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These teams represent young men who are on the fast track to [Division I] college scholarships and indeed the NBA.

Bob Earley

Develop a simple plan to fully identify expenses and match to available savings, income, scholarships and grants so as not to overspend and create a situation where there is little or no money for future months. Control spending.

Ruth Lytton

Now, which of these students will have a better selection of colleges? Which one will be eligible for merit scholarships?

Nicholas O'neill

They didn't have college scholarships for women. Had they done that at the time, I may have stayed on for another two Olympics, but the opportunities were not available to women that they have today.

Debbie Meyer

All proceeds go to student scholarships.

Carlos Ramirez

When you apply for local scholarships, people know you, and they want to support their kids and their community.

Barb Macgillivray

Almost every college you are applying to will give exceptional student aid scholarships. Ask the financial aid office at the school for all the aid information they have.

Patricia Coleman

The department has invested large amounts of resources in facilities, scholarships and coaches in our Olympic sports. The inability to host NCAA competition would have an unbelievably negative effect on our programs.

Ron Guenther

What is great about these scholarships is that the education assistance scholarship is open to graduates and undergraduates.

Alyssa Mcclure

The response from the community has been phenomenal. We raised more than $40,000 that can be put into the foundation for scholarships, and that's what it's all about -- the community helping the community.

Ruben Estrada

I think scholarships are more of a job than a privilege.

Josh Beekman

I'm sure that some of these players eventually take away scholarships from American-born players. But it can also help a program like ours because some of the American players fall to us.

Tim Maluga

We are very excited about this camp because there is nothing in the area for youth to stay to have orchestral, chamber and solo experiences. Three camp scholarships will be available.

Annette Condeluci

Scholarships are offered a lot earlier in volleyball than basketball and football. I liked Dayton a lot, so I figured I might as well get my decision out of the way.

Becky Novacek

One of my favorite fundraisers was Four Legs for Art. Everything had to have four legs of one kind or another. It raised money for student art scholarships.

Patty Krueger

Essentially, it's just an information session. It's not about just filling out a form, but how it affects the students' financial aid packages as far as scholarships, grants and loans. It also emphasizes the importance of getting it done. There are different requirements for different things.

Andrew Hudson

His classmates have asked us to take care of awarding the scholarship. This will be in addition to the scholarships given by the FFA Alumni.

Scott Townsend

We are going to set up an account with the Community Foundation to provide scholarships to high school students who will attend UWSP to study music and to students who are pursuing degrees in music at UWSP. We also plan to help with music rental assistance.

Nick Marrero

Automatic scholarships to Niger Delta indigenes so as to give them higher levels of competence to enable them compete for higher level jobs in the petroleum industry.

The Committee

I'm just waiting to see what happens. I won't be going in overrated like some of these kids who are signing scholarships now. I'm not rated at all, but people will find out I'm actually pretty good.

Gawain Scott

We've told them that regardless of what happens, we will still offer them scholarships next year.

Art Chase

There's a lot of talent here in Las Vegas. The high school coaches do a really good job. A lot of kids are capable of playing D-1. I'm surprised that more kids aren't getting scholarships.

Darren Matsubara

I do believe there are kids who will choose a Tennessee or a Connecticut because of who they are and what they've done and not think about being the last kid on the bench. If we had 13 scholarships, that gives me two they can't get. But we need 15 because it gives you more room for error. You can gamble on some kids and work with them.

Leon Barmore

The athletic department is launching a fundraiser on a scale that I don't believe has ever been attempted here before. We're serious about raising money that provides scholarships for student athletes, and we believe this campaign will set a foundation to where we can provide scholarship support on an annual basis.

Jack Bishop

Over the last two years, 95 percent of our grads have gone on to college and each class of approximately 350 grads received over $10 million in scholarships and grants to attend school. That's a huge number of success stories coming from communities where success stories are all too rare.

Chris O'malley

Typically, when you're giving out 63 scholarships, you have 15 freshmen who aren't ready to play. A 12-game (regular) season is a lot of football with 48 guys.

Pete Adrian

Laotian students are treated as equals to Chinese students - we pay the same tuition and can be granted scholarships for outstanding performance.

Dongling Yang

I think this money is owed and due to the students in terms of scholarships of reduced interest rates.

Allan Purdy

I don't know if we'd be at 30 percent (S.C. residents as students) without the Palmetto and LIFE scholarships.

