Marion Chamber awards two scholarships
The Marion Chamber of Commerce will award two scholarships this year: Grad Spree Scholarship and a John A. Logan College One Year Tuition Waiver.The requirements for the scholarships are:
- The scholarship is to be awarded to an applicant who plans to continue their education in the field of business or commerce
- Each applicant is required to complete the application form
- Applicants must be in the upper half of their class
- Applicants must have a minimum ACT score of 18
- Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Recipient must maintain a “C” GPA while enrolled in college
- Recipient must be enrolled and maintain a minimum of 12 credit hours for the entire semester
The winner of the 2016 John A. Logan one year tuition waiver is Kurt Smith. Kurt plans to major in marketing and minor in entrepreneurship. He wants to own his own business one day.
The Marion Area Chamber of Commerce is an organization of business and professional people working together to build a healthy economy and to improve the quality of life in our community.
The Chamber works with these objectives in mind:
• To help business/industry prosper and grow
• To increase job opportunities
• To contribute to the overall economic stability of the community
• To encourage an orderly expansion and development of all segments of the community
• To improve the quality of life of the community and surrounding area
We invite every business/industry and individual to join our organization and help make a difference in the community today for tomorrow and the future.
