{"602795":{"#nid":"602795","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Apply for the Ferst Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Division of Student Life is pleased to announce the availability of The Alvin M. Ferst Leadership and Entrepreneur Award. This $2,500 award will be given to a\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003Ejunior or senior\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;with at least a 2.5 GPA who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership and\/or entrepreneurial skills while at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Alvin M.\u0026nbsp;Ferst\u0026nbsp;Leadership and Entrepreneur Award will be presented at the annual Student Honors Celebration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EQualities of the Ideal Candidate:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EA person of vision\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EA driving force to create a business or organization\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EAn inspiration to others to reach their potential\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EA leader with the ability to anticipate future needs\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EAn optimist about finding solutions\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EOne who generates support of the dream\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EAnd a person of character who says, \u0026ldquo;why not,\u0026rdquo; not \u0026ldquo;why.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApplications must include a one-page cover letter describing qualifications for the award along with resume and two letters of reference that can be submitted\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/studentlife.gatech.edu\/content\/ferst-award\u0022\u003Ehere.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; The letters of reference must be from Faculty, Staff and\/or Employer, and can either be submitted with the cover letter and resume or sent directly to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ferstaward@studentlife.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eferstaward@studentlife.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe letters of reference should address:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELeadership qualities of the candidate with examples, and\/or\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEntrepreneurship achievements of the applicant, and\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWhy this student is worthy of the recommendation\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe deadline to submit application is Noon, March 7, 2018.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;Finalists will be notified and interviewed by the\u0026nbsp;Ferst\u0026nbsp;Award selection committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuestions\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;- Contact Debbie Dorsey, Director of Administration for Student Life\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:debbie.dorsey@studentlife.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edebbie.dorsey@studentlife.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or 404-385-1562\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Alvin M. Ferst Leadership and Entrepreneurship award was established by Charlotte Ferst to honor her husband, Alvin, who graduated from Georgia Tech in 1943. Alvin Ferst was a member of the Alumni Association Board and the Georgia Tech Foundation for decades. The Ferst family name has a long tradition on the Georgia Tech campus and the scholarship will assure the family\u0026rsquo;s involvement in perpetuity.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Division of Student Life is pleased to announce the availability of The Alvin M. Ferst Leadership and Entrepreneur Award. 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