Benny Walker

I found out there are a lot of scholarships available out there if you're a good student and, in some cases, willing to go out of state.

Rolando Garcia

Finances and scholarships will all take a different form.

Bob Hatcher

Outside support is absolutely critical to our ability to provide scholarships for the many deserving students who want a quality education at this institution. We are grateful for the support and generosity of our sponsors.

Cary Israel

Scholarships are important to students for two reasons: They help defray the costs of tuition and they allow students a reward for their hard work and dedication to education.

Alyssa Mcclure

I think it's a great thing . These kids are getting scholarships and they're going all over the place.

Roger Theder

They only have so many scholarships they can give out.

Jamie Newberg

The earlier you apply, the earlier you'll know what kind of aid you're going to get relative to what your bill is going to be. Students don't apply for scholarships like they should.

Keith Barnes

Were a pretty tight-knit community. But also, any of the funds raised go to scholarships for high school kids.

Wendy Wilson

We have 30 guys, so we have to spread the money out. Losing 1.7 scholarships doesn't affect just one or two people; we're talking about five or maybe six guys. We can't put the program in a position where we get penalized year in and year out with 1.7 scholarships because we're not taking care of our academics.

Chip Durham

It is important for parents to ask for information from each private college about the various merit grants, scholarships and other incentives available, as they differ from college to college.

Brian C. Greenberg

I tell a lot of girls not to have the surgery. Some coaches will pull the scholarships of injured players. I want my girls to know their scholarships will always be here.

Lonnie Bartley

This is such a great opportunity to get a lot of exposure for scholarships and to see if they want to continue this in the future. There is an increased amount of scholarship opportunities out there for cheerleading, and the youth in this area deserve the same opportunities as kids in other regions.

Whitney Hommel

In our conference, if we win doubles, we have a big advantage. Most teams, because of lack of scholarships, have a drop off in the bottom of their singles, we don't have that.

Tim Maluga

I'm suspicious that what's behind the academic call for doing away with athletic scholarships is a nostalgia for the good old days, which leaves out everyone but white Anglo-Saxon Protestants, ... world's biggest cocktail party.

Scott Macdonald

He loved his kids. He enabled a lot of young men to go on to college and get scholarships. He believed in hard work and he tried to instill it in his players.

Michelle Simmons

We are going to try our best as far as getting grants and scholarships, ... But if it means getting loans, then we are going to get a loan.

Richard Garcia

Last year we gave six scholarships of $1,000 each. This year we would like to give four scholarships of two grand each. We decided to increase the amount given per student to help more with the cost of college such as books and enrollment fees.

Angie Cox

It was a long, tedious process for him, and it was probably as challenging a recruiting process for me. As a Division I-AA program, they're allowed to carry a similar number of players as a Division I-A program, but they don't award scholarships. The getting in part is very selective.

Karl Johnson

The shows themselves will provide perpetual funding for the scholarships.

Charlie Skelton

There's nothing there. Nothing. We had to all meet up at an airport, and then we came here to play. We really want to come to things like this because we want a chance to earn scholarships and have fun.

Brandon Moore

You adapt. And you learn to appreciate Hawaii even more. I'm excited for our kids. It's great for our program that a school offered three of our kids scholarships. That means we're headed in the right direction.

Wendell Say

Ideally our goal is to increase the number of scholarships offered while also increasing the dollar amount of the awards.

Bill Mulso

It take a tremendous effort by a lot of people because we want to put on a first-class event that both celebrates the life of Brittany and raises money for our scholarships.

Philip Thompson

I think it's phenomenal. Gov. Bush is great supporter of opportunity scholarships. He feels that it empowers parents and students to make the choices that best meet their educational needs.

Alia Faraj

The Sallie Mae Fund is pleased to continue its support for this partnership which has made college a reality for hundreds of families in Philadelphia. These last-dollar scholarships are connecting those with high aspirations with what they need most -- the financial resources to turn these aspirations into college degrees.

Kathleen Delaski

Everybody's got scholarships and everybody's got good players. If it's a night where it's not working well, you better hang on and you better make some plays.

Mack Brown

He's done a super job without scholarships, so I don't think he'll have any problem at all now that he has them.

Terry Dunn

Basically it is used to supply scholarships for kids from the Gresham area. From the first year (we've held this), we've been able to give a scholarship to every kid that applies. We don't set our qualifications too high.

