FERTILE-BELTRAMI EDUCATION FOUNDATION
The Arnold & Arlene Edlund Memorial Scholarship
Guidelines:
The Arnold & Arlene Edlund Memorial Scholarship was established in the fall of 2015 by their family.
Arnold was born and raised in rural Fertile, he attended country school through elementary and graduated at Fertile High School in 1945. He served in the U. S. Army from 1945-1947. Arlene grew up in Whittier, CA, and met Arne while he visited there one winter. They married on October 22, 1954 and settled on a farm south of Fertile where they raised their 5 children. Rick, Susan, Sharon, Sandy and Donovan who were all graduates of F-B school. Arlene was a Foster Grandparent at the school, helping out in the pre-school and lower elementary grades. She loved children and thoroughly enjoyed her time helping kids learn. Arne and Arlene valued honest living, hard workers, motivation, serving those in need, strong character, and respecting others.
Application Deadline: All application materials must be received in the counselor’s office by 4 p.m. on April 1st.
Selection: The Fertile-Beltrami Education Foundation’s Board of Directors will serve as the selection committee. Awards will be based on the application information submitted and criteria established by the Norland family.
Criteria: The applicant must:
- Pursue a degree in Elementary Education (Pre-K through 6th grade) or any agricultural related field
2. Demonstrate high character, leadership skills, motivation, initiative, and respect for others;
3. Have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.50 during the last two years of his/her education;
4. Plan to attend a technical college, 4-year college or university, or other accredited institution of higher education.
Award: One $500 award will be presented each spring to a graduating senior. The award will be announced at the Honors Banquet. A check for $500 will be available in the F-B school office to be picked up by the recipient following completion of the first semester of the student's first year with proof of college attendance and passing grades.
FERTILE-BELTRAMI EDUCATION FOUNDATION The Arnold and Arlene Edlund Memorial Scholarship
Application Cover Sheet
Application for the Arnold and Arlene Edlund Memorial Scholarship consists of four parts. Please submit the following information.
1. Completed application cover sheet (see below)
2. A copy of your high school transcript, signed by a school official.
3. A resume of your high school, community and church activities; include any offices held in the organizations you have belong to while in high school. Please include activities that demonstrate your leadership skills, initiative, and respect and caring for others. The resume can be more than one page.
4. Two letters of recommendation from adults who is are not a relative, but knows you, perhaps has worked with you, or knows your involvement in activities an/or organizations.
Date: ______
Name: ______
Address: ______City: ______
State: ______Zip: ______Telephone: ______
Year of high school graduation: ______
Class rank (through the 1st semester of your senior year) ______
Cumulative GPA (through the 1st semester of your senior year) ______
Post-secondary school you plan to attend: ______
Post-secondary school address: ______
Proposed course of study: ______
I give permission to the Fertile-Beltrami Education Foundation to release my name for newspaper and other media announcements regarding this scholarship application. Your signature: ______