Adirondack Community Trust scholarships available

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March 21, 2011

Anonymous Press-Republican The Press Republican Mon Mar 21, 2011, 03:28 AM EDT

LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Community Trust is accepting applications for a number of scholarships established to benefit students from the North Country.

The Essex County Bar Association Scholarship was established in 2005 in an effort to support the next generation of law professionals in Essex County. Any full-time residents who are attending an accredited law school in the United States are eligible to apply for this $500 scholarship. Recipients of this award may also reapply annually.

The Dr. U. R. Plante Medical Scholarship awards an annual $10,000 scholarship to a student attending medical school who has lived in either the Adirondack Park, or Clinton, Franklin, Essex, Hamilton or St. Lawrence counties for at least two years. Grants are restricted to students studying to obtain an M.D. and are willing to return to the North Country or another rural area to practice medicine for two years. This fund was established in 2002 to honor Dr. Plante, a dedicated and generous Massena man. Recognizing the critical need for competent medical professionals in the North Country, the Plante family began this scholarship in his honor and in hopes of helping the next generation of doctors in this rural community.

The Sean P. McCullough Memorial Scholarship awards a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior from Clinton or Essex counties with strong academic skills and competitive spirit who wishes to continue his or her education at the college level.

The candidate must be a member of the track team and will be nominated by his or her track coach for his or her leadership and dedication to the team. This fund was established in 2005 to honor Sean McCullough, a gifted Plattsburgh High School student, talented leader and dedicated athlete who died May 14, 2005.

The Charles B. Decker Memorial Scholarship awards grants between $500 to $2,000 to college and graduate students from Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence or Warren counties who are attending the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University to pursue a career in journalism. Charles B. Decker Memorial Scholarship was established in honor of Charlie Decker, a talented, enthusiastic journalist who worked as assistant managing editor of the Watertown Daily Times and the editor of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise.

The vast majority of scholarship funds managed by ACT do not accept applications for support, as the decision is made at specific schools often in collaboration with the family. The William T. Lowe and Jennifer Welch Memorial Scholarships are for graduating seniors of Plattsburgh City School District. The Matamek Scholarship supports students from the Owls Head area graduating from Franklin Academy High School in Malone and the Franklin Academy Class of 1967 and the Craig T. Chisum Memorial Scholarships support graduates of Franklin Academy. The Alberta P. Moody, Patrick E. and Louise M. Quinn, Alice and Paul Grulich Memorial, Mary Cote Humanitarian Scholarship and the Pearle Ness Clements Scholarships were all established to benefit students from Tupper Lake High School. The Brian Muldowney Memorial and the Howard V. Littell Scholarships are for graduating seniors from Saranac Lake Central School. The Walter and Lois Thomas and Lyndon and Barbara Drake Scholarship supports graduating students from Brushton-Moira Central School. The Will Geiger Academic Scholarship supports students in Long Lake. The Nash Williams, Alice Agnew and Gerald K. Douglas Scholarships benefit students graduating from Lake Placid High School. The Wilmington Fire Department and Shawn Coarding Memorial Scholarship also supports students from the Town of Wilmington attending either Lake Placid Central School or AuSable Valley Central School and the Frank Besau and Pauline Besau-Wamsganz Scholarship supports students from AuSable Valley Central School.

For more information contact Scholarship Coordinator Andrea Grout at the Adirondack Community Trust, 523-9904, or download an application at www.GenerousAct.org. The deadline for many applications is April 11.