Bob Klopke

At Lehigh, we gave out over $2 million in need-based athletic scholarships, need-based being the key, on our football team last year. We spent as much money as an awful lot of people do on scholarships and attacked recruiting in the very same way you would here.

Pete Lembo

We accepted full responsibility for the wrongdoing that occurred, and we felt that the loss of scholarships, extended probation, and other penalties imposed by the NCAA were an appropriately severe response to the violations. Our appeal was focused on the additional postseason ban, because we believed it fell disproportionately on the current, innocent players and coaches.

Mary Sue Coleman

It was very, very difficult for a program that was so competitive at the national level to look like it was going toward extinction. The lifeblood of a Division III program is having kids. We don't have athletic scholarships where you can replace players very easily. When those numbers dwindle down, you start worrying about whether you can field a team.

Tom C. Clark

It just opens up their eyes to see that there is a whole world out there. That you can also play in college. There are opportunities out there. You may be able go to a place that you may not be able to afford, because there are scholarships out there.

Kristi Schumacher

You don't pay money to get money. Those aren't legitimate scholarships.

Diane Rodriguez

Our goal is to get 40 scholarships by the end of January.

Terrie Morgan

It will hurt more because of the 79. We're usually at 81 or 82. You can figure it will hurt with two or three less scholarships.

Dave Braine

We have to expand our recruiting base, and we need to increase the scholarships we have.

George Cochran

Recruiting takes a lot of hard work. We're involved in some kind of recruiting 24/7 nationwide. We're already preparing offers for scholarships for 2008.

Judy Green

Laotian students are treated equally to other Chinese students - we pay the same tuition fees as the Chinese and can also be granted scholarships if we outperform others in our studies.

Dongling Yang

That may not sound like a huge amount of money but for some kids it may mean the money to buy all their books or pay for housing, ... Also, a lot of colleges and universities have become our collegiate partners and are offering scholarship recipients matching scholarships.

Dan Jorgensen

I know one kid at Mariner High who got $94,000 from scholarships one year. What other job can you do for a year and get $94,000 to study? It is just like the Lotto. You don't play, you don't win.

Tom Wahl

Most kids started getting acceptance letters in January. Sam gave up some nice opportunities and some good scholarships. Some colleges even upped their offers trying to get him.

Ted Wolford

I don't think these kids know how fortunate they are. This helps make the first year great if they have some scholarships.

Rhonda Brown

These efforts are intended to prove they [the students] are the best and brightest in their fields [and] to gain scholarships and recognition from some of the country's top landscape, lawn care and tree care firms and related companies.

Phil Allen

We give three $150 scholarships to Mohawk High School seniors at our June meeting each year, ... This is our way to give back to the community.

Linda Warren

Last year we had 50 local sponsors who awarded 106 scholarships to 49 of our seniors.

Faith Nicole

We're always happy to (fund) scholarships (for) people.

Pam Johnson

He's [helped us] ... to free up resources for things like scholarships, ... Penn is resource-poor. We do more with less. One of the biggest challenges for any EVP is to see how much more we can do with the resources we have.

Amy Gutmann

We fund scholarships and donate money for travel funds to and from tournaments and buy supplies for the local chapter.

Tommy Dudley

We've had seven or eight kids sign Division I or II scholarships, so we've been pretty fortunate.

Jim Tonte

[One of the goals of] the first part of the campaign was to raise $100 million for [scholarships for] undergraduate students. I would say you're getting a direct impact on student financial aid.

Susan Krinsky

The scholarships are based on how much service is donated. The one who does the most gets the most funds.

Denise Azzara

Some students got four-year scholarships and others got full tuition scholarships.

Joseph Hall

I don't see many (nursing) scholarships targeting men. If we're really serious, we've got to do more.

Jim Raper

We've got a really young team this year. If they stick with it, they have the potential to get one of those scholarships that are out there.

Roger Romines

Rugby was big. But I don't think they have scholarships playing it in the States. The goal is to get out and get a good education. Football is big for us. That's why football is more dominant there.

Shaun Nua

We are thrilled to partner with the Point Foundation and contribute to their work through the Matthew Shepard-Point Scholarships.

Judy Shepard

Any money that we raise past the initial cost will go to scholarships.

