7/30/2019 Albany Roundtable Launches Scholarship

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ALBANY ROUNDTABLEcivic luncheon seriesPO Box 7101 Albany, NY 12224F O U N D E D 1 9 7 9 W W W . A L B A N Y R O U N D T A B L E . C O M

CONTACT: Colleen M. Ryan, President, Albany Roundtable

(mobile) 518-428-9348, colleen_ryan@hotmail.com

Albany Roundtable Launches ScholarshipOpen to High School Seniors, Must be Sponsored by Member of Albany Roundtable

ALBANY, NY January 10, 2013 The Albany Roundtable, an all-volunteer non-profit corporation

celebrating its 34th season in 2013, is accepting applications for The Albany Roundtable Scholarship.

The group presents a civic luncheon series which is open to the public and attracts an average of 70

participants each month to hear speakers with diverse viewpoints on timely subjects relating to the

region.

The scholarship in the amount of$1,000 will be awarded to a high school senior who is recommendedby a member in good standing of the Albany Roundtable. The application must be submitted by a

student in his or her senior year of high school, and will be awarded contingent upon acceptance an

attendance at a two- or four-year college or university.

Applications must be postmarked no later than Thursday, March 21, 2013, and the scholarship will beawarded at the Roundtables Annual Meeting in May at the University Club of Albany.

A short questionnaire, available on the organizations website atwww.albanyroundtable.comand at

Roundtable meetings in January, February and March, must be accompanied by a letter of

recommendation from a teacher or counselor at the applicants school, or if the student is home-

schooled, by a member of the community. An official transcript including courses, grades and grade

point average should be included, as well as an essay of 300-500 words on the following topic:

Citizenship includes the exercise of certain personal responsibilities, including considering the rights

and interests of others. Discuss your involvement in a community organization, school group or in a

volunteer capacity which promotes citizenship.

Applications may be mailed to the Roundtable or may be submitted by email toecrosen@nycap.rr.com.

The Albany Roundtable has a long history of providing a forum for civil discussion of the issues of the

day, said the Colleen Ryan, who has served as the President of the 501c3 organization since September,

2008. We hope that this scholarship will help to foster a new generation of civic leaders who will go on

to contribute to their communities in ways that we cannot yet imagine.

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