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Barb Miller Memorial Scholarship
College Scholarships Available to Indiana Skiers
Barb Miller
Barb
Miller grew up on Dewart Lake in Syracuse, Indiana. In the early 1950’s Barb
became a member of the Dewart Lake Ski Club, skiing as a flag girl. In 1960 she
married John. Barb was a member of AWSA and IWSA since the early 1960’s. Barb
was both a Regular judge and a senior scorer. She spent many weekends every
summer working at water ski tournaments for the benefit of the skiers. She
worked tournaments at the fun, local, state, regional, and national levels.
Barb was also the secretary for the state ski club for over 10 years. You could
always count on Barb for help and support. Education was also important to
Barb. Barb and John have four daughters—Shari, Sheli, Shawna and Shantel. Barb
was insistent that they take their education seriously. They all graduated from
college! What would be more fitting than to honor and remember Barb with an
educational scholarship for Indiana skiers.
IWSA
has developed a college scholarship available to IWSA members in honor of the
late Barb Miller. The applicant must be a full time student, incoming freshman
through senior, at a 2 or 4 year accredited college or university. Applicants
must also be current members of USA Water Ski and IWSA. Awards are for one year
only and one person can receive the award for no more than 3 times. Recipients
may reapply each year.
The
amount of the scholarship to be awarded is $500.00. Interested skiers must
complete an application form. The IWSA Scholarship Committee will review the
application. Selection criteria includes academic performance, leadership,
extracurricular involvement, letters of recommendation, involvement in USA Water
Ski and IWSA, need, and a written essay. The scholarship committee at the state
tournament will award the recipient the scholarship.
The
deadline for the scholarship application is July 1 each year. Please be
sure to follow all the instructions completely. To receive an
application form qualified individuals can either
down load one in a printable
format from above, or send their name, address and phone number to:
IWSA Scholarship
C/O Randy Sharkey
12266 E. Jefferson
Mishawaka, IN 46545
If you have any questions
please contact Randy Sharkey at the above address or by phone at
574-255-3572.
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