Terry Flannery

There are careers being made and squashed in the legislature right now, as Democrats are cutting money for the environment, cutting scholarships for the needy and cutting money for the poor and disabled.

Paul Schurick

We have a number of scholarships to give. A lot of things are still working out. We're not exactly sure how many scholarships we have to give. It's been a whirlwind. We have a lot more holes to fill than we anticipated.

Billy Kennedy

In the past ten years, Cummings Foundation has awarded nearly 0,000 in scholarships to outstanding Winchester graduates alone. The awards were originally funded by a million grant from Cummings Properties, and through memorial gifts, to perpetuate them in future years.

Dennis Clarke

Some others (in baseball) haven't gotten scholarships yet, but if we do well this year, maybe it can happen for them.

Tom Zurliene

We currently have three former students at Bethel College who are on the Dean's List. We have six or seven students who are in the military and two students who just recently received athletic scholarships.

Lisa Norris

I did it for my teammates to get scholarships. It gives [schools] a chance to look at them and see how hard they're working.

Andre Smith

Michael Booker has helped me out a lot, and I hope that in a way I have helped him too. We've looked out for each other, and I think that is one thing that has allowed us to get scholarships.

Broderick Franklin

It's not a burden you want the current players to carry. We know what we're trying to do. We made our decision. By most accounts, we're playing one of the toughest I-AA schedules in the country and we're playing with a half deck of cards because we're at half of the scholarships and loaded with lots of young players.

Bob Biggs

Big schools don't necessarily lead to scholarships. It's more important to have a good reputation, and it's well known that we have a team that can compete.

Lonnie Tvrdy

We would love it to be a NCAA sport. We really have to look closely whether we can actually have scholarships given our current makeup.

Doug Beard

You have to be able to compensate for the men. You have to compensate them with competition and scholarships to make sure they stay.

Heather Rose

The NRC will accept grant applications at any time and a limited number of conference scholarships will be offered in March and August.

Marco Mariani

There was nothing wrong with the other schools, all of them are great programs, ... I'm thankful to them for showing me the college life. I'm thankful some of them offered scholarships without me even being there.

Kevin Collier

As the numbers grow, our scholarships grow, too. Without the grant, we could not do it.

Cindy Smith

He was offered scholarships by Colgate and Niagara, but he wants to be an engineer, so he picked us.

Wayne Wilson

We are putting money aside for scholarships. We are working on the application process.

Cathleen Blair

In 2005, we gave out $6,600, and we were able to give our 2006 Miss Yuma County and the other seven contestants a total of $10,000 in scholarships.

Valerie Munk

They would use us as bait to help other people (get scholarships).

Jamie Stewart

That money benefits the whole athletic department. Our programs can get much better all the way around if we spearhead it with the scholarships.

Wes Meier

A donation to the Irving Schools Foundation is a great investment in the future. The recipients of these scholarships have high hopes for their future and it makes us feel good knowing their future will be brighter thanks to this donation.

Steve Lambert

That $350,00 - that doesn't even include the money received outside of the community or the millennium scholarships. There is a lot of money out there for students.

Faith Nicole

Some of the students have maintained their contacts from the week and ended up with full scholarships. It could happen again.

Debbie Millan

There are very few scholarships that give money simply for breathing. Probably most of the scholarships are merit-based. Awards that are need-based tend to be loans.

Mark Kantrowitz

This year, The Links will give two $500 scholarships to deserving students and $1,000 to the Bosco Center.

Juanda Maxwell

Their generosity exemplifies the commitment our faculty and staff have to helping our students succeed. These Trustee Matching Scholarships will help students who may otherwise not be able to attend college.

Robert Steele

The quality of wrestling is amazing to see. The women are capable of some of the same things as the males. They not only do it, but do it well. With some colleges giving scholarships, that's given girls some incentive. But I still don't agree with girls wrestling guys.

Jim Speelman

Spontaneously, we decided to help her, which was outside the scope of what we normally do. We give scholarships or help people who had a fire, or need an operation. And we kind of stuck with her.

Anthony Graceffo

It actually gives you year-to-year snapshots of what you're doing. I think it's been a good thing. It's made all of our coaches more conscious of who they sign and who they give scholarships to.

Lee Fowler

In 2006, about 10,000 foreign students will come to study in China on scholarships provided by the Chinese government. The standard of scholarships will also be lifted.

Liu Baoli