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The minimum acceptable credentials include high class rankings, evidence of strong
school and community leadership as well as substantial financial need.
Mail your completed application prior to April 1 :
Commissioner's Office
PO Box 8263
Dothan, Alabama 36304
Scholarship Committee 2008
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Committee Chairman |
Alabama |
Arkansas |
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Dr. Melvin Allen- Chairman |
Billy Herrin |
Miles Mitchell |
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828 Edens Oak |
5627 Summerville Road |
206 South 10th |
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Ponchatoula, LA 70454 |
Boaz, AL 35957 |
Nashville, AR 71852 | |
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Florida |
Georgia |
Louisiana |
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Rick Callahan |
Tommy Hailey |
Keith Powell |
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2509 Ave. A. S.W. |
Turner Lake Complex |
446 E Telephone Road |
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Winter Haven, FL 33880 |
Covington, GA 30014 |
Lake Charles, LA 70611 |
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Mississippi |
North Carolina |
South Carolina |
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LV Walters |
Rusty Armstrong |
Buster Smith |
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1313 Old Bay Springs Road |
401 East Hartford Avenue |
PO Box 1321 |
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Laurel, MS 39440 |
Bessemer City, NC 28018 |
Orangeburg, SC 29116 |
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Tennessee |
Texas |
Virginia |
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Howard Bragdon |
Clint Cooper |
Ken Nelson |
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131 Del Crest Drive |
Post Office Box 1242 |
902 Goose Ridge Drive |
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Nashville, TN 37217 |
Mt. Pleasant, TX 75456-1242 |
Forest, VA 24551 |
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The Dixie Boys Baseball, Inc. / Bernie Varnadore Scholarship program provides eleven (11) $1,250 cash awards. The scholarship check and plaque will be presented to a successful candidate at his High School Senior Honors Program. Checks will be mailed to the school upon verification of enrollment.
Outstanding High School Seniors that at one time participated in a franchised Dixie Boys Baseball, Inc. program and plan to pursue undergraduate studies at a college or university may apply. Dixie Boys Baseball, Inc. programs include Dixie Boys Baseball for boys 13 and 14 years old; Dixie Pre-Majors Baseball for boys 15 and 16; and Dixie Majors Baseball for boys 15 through 19 years old.
Applications will be taken from January 1st through April 1st each year. The winners will be selected by May 1st and notified immediately.
To apply:
- Fill out the application form, sign and mail to the Commissioner before the April 1st deadline date.
- Have your parents or guardian fill out and sign the Financial Statement section of the application form.
- Include 2 letters of recommendation. The 2 letters should come from individuals that have a good knowledge of your achievements and potential. One of the recommendations should be from a school official and the other from a person other than a relative. Avoid peer recommendations. No more than two letters are required.
- Include or have a statement of participation sent by a LOCAL LEAGUE OFFICIAL. Statement should include: (1) applicant's years of participation; (2) applicant's attitude when in programs; and (3) applicant's ability to demonstrate team effort and leadership.
- Include a copy of your latest High School transcript and ACT or SAT results.
- Include a personal essay. It may be 150 words or less, handwritten. Your career objectives, how college ties into that, and how you expect to contribute to society can form the basis of your essay. However, if you choose to be more creative, you may select another format for your essay. The essay provides a way in which to become better acquainted with you, by means other than your achievements, by enabling you to demonstrate your ability to organize your thoughts and express youself clearly.
- Dixie Youth Baseball, Inc., ages 12 and under, has established scholarship programs and applications should be made separately to their organization. (Dixie Youth Scholarship Deadline is March 1st)
Check list:
- Complete application
- Financial statement, may include IRS form
- Letter of recommendation from a school official
- Letter of recommendation from a person other than a relative
- Statement of Participation
- High School Transcript
- Handwritten and Signed Personal Essay
Mail all required information by April 1.
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