives.
Therefore,
a complete student nomination package includes the following:
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Official or unofficial transcript with current GPA
listed. (If a graduate student is nominated, a copy of undergraduate
transcript is also needed.)
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Brief student resume.
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Brief letter of recommendation from the faculty member
nominating the student for the award.
DEADLINE
FOR APPLICATIONS:
The entire package should be sent to Debby Turner, Chair of the Academic
Relations Committee, no later than Friday February 29, 2008. This is a very FIRM
deadline since each student nominee will be notified of the committee's decision
by Friday, March 7, 2008. NOTE: Be sure that the student's current mailing
address and telephone number are included in the package for timely
notification. The nomination package should be sent to the following address:
Debby
Turner
College of Management
Georgia Institute of Technology
800 West Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30308-0520
Please call 404.894.4900 or email (debby.turner@gatech.edu)
if you have any questions. This is a wonderful opportunity for a student from
your school or a student who is a son or daughter of an FEI member to be
recognized for his or her achievements. Please accept our invitation to
participate.
Sincerely,
Debby Turner
Chair, Academic Relations Committee
Financial Executives International-Atlanta Chapter
(O) 404.894.4900
(C) 678.770.7750
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