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Dr. Joe Tucker Scholarship

How do I apply?

What criteria are used in awarding the scholarship?

List of Past Recipients (scroll down to see list)

Dr. Joe Tucker came to Union University 1969. He served as the Mathematics Department Chair for  22 years. During his tenure, the Mathematics Department grew from two members to seven and the Computer Science Department was added. In the 1978-79 school year, Dr. Tucker was honored for his classroom teaching and named Faculty Member of the Year. Dr. Tucker retired in 1991. The Dr. Joe Tucker Scholarship was created to honor Dr. Tucker's years of service to Union University.

Application

Applications are available here as well as from the department secretary's office (located in the engineering suite). Please return completed forms to the department secretary.

Criteria for Awarding the Scholarship

  1. A student recipient must have junior or senior classification, be a mathematics or computer science major or minor, and have junior or senior standing in the major/minor for which the award is made during the term(s) the scholarship is received. The meaning of junior or senior standing in the major shall be as determined by the scholarship committee.

  2. A student recipient must have completed at least one year of study (two full-length semesters) at Union University.

  3. A student may specify on his/her application for the scholarship the term(s) for which he/she is applying for the scholarship, to include Fall, Winter, Spring, or any Summer term.

  4. A student recipient's other scholarship and grant funds must not total more than half of tuition and fees during the term(s) for which the scholarship is received.

  5. A student's total scholarship and grant funds, including this scholarship, must not be more than tuition and fees during the term(s) for which the scholarship is received.

  6. A student recipient must have a GPA of 3.00 or higher in the major/minor for which the award is made, and 2.75 or higher overall, through the term(s) immediately preceding the receipt of the scholarship.

  7. Applications shall be received in the spring semester (application process and deadlines to be determined by the scholarship committee) for awarding of scholarship(s) during the following academic year (fall through summer).

  8. Before the fund grows to the point where multiple scholarships can be granted, priority for awarding scholarships shall be established as follows (for academic years in which the students receive the scholarships):

Odd-year fall through                            Even-year fall through

even-year summer                                odd-year summer

a. mathematics major                            a. computer science major

b. computer science major                    b. mathematics major

c. mathematics minor                            c. computer science minor

d. computer science minor                    d. mathematics minor

1.      After the fund grows to the point where multiple scholarships can be granted, scholarships shall be granted to students in both disciplines in an equitable manner as determined by the scholarship committee and the department(s) of mathematics and computer science.

2.      When determining the recipient(s) of the scholarship from among the applicants, the committee shall consider the applicants’ GPA/academic success, financial need, leadership or leadership potential in KME, ACM, or other departmental activities, and character

 

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