ETHICS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

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BBB/Rotary Districts 5440, 5450 and 5470

BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust Leadership Sponsors:

BBB Center for Character Ethics Sponsor:

WYOMING:Albany CountyBig Horn CountyCampbell CountyCarbon CountyConverse CountyCrook CountyFremont CountyGoshen CountyHot Springs CountyJohnson County

Laramie CountyNatrona CountyNiobrara CountyPark CountyPlatte CountySheridan CountySublette CountySweetwater CountyUinta CountyWashakie CountyWeston County

COLORADO:Eagle CountyGarfield CountyGrand CountyJackson CountyLake CountyLarimer CountyLogan CountyMoffat County

Morgan CountyPark CountyPhillips CountyPitkin CountyRio Blanco CountyRoutt CountySedgwick CountySummit CountyWeld County

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Everything you’ll need to know…

Scholarship Guidelines

THE FOUR-WAY TEST:The four guiding principles applying to what you think, what you say or what you do:

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL?

I am well on my way to a career as a foreign service officer, a dream that originated while I was a Rotary

exchange student (in France) and was sustained by the BBB/Rotary Ethics Scholarship. Thank you!

Jarek Buss, Laramie High School, winner in 2009

DEADLINE:• Applications must be submitted electronically by Feb. 1, 2016, to:

scholarship@wynco.bbb.org.

• You will be informed of the outcome of the BBB/Rotary Districts 5440, 5450 and 5470 Ethics Scholarship no later than April 1, 2016.

This BBB/Rotary Districts 5440, 5450 and 5470 Ethics Scholarship is for high school students in their junior or senior years. The goal of the scholarship is to reward a student who applies Rotary’s guiding principles of The Four-Way Test to his or her life and illustrates this effectively through a written essay.

THE SCHOLARSHIP:• $5,000 is awarded to one high school junior or senior to be used at the higher

education institution of his or her choice.

• The award will be presented to the winning student at the BBB Torch Awards for Ethics ceremony on April 26, 2016, at the Embassy Suites in Loveland, Colorado.

APPLICATION CRITERIA:• Complete scholarship cover sheet.

• Complete application in the form of a 1,500 to 2,000-word essay, approximately six to eight pages double spaced. Specific essay guidelines are on student page 3 of this application.

• Attach a resume, including school and community activities and involvement.

• Attach a transcript.

• Must be a U.S. citizen and a high school junior or senior who applies through his or her local Rotary Club within the Wyoming and Northern Colorado Better Business Bureau® service area. Counties Include:

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Scholarship Cover Sheet

TO BE COMPLETED BY STUDENT

Student Name

Street City State Zip

Email Phone

School Name

School Address GPA

Please attach: Essay Resume Transcript

SPONSORING ROTARY CLUB (Please complete if you worked with specific club)

Rotary Contact Name

Street City State Zip

Email Phone

Club Name Club Number

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ESSAY CRITERIA:All essays must be original works and will be judged on how well The Four-Way Test is applied to the writer’s past, present or future. Essays should be 1,500 to 2,000 words (six-eight pages double-spaced).

Attach a PDF version of each of the following documents: completed scholarship cover sheet, essay, resume and transcript and submit via email to: scholarship@wynco.bbb.org by no later than Feb. 1, 2016.

1. CONTENT 45%• Application of The Four-Way Test in writer’s life. (15 pts.)• Use of examples from peer group and life experiences. (15 pts.)

• Compelling story shown through examples and writing style. (15 pts.)

2. LANGUAGE 25%• Spelling (5 pts.)• Punctuation (5 pts.)• Grammar (5 pts.)

• Word choice, voice, description, expressiveness (10 pts.)

3. ORGANIZATION 20%• Neatness of essay. (5 pts.)• Introduction that captures reader’s attention and establishes major essay themes. (5 pts.)• Development of ideas that are presented in clear, logical order, with smooth transitions

between ideas, and supported with good examples. (5 pts.)• Conclusion that emphasizes and summarizes major theme(s), leaving reader with clear,

concise message of creative, real application of The Four-Way test. (5 pts.)

4. RESUME 10%• School activities (2 pts.)• Community involvement (2 pts.)• Hobbies and interests (2 pts.)• Employment history (2 pts.)• GPA (2 pts.)

Writing the Essay

The Better Business Bureau/Rotary Ethics Scholarship is not only a great boost to the winning

candidate’s college education, but it is a truly meaningful way to integrate the long-standing Rotary

Four-Way Test into the minds of young high school juniors or seniors who can apply the ethics of Rotary to

their lives. Thank you BBB for the ethics platform you’ve provided for high school students who apply for

this marvelous scholarship.

Mike Forney, 5450 Past District Governor

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Scholarship Recipients, Forging Bright Futures

2002Sasha GartinMerino, ColoradoMerino High School

2003Gabriel RecchiaBerthoud, ColoradoBerthoud High School

2004Amy Kreykes Windsor, ColoradoWindsor High School

2005Emily GarciaFort Collins, ColoradoRocky Mountain High School

2006Kelly Joy LemonVail, ColoradoBattle Mountain High School

2007Sonja KoldewynBerthoud, ColoradoBerthoud High School

2008Joshua MertherdWiggins, ColoradoWiggins High School

2009Jarek BussLaramie, WyomingLaramie Senior High School

2010Laura Jo WashleFort Collins, ColoradoPoudre High School

2011Lauren SawinksaBerthoud, ColoradoBerthoud High School

2012Hayley BeardEagle, ColoradoEagle Valley High School

2013Steffani MessickBerthoud, ColoradoBerthoud High School

2014Reece KotheEaton, ColoradoEaton High School

2015Kirsten BrodeenFort Collins, ColoradoRocky Mountain High School

Adna RomeroRotary Club of Johnstown303.514.0946adnaromero@usbank.com

Betti SeayBetter Business Bureau Serving Northern Colorado and Wyoming970.488.2031 or 800.564.0370 Ext. 116bseay@wynco.bbb.org

Questions regarding the essay contest should be addressed to your local Rotary Club or contact:

bbb.org/wyoming-and-northern-colorado/

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Administration Guidelines1. ROTARY AND BBB PARTNERSHIP PROCESS:

• Rotary Clubs in Districts 5440, 5450 and 5470 will coordinate The Four-Way Test essay contest with their local schools. To promote student participation, have a volunteer contact local public high school counseling departments and principals on or before Sept. 30, 2015. You may then distribute application information to each school’s counseling department and teachers. The application may also be accessed online at:

rotarycluboffortcollins.org Click on Scholarships/Ethics Scholarship Award OR go.bbb.org/Ofna3c

• Students will submit their scholarship applications via email no later than Feb. 1, 2016, to scholarship@wynco.bbb.org. Respective Rotary Club contacts will be notified by Feb. 10, 2016, and sent, via email, the applications for the students in their area.

• Rotary Clubs from each community will choose one finalist using the judging criteria on Administration page 2 of this application and notify the BBB Center for Character Ethics of their final selection (one application) by March 10, 2016.

• By March 31, 2016, an independent panel will judge the final essays and announce one scholarship winner. Students and participating Rotary Clubs will be informed of the winner no later than April 1, 2016.

• Local community recognition for the winner SHOULD NOT BE MADE until after the award recipient is formally announced at the BBB Torch Awards ceremony.

• The student winner will be presented at the BBB Torch Awards for Ethics ceremony on April 26, 2016, at the Embassy Suites in Loveland, Colorado. It is the responsibility of the local Rotary Club sponsoring the winner to host and pay for the student and up to two guests at this event.

• Funding for the scholarship is donated by BBB Accredited Businesses.

2. ADMINISTRATORS/COUNSELORS/PARENTS/TEACHERS:

• Please distribute application information to junior and senior students upon receipt.

• Help students ensure essays meet the judging criteria by referencing the essay criteria on Administration Page 2 of this application.

• Remind students of submission deadline of Feb. 1, 2016.

BBB/ROTARY DISTRICTS 5440, 5450 AND 5470 ETHICS SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY JUDGING CRITERIA

ESSAY NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5

1 CONTENT (45%)

A Application of The Four-Way Test in writer’s life. (15pts.)

B Use of examples from peer group and life experiences. (15pts.)

C Compelling story shown through examples and writing style. (15pts.)

2 LANGUAGE (25%)

A Spelling. (5 pts.)

B Punctuation. (5 pts.)

C Grammar. (5 pts.)

D Word choice, voice, description, expressiveness. (10 pts.)

3 ORGANIZATION (20%)

A Neatness of essay. (5 pts.)

BIntroduction that captures reader’s attention and establishes major essay themes. (5 pts.)

CDevelopment of ideas that are presented in clear, logical order, with smooth transitions between ideas, and supported with good examples. (5 pts.)

DConclusion that emphasizes and summarizes major theme(s), leaving reader with clear, concise message of creative, real application of The Four-Way test. (5 pts.)

4 RESUME (10%)

A School activities. (2 pts.)

B Community Involvement. (2 pts.)

C Hobbies and interests. (2 pts.)

D Employment history. (2 pts.)

E Grade Point Average. (2 pts.)

TOTAL POINTS

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