An exciting scholarship opportunity for Columbia College-Crystal Lake students

Former Columbia College-Crystal Lake student and artist Ignacio Arias passed away in 2002. In his honor, his family generously established a $500 scholarship to be awarded annually as funding allows. We are pleased to be able to award the Arias Scholarship again this year. Applications will be reviewed and scholarship funds awarded for use in the March or June sessions. The deadline for all applications is Feb. 20. 

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Currently enrolled with Columbia College and degree seeking
• Minimum 3.5 GPA with Columbia College
• Completed at least 12 semester hours with Columbia College
• Good financial standing with Columbia College
• Demonstrate some financial need

All interested applicants are encouraged to check your CougarMail for information or contact the campus for an application. 

Columbia College-San Luis Obispo announces dean's list for the August and October eight-week sessions

We would like to congratulate all of our students who were named to the dean’s list for the August and October eight-week sessions. To be named to the dean’s list a student must have completed 12 semester hours in a 16-week period and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a four-point scale.

Bernedette Collins

Michael Cooper

Joann Hyatt

Samantha Jones

Michelle Koval

Lynda Snyder

William Tucker

Jacquelyn Vanderveer

Apply for the Frank S. Westling Scholarship

Each year Columbia College awards a $500 scholarship to as many as 35 students in honor of Frank S. Westling. Westling was a highly decorated infantry officer and former dean of the college’s Extended Studies Division, now Adult Higher Education. The deadline to apply for the scholarship is March 15. Winners will be selected early this summer.

To qualify for the Westling award, students must:

·         Be an Online, Evening or Nationwide Campus student pursuing a bachelor’s degree with Columbia College

·         Have attended Columbia College during the 2011-2012 academic year (scholarship will be for the 2012-2013 academic year)

·         Have a minimum GPA of 3.0

·         Have at least 15 credit hours with Columbia College

·         Provide evidence of leadership and service to their community, school or country

·         Write a 400-500 word essay about their achievements and career goals

·         Complete a scholarship application at www.ccis.edu/westling.

Before joining the college, Westling served in the U.S. Army for 31 years, fighting in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Silver Star medals and earned parachutist and glider badges. During the Vietnam War, he commanded the Army’s 4th Psychological Operations Group in Saigon and retired as colonel.

The scholarship is non-renewable and awarded to new students each year. The scholarship will be applied toward tuition and book fees.

Apply now for the 2012 Col. Charles E. McGee Scholarship

Col. Charles E. McGee

Columbia College is excited to offer the Col. Charles E. McGee Scholarship. Col. Charles McGee '78, U.S. Air Force (retired) was a Tuskegee Airman who served in World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars and was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor, the nation's highest civilian award. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio, in 2011. Recently, he served as a technical consultant for the World War II movie, "Red Tails," which opened nationwide Jan. 20. "Red Tails," a George Lucas film starring Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr., focuses on the exploits of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American fighter pilots in U.S. history, charged with escorting American bombers across the hostile skies of German-occupied Europe. 

All new and returning degree-seeking student veterans or their dependents are eligible for the $1,000 scholarship. The deadline to apply is March 3.

To apply, fill out an application and send it in with a copy of your DD214 (Department of Defense form 214), two recommendation forms and a personal essay, limited to 500 words: Describe how education is making, or has made, a difference in your life.

For more information and copies of the application and other forms, visit www.ccis.edu/mcgeescholarship. Applications and other documents can be submitted online to mcgeescholarship@ccis.edu.

Columbia College-Moberly announces dean's list for August and October eight-week sessions

We would like to congratulate all Columbia College-Moberly students who were named to the dean’s list for the August and October eight-week sessions. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must have completed 12 semester hours in a 16-week period and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a four-point scale. This group of 19 students is the largest number of dean’s list students in the history of the Moberly campus. Congratulations to all of you for your hard work! 

Columbia College-Fort Leonard Wood recognizes and thanks Student Organization members

Columbia College-Fort Leonard Wood would like to recognize those members of the campus Student Organization group. The organization is comprised of both current students and alumni. The current officials are April Weimer, president; Maurice Powell, vice president; John Weimer, treasurer; Shelby Clements, secretary; Jeff Cornuet, public relations; William Matthews, public relations; Kristen Feldmann, public relations; Mark Rawlings, student relations; Tara Figueroa, student relations; and Wendy Whynot, student relations.

The campus would like to thank each member for their hard work and dedication to the events they sponsored during the holiday season. Additionally, all events, fundraisers and donations would not have been a success without the support of the student body, the staff and faculty, the Truman Education Center, the local communities and those who serve our country at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

Columbia College-Fort Leonard Wood students give back during the holiday season

Columbia College-Fort Leonard Wood staff, faculty, students and family members visit with veterans at the Saint James Veteran's Home in St. James, Mo., after donating blankets.

The Columbia College-Fort Leonard Wood Student Organization kept busy during this past holiday season with contributions to not-for-profit agencies in the local community and Joplin, Mo.