Antoinette Brown Blackwell Scholarship

The Antoinette Brown Blackwell Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that this year there will be two scholarships of $2,000 each to be awarded to a resident of the Rush-Henrietta School District. High school students, college or trade school students, and students returning to college are eligible to apply. Applicants must be planning to attend an institution of higher learning on a full or part-time basis.

This scholarship has been awarded annually since 1984 in memory of Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first ordained woman minister in the United States. Born in a log home in Henrietta, she spent her childhood in a stone farmhouse on Pinnacle Road.

The Scholarship Committee reviews the applications to select students who have shown their commitment to academics and community service.

To be eligible for consideration, the applicant must be one of the following:

> High school senior accepted at an institution of higher learning on a full– or part-time basis
> College student enrolled in continuing education
> Student pursuing a post-graduate program
> Student enrolled in a technical/apprenticeship program

Scholarships are awarded on the basis of leadership qualities, participation in Community Service opportunities, and full engagement with their academic studies. Finalists participate in an interview with the scholarship